A good name gives me opportunities. Many times in scripture favoritism is to be shown to those who's life and works are known to the church. They are to blessed, promoted, esteemed. Whereas, those who life and works are not verifiable, tested, confirmed are asked to wait. Every employer knows that a good name is not built in a couple of weeks.
Every probation officer knows it too.
The guy on the lake says God yes. I say Christian maybe, fruitful Christian no. Maybe being a productive Christian is not that important to some people. However, Jesus said unproductive branches will be cut off and cast into the fire. We need to be productive but that's somewhere between unlikely and impossible if we are not devoted people.