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NASB | John 15:4 "Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 15:4 "Remain in Me, and I [will remain] in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself without remaining in the vine, neither can you [bear fruit, producing evidence of your faith] unless you remain in Me. |
Bible Question: How can we understand in simple words about the christian fruits? I'm trying to do my best, but I'm not sure if I'm really doing right. But still is very subjective for me. |
Bible Answer: Let us provoke unto love and to good works. The fruit of the Spirit is love. And faith works by love. To be grounded in love is good. But the tree does not produce ground. It uses the water and the nutrients in the ground to produce fruit. Even so we use the water of the word and the patience, kindness, longsuffering, etc. that are a part of love to produce fruit. What fruit? I would like to suggest there are more than one kind of fruit, just as there are more than one kind of fish. Godly character is fruit (Ephesians 5:9;Hebrews 12:11). Good works are fruit (Matthew 3:8; Romans 15:28). Results for our efforts are fruit (Romans 6:21,22;Colossians 1:10). The ones we have led to Christ are fruit (John 4:35,36;Romans 16:5;James 1:18), as is the growth that they experience (Romans 1:11-13). Also, there is the fruit of our lips, giving thanks and praise to him (Hebrews 13:15). These are not by our own efforts, however. It is still God who works in us, both to will and to do them. And he has a way of using us to help each other to bear fruit. |