He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.
Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.
John 15:2, 4
Jesus makes some clear and powerful calls to obedience and holiness in this chapter.
God loves us so much that he doesn't leave us the way we are. He had bigger and better plans for our lives. So he prunes - takes away things that are hindering or growth - so that we can be more productive in the kingdom of God.
If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
John 15:7
Quite a promise and a call to remain in Christ Jesus!
Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends.
John 15:13
And this is what Jesus did for us!
If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.
John 15:19 NIV
It is an uncomfortable truth that when we follow Jesus, many in the world will hate us because of him.
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