 Another mark of a disciple is one who bears fruit, first of all, in self, in that you keep yourself unspotted from the world, that you live in accordance to the will of God. Paul said in 1 Corinthians 9 and verse 27, I bring my body under subjection. Why did he do that? He said, lest when I have preached to others, I myself should come to reprobate. Not only did he teach, but he lived by it. That's bearing fruit in oneself. And John 15 and verse 8 says,