Our fruits are ultimately known, not by what kind of tree we say we are, but by actually bearing fruit and the type of fruit it is. Jesus proclaims “By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.”
Too often as fathers we console ourselves by saying we don’t approve of what our children do. We are washing our hands of their evil deeds. Yet, we might not do the difficult work of standing against their sins. When we refuse to stand against evil, we fail as a parent and as a leader of God’s people.