The amount of fruit Christians produce varies. Jesus says the good seed may yield “in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty” (13:23b). Some true Christians are not as fruitful as other Christians, but every true believer bears some fruit. If he does not, he’s not a believer. That’s why Jesus says, “You will recognize them by their fruits” (Matt. 7:16a)—not by their professions.
