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>>First off, YOU are not the judge of the fruit.<<

I never said I was. However, we are commanded to exhort (1 Thess 2:11-12), encourage (Romans 1:12) and strengthen the weaker brother (Romans 14), stir up each other in good works (Hebrews 10:24), out do each other in honor (Romans 12:10), and correct Brothers who we see are falling by the way-side (2 Tim 4:2 and Jude 23). It's accountability towards each other as Christians.

We can't do any of that without making a sound judgement on the public behavior of the professed Brother.

>>Not all have the capacity to do the same.<<

I understand that, but it was you who said that some never do at all.

>>Third, your understanding of the sower and seed is still shallow.<<

No, it is not. The parable is quite clear. The truly regenerate will produce fruit. No good tree can produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit.

>>DO YOU DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE EVERYDAY TO ADVANCE THE WORK OF THE LORD WITHOUT ANY IDLE OR WASTED TIME OR EFFORT?<<

No, I don't. Because I'm still a sinner and I still live in a fallen and sinful world. However, when the Lord regenerated my heart, he produced in me a desire to perform His will, and a desire to seek His word, His truths and His precepts.

You claim that spiritual laziness is a-ok. I'm merely saying it isn't.

2 Peter 1:3-11

>>We each have callings, capacities, and limits.<<

If it's the Lord's will, you don't have limits. "I can do all things through him who strengthens me."

>>Some limits may be self imposed.<<

All the more reason to pray for them, and to work towards mortifying them. "Work out your salvation with fear and trembling."

Work - did you catch that? Faith is not a spectator sport.