God does not Identify His own by Fruits

Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. [Mat 7:20] Yes. Jesus said by their fruits ye shall know them and that is correct for man to man identification. But do you know it is wrong for anyone to think God knows His own by their fruits? for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. [1Samuel 16:7] The Christian should not take good works as the basis for his being a child of God. We should not be too quick to write off anyone who doesn't seem to have the fruits (by our yardstick) as not being a child of God. We should not expect that for God to know His children, He would be out checking their works: asking questions like "does he live holy or not? does he tell lies? does he love the Bible? does he miss certain church programmes? does he pay tithes?" etc., before He knows His own. That will be foolish to think so. What a useless mother He will be if He identifies His children by what they do. Then an unbeliever will manage to squeeze his way through, and the memory-troubled father will take a son of the devil for His own and vice versa. That's why some Christian single ladies who will not listen to the Spirit in choosing their life partner fall into wrong hands: because they keep looking for fruits. Fruits are of the outward appearance, anybody can cook up good works. but God looks not on the outward appearance. Glory! God looks much deeper within. God does not know you by your fruits: He knows His own by the ROOTS. It's not a sin you commit that makes you a sinner: rather, you commit sins because you first (from the roots) are a sinner. So sometimes a man who is genuinely saved may still be in the business of committing certain sins (even though this isn't encouraged), you are not seeing fruits passe, but take heed to yourself if you love to pass the condemnation verdict on people: watch it that you don't mock God's child. God is able to make him stand. He is God's own still, God's seed remains in him to get him back. *[[Rom 14:4]] KJV* Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand. One more word of hope concerning such weak saints: the body of a good tree cannot be so much corrupted and fruitless to the extent that it will get to its root and change it: rather, the changed root will affect the body and then the fruits. Just be patient. God does not identify by fruits but by roots.