Primary Scripture · Fruit
Matthew 7:15–20 KJV
The film’s central false-prophet teaching moves attention beyond words and appearance toward the fruit being produced.
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By Their Fruit
Matthew 7:15–20 · KJV
A Shefia Wisdom film about self-examination, spiritual discernment, and looking beyond profession to fruit and outcome.
The Film Wisdom progression
Look again, then keep looking.
- 01Examine Yourself
- 02Examine the Spirit
- 03Examine the Fruit
- 04Examine the Outcome
Why this film?
A question worth examining.
By what spirit?
It is important for us to understand that not everyone preaching, teaching, or spreading the gospel is of God.
We have to examine what we are hearing and ask: By what spirit? The fruit, and ultimately the outcome, should be reflected in the experience.
Before examining someone else’s fruit, Scripture calls us to examine ourselves.
Spiritual language, signs, and appearance are not substitutes for examination.
The film asks us to examine ourselves, examine the spirit, examine the fruit, and examine what that fruit produces over time.
Scripture in the finished film
Begin with what was actually used.
Introduction · Self-Examination
2 Corinthians 13:5 KJV
Examine yourselves…
The film begins by turning examination inward before asking viewers to examine anyone else’s fruit.
Discernment · By What Spirit
1 John 4:1 KJV
This is the Scripture used to ground examination of the spirit behind what is being received.
Think Deeper
Let the questions turn inward.
- 01
Am I accepting something because it sounds spiritual, or have I actually examined it?
- 02
What fruit is being produced in the person, teaching, ministry, movement, or situation?
- 03
Does the fruit agree with what is being professed?
- 04
What happens to people who receive and follow this teaching?
- 05
What happens over time?
- 06
Am I willing to reconsider something I have believed if its fruit contradicts its profession?
- 07
What fruit is my own life producing?
Wisdom Participation
Bible study in action.
Examine what you receive, and what you produce. Then take the Wisdom beyond the film through reflection, Scripture, and action.
Enter Wisdom Participation →The Five Pillars pathway
From discernment to action.
Seek Truth
Is what I am receiving actually true?
Find Wisdom
What does Scripture tell me to look for?
Reflect Deeply
By what spirit? What is being produced?
What fruit is my own life producing?
Take Action
Now that I see the fruit, what am I going to do about it?
Share Love
Examine this for yourself.
Discernment should not become cruelty, superiority, gossip, or enjoyment of someone’s destruction. Truth can be shared responsibly.
Continue with care