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- He presents the profound analogy of the vine and the branches to explain the relationship between Him, His followers, and the Father. He also reiterates the commandment to love one another, warns of impending persecution, and promises the coming of the Holy Spirit.
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Jan 4, 2022 · “I am the True Vine” (John 15:1) is the last of seven “I am” declarations of Jesus recorded only in John’s Gospel. These “I am” proclamations point to His unique divine identity and purpose. Jesus said, “I am the True Vine” to closest friends gathered around Him.
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Answer. In John 15 Jesus uses the relationship of branches...
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Jesus, the True Vine. 15 “I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more. 3 You have already been pruned and purified by the message I have given you. 4 Remain in me, and I will remain in you.
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Imagine that the year is 25 AD. The world really hasn’t heard of Jesus of Nazareth. You interview a fisherman named John about all things religious. You ask him, “John, what does it take for someone to enjoy all the blessings of Abraham?” John’s answer will be centered around fidelity to the Law and to the things of the Old Covenant. There will lik...
This verse is far more than Jesus calling His disciples “friends.” The whole of John 15 is filled with salvation-historical meaning. In other words, John 15is Jesus telling His disciples that they are recipients of the blessings of Abraham, through the new covenant. To see this, we must explore what is meant by “friend of God” as well as “servant,”...
When we put these together, we see that what Jesus is saying is that the disciples (and all new covenant believers by extension) relate to God not in servile fear but in friendship. He has dedicated Himself to their redemption. This is what he means when he says that a “servant does not know what his master is doing.” D.A. Carson says it well: “The...
If we are looking for something to “do” in this verse, it’s not there. There are no imperatives in John 15:15. We are the recipients of the friendship of Christ and all the blessing which He bestows. We are the ones who have been brought into Jesus’ “all that I have heard from my Father.” But as we look at the surrounding verses, we do see a few im...
Jesus uses the metaphor of a vine and its branches to explain the relationship between Himself (the true vine), His disciples (the branches), and His Father (the vineyard keeper). He emphasizes the necessity of abiding in Him to bear fruit.
David Guzik commentary on John 15, where Jesus talks to the disciples about the necessity to stay in Him by using the example of the vine and the branches.
Jul 25, 2023 · Answer. In John 15 Jesus uses the relationship of branches to the vine to illustrate our relationship to Him: “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. . . . If anyone does not abide in me he is ...
Sep 9, 2021 · I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing." ~ John 15:1-5. In the Book of John, Jesus says “I AM” seven times. Seven is the number of completeness, of spiritual perfection. They are:
