Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. – Luke 3:8

John is preaching with warnings to bear fruit that demonstrate that the people are repentant. We can’t know someone is transformed; we can see only what they do, which should reflect that transformation

Be transformed first. Let actions follow. Don’t do good to show you’re transformed. That’s doing for ego. Be transformed. Have the connection to God and you can’t help but let love express itself in actions

Second interesting thing is Joseph’s genealogy. This story is rooted historically in documented imperfect people and God is involved using our contributions for his ultimate purpose