New Posts For Thread: Can One Tree Bear Twelve Kinds of Fruit?http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/22592513/Can_One_Tree_Bear_Twelve_Kinds_of_FruitNo tree can naturally (by nature) bear more than one kind of fruit.So, why will this tree...the tree of life (Revelation 22:2) bearing fruit throughout eternity for the earth dwellers in the New Jerusalem (that will come down out of heaven)? The abovNo, God is not "a spirit" God (the Father) is the SPIRIT. Jesus said: "I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman." John 15:1Jesus said: "I am the vine, ye [are] the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth muchttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/22592513/Can_One_Tree_Bear_Twelve_Kinds_of_Fruit?post_id=466719101#466719101No, God is not "a spirit" God (the Father) is the SPIRIT. Jesus said: "I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman." John 15:1Jesus said: "I am the vine, ye [are] the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth mucSat, 18 Sep 2010 17:06:43 -0500The tree in question IS a spiritual tree. Because God IS a spirit. 'I am the vine and you are the branches etc'. Also,'My word is spirit' (elsewhere).And yes, a tree, even a physical tree, CAN bear 12 kinds of fruit. Only by having grafted branches.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/22592513/Can_One_Tree_Bear_Twelve_Kinds_of_Fruit?post_id=466704997#466704997The tree in question IS a spiritual tree. Because God IS a spirit. 'I am the vine and you are the branches etc'. Also,'My word is spirit' (elsewhere).And yes, a tree, even a physical tree, CAN bear 12 kinds of fruit. Only by having grafted branches.Sat, 18 Sep 2010 15:13:42 -0500This is true.."scriptures are there to be believed." Although, in order to believe what the scripture says you have to read every word; it is so easy to [spiritualize] everything, that way...no thought is required. This also is true. Two-thirds ofhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/22592513/Can_One_Tree_Bear_Twelve_Kinds_of_Fruit?post_id=466664581#466664581This is true.."scriptures are there to be believed." Although, in order to believe what the scripture says you have to read every word; it is so easy to [spiritualize] everything, that way...no thought is required. This also is true. Two-thirds ofSat, 18 Sep 2010 10:15:52 -0500First of all, the scriptures are there to be believed. All prophecies are confirmed by them coming to pass, whether we believe them or not.Second, the Tree of Life is NOT literal. There are dozens of verses in the bible where a tree represents a pershttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/22592513/Can_One_Tree_Bear_Twelve_Kinds_of_Fruit?post_id=466634221#466634221First of all, the scriptures are there to be believed. All prophecies are confirmed by them coming to pass, whether we believe them or not.Second, the Tree of Life is NOT literal. There are dozens of verses in the bible where a tree represents a persSat, 18 Sep 2010 04:37:00 -0500Sure, if the tree were a metaphor we could safely pass the twelve kinds of fruit growing each month as spiritual...but then we would have to know...why every month and why did the leaves heal...heal who? "In the midst of the street of it, and on eithhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/22592513/Can_One_Tree_Bear_Twelve_Kinds_of_Fruit?post_id=466607137#466607137Sure, if the tree were a metaphor we could safely pass the twelve kinds of fruit growing each month as spiritual...but then we would have to know...why every month and why did the leaves heal...heal who? "In the midst of the street of it, and on eithFri, 17 Sep 2010 20:34:33 -0500In my view the answer is simple. The tree bears twelve kinds of fruit because a tree CAN bear twelve kinds of fruit. 12 is the number of fellowship. 12 apostles, 12 tribes, etc. etc.But more importantly, every tree belongs to a genus. Now, a genus ishttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/22592513/Can_One_Tree_Bear_Twelve_Kinds_of_Fruit?post_id=466403133#466403133In my view the answer is simple. The tree bears twelve kinds of fruit because a tree CAN bear twelve kinds of fruit. 12 is the number of fellowship. 12 apostles, 12 tribes, etc. etc.But more importantly, every tree belongs to a genus. Now, a genus isThu, 16 Sep 2010 09:25:43 -0500Except when you interpret it figuratively, as we have already seen.Which is the same as all the rest of us.Exactly. Ted, you choose to interpret some parts of Scripture literally and some metaphorically, just like all the rest of us.There's nothing whttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/22592513/Can_One_Tree_Bear_Twelve_Kinds_of_Fruit?post_id=402213617#402213617Except when you interpret it figuratively, as we have already seen.Which is the same as all the rest of us.Exactly. Ted, you choose to interpret some parts of Scripture literally and some metaphorically, just like all the rest of us.There's nothing wTue, 23 Mar 2010 11:08:33 -0500Except when you interpret it figuratively, as we have already seen.Which is the same as all the rest of us.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/22592513/Can_One_Tree_Bear_Twelve_Kinds_of_Fruit?post_id=402206873#402206873Except when you interpret it figuratively, as we have already seen.Which is the same as all the rest of us.Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:41:57 -0500Hello Verdugo,Thank you for your well thought reply. I remain your Scriptural literalist.God bless you.In Christ, Ted.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/22592513/Can_One_Tree_Bear_Twelve_Kinds_of_Fruit?post_id=402196805#402196805Hello Verdugo,Thank you for your well thought reply. I remain your Scriptural literalist.God bless you.In Christ, Ted.Tue, 23 Mar 2010 06:10:40 -0500Ted, you don't seem to understand the terms you are using. You are right that "rock" and "harlot" are literary devices. Where you seem to be confused is in the definitions of "literal" and "figurative". Literary devices ARE figurative language, thhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/22592513/Can_One_Tree_Bear_Twelve_Kinds_of_Fruit?post_id=402177289#402177289Ted, you don't seem to understand the terms you are using. You are right that "rock" and "harlot" are literary devices. Where you seem to be confused is in the definitions of "literal" and "figurative". Literary devices ARE figurative language, thMon, 22 Mar 2010 22:44:24 -0500