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Definition and Context:In the biblical context, "producing" often refers to the act of bringing forth or yielding fruit, results, or outcomes. This concept is deeply rooted in the agricultural society of ancient Israel, where the production of crops and livestock was essential for survival and prosperity. However, the term extends beyond agriculture to encompass spiritual and moral productivity, reflecting one's faith and obedience to God.
Biblical References:1.
Agricultural Production: The Bible frequently uses agricultural metaphors to illustrate spiritual truths. In
Genesis 1:11-12 , God commands the earth to produce vegetation: "Then God said, 'Let the earth produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind.' And it was so. The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good." This passage highlights God's creative power and the natural order He established.
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Spiritual Fruitfulness: Spiritual productivity is a central theme in the New Testament. In
John 15:5 , Jesus emphasizes the importance of remaining in Him to produce spiritual fruit: "I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing." This metaphor underscores the necessity of a close relationship with Christ to achieve spiritual growth and effectiveness.
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Moral and Ethical Production: The Bible also speaks to the production of good works as evidence of faith. In
Galatians 5:22-23 , the Apostle Paul lists the "fruit of the Spirit" as love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. These virtues are the result of the Holy Spirit's work in a believer's life, demonstrating moral and ethical productivity.
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Warnings Against Unfruitfulness: Scripture warns against spiritual barrenness and the consequences of failing to produce good fruit. In
Matthew 7:19 , Jesus states, "Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire." This warning serves as a call to self-examination and repentance, urging believers to live lives that reflect their faith.
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Parables of Production: Jesus often used parables to teach about the Kingdom of God and the importance of producing fruit. The Parable of the Sower (
Matthew 13:3-9) illustrates different responses to the Word of God, with only the good soil producing a bountiful harvest. This parable encourages believers to cultivate receptive hearts that yield spiritual fruit.
Theological Implications:Producing, in the biblical sense, is not merely about physical or material output but is deeply connected to one's spiritual state and relationship with God. It reflects the transformative power of the Holy Spirit in a believer's life, leading to the manifestation of Christ-like character and actions. The call to produce good fruit is a call to live out one's faith authentically and visibly, impacting the world for God's glory.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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p. pr. & vb. n.) of Produce.
Greek
4647. skolops -- anything pointed, spec. a stake, thorn... 4647 -- properly, anything with a , a ; (figuratively) an instrument
producing pain, discomfort (acute irritation), used only in 2 Cor 12:7.
...4160. poieo -- to make, do
... 7), performs (1), practice (5), practices (11), practicing (1), present (1), proceeding
(1), produce (3), produced (1), produces (2),producing (1), provide (1...
212. alazoneia -- boastfulness
... roaming") -- properly, a vagabond ("quack"), making empty boasts about having "cures"
to rid people of all their ills (even byproducing "wonders," etc.)....
2716. katergazomai -- to work out
... 1), committed (1), committing (1), does (1), doing (4), done (1), effecting (1),
performed (1), prepared (1), produced (2), produces (2),producing (2), work (1...
850. auchmeros -- to boast
... 850 -- properly, dry ("dried out") from strong heat,producing dust (parched dirt);
(figuratively) , filled with extraneous filth () which impede vision...
1174. deisidaimonesteros -- very fearful of gods, religious...
... 1174 (from , "to dread" and , "a deity") -- properly, religious (superstitious)
fear, driven by a confused concept of God --producing "sincere" but religion....
1760. enthumeomai -- to reflect on, to ponder
... by . [This root () refers to "passionate supposing (surmising)" in a person's
mind (heart)producing .]. Word Origin from a comp....
1325. didomi -- to give (in various senses lit. or fig.)
... 10), granting (2), leave (1), make (1), offer (2), pass (1), pay (5), permitted
(1), pour (1), poured (1), produce (1), produces (1),producing (1), put (6...
