<p>6:45 <i>The good man- </i>The good man is as the good tree. His good fruit or works is because of a good mind within- and vice versa. The Lord as always took the issue to its deepest essence- which was within the deepest heart. He was the ultimate &ldquo;good man&rdquo; and good tree. His good works came forth from deep within Him, they were a reflection of His mind.</p><p><i>Out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth that which is good- </i>The heart is our wealth. This is the real gold and silver, the core value of a man's life- what we are thinking about. Spiritual mindedness is the essence of Christianity.</p><p><i>And the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth that which is evil- </i>The Lord uses the same word to speak of &quot;this evil (AV &quot;wicked&quot;) generation&quot; in Mt. 12:45. The problem with Jewish society as a whole was how they thought. This is the Biblical emphasis- sin comes from our thinking, and not because society is controlled by a personal cosmic 'satan' figure.</p><p><i>For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks</i>- Gk. 'that which remains'. The idea may be that a certain amount of human thought is taken up with basic human functioning, but that which remains over and above that, the part of our thinking which we can consciously control, is what must be controlled- for it is that part of our thinking which controls the words and actions which are the fruit on the tree of a man's life.</p>