In your opinion what causes christians to believe in Jesus

[Mister Agenda]

I mean, you're personifying the fig tree story to push it to absurdity. The story isn’t about trees trusting God—it’s about people bearing fruit when they appear outwardly religious. I don't see why that should be a contentious lesson. If anything it shows it's not enough the believe in Christianity, faith actually has to do something productive.

Did it actually happen or was it just a parable? If it actually happened, was it just to illustrate the point? Because it kind of undermines the point, IMHO, to curse the fig tree for not bearing fruit when it wasn't supposed to.