The Importance of Fruit

I know the church is true, that's kind of what they're affirming. And that doesn't matter to me. It's not load bearing in my life. I also think that some people think that this re-emphasis on Jesus' name in the name of the church kind of lends us additional authority somehow. But I don't really think that it gives us more authority. What matters is the truth of our fruit. How nourishing is it to me? How does it taste to my soul? That isn't a question that I can answer or assign for anyone else. To me, that's a personal question that has to do with the fruit that I'm eating and not with