Strong's Hebrew
3323. yitshar -- fresh oil... anointed oil. From tsahar; oil (as
producing light); figuratively, anointing -- +
anointed oil. see HEBREW tsahar. 3322, 3323. yitshar. 3324 . Strong's Numbers
4161. motsa -- a place or act of going forth, issue, export...
... or product; specifically, dawn, the rising of the sun (the East), exportation,
utterance, a gate, a fountain, a mine, a meadow (asproducing grass) -- brought...
Library
Celsus in the Next Place,Producing from History Other than that...
... Chapter XXXVI. Celsus in the next place,producing from history other
than that of the divine record? Celsus in the next place...
Whether Christ as Man had the Power ofProducing the Inward...
... OF THE CAUSES OF THE SACRAMENTS (TEN ARTICLES) Whether Christ as man had the
power ofproducing the inward sacramental effect? Objection...
Of the Attainment of Cheerfulness in the Duty of Catechising, and...
... Chapter 10."Of the Attainment of Cheerfulness in the Duty of Catechising, and
of Various CausesProducing Weariness in the Catechumen. 14....
Whether Observances Directed to the Alteration of Bodies, as for...
... iii, 8,9). But their power is from God. Therefore it is lawful to make use of
their power for the purpose ofproducing these alterations....
A Look into the Hebrew Bible.
... contains supernatural elements. He is ready to affirm that other than natural
forces have been employed inproducing it. It is to...
He Falsely Imagines that the Same Energies Produce the Same Works...
... Of the same strain is that which he adds in the next paragraph; "the same energies
producing sameness of works, and different works indicating difference in...
Of Exercises of the Will: to Wit, Forced Immediate Acts...
... will be long before that good affections do, as it were, naturally flow from her,
so that she will need to use some force upon herself for theproducing of the...
A Manifestation of God in Answer to Prayer
... The believers had assembled for the specific purpose ofproducing a miracle in the
spiritual world, and not for the purpose ofproducing a phenomenon in the...
Do are Then Make Void the Law through Faith? God Forbid; Yea, we...
... law. II. That it rather establishes the law, byproducing true obedience
to it, and as the only means that does this. The greatest...
Concerning "Omnipotent," "Ancient of Days"; and Also Concerning "...
... maintains and embraces the Universe, founding and establishing and compacting it;
knitting the whole together in Himself without a rift,producing the Universe...
Thesaurus
Producing (20 Occurrences)... n.) of Produce. Multi-Version Concordance
Producing (20 Occurrences).
... (DBY). Matthew
7:19 Every tree not
producing good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.
...Plants (70 Occurrences)
... Hebrews 6:7 For a land, drinking in the frequent rain andproducing good plants
for those for whom it is worked, has a blessing from God: (BBE)....
Plant (92 Occurrences)
... Genesis 1:12 And grass came up on the earth, and every plantproducing seed of its
sort, and every treeproducing fruit, in which is its seed, of its sort: and...
Lamp (45 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) A light-producing vessel, instrument or apparatus; especially, a vessel
with a wick used for the combustion of oil or other inflammable liquid, for the...
Engraving (7 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) The act or art ofproducing upon hard material incised or raised patterns,
characters, lines, and the like; especially, the art ofproducing such lines...
Power (862 Occurrences)
... to act, regarded as latent or inherent; the faculty of doing or performing something;
capacity for action or performance; capability ofproducing an effect...
Barren (44 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (a.) Incapable ofproducing offspring;producing
no young; sterile; -- said of women and female animals....
Fertile (55 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.)Producing fruit or vegetation in abundance; fruitful; able to produce
abundantly; prolific; fecund; productive; rich; inventive; as, fertile land or...
Fan (8 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (n.) An instrument used forproducing artificial currents
of air, by the wafting or revolving motion of a broad surface....
Magical (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (a.) Pertaining to the hidden wisdom supposed to be possessed by the Magi; relating
to the occult powers of nature, and theproducing of effects by their...
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