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NASB | John 15:5 "I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 15:5 "I am the Vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in Me and I in him bears much fruit, for [otherwise] apart from Me [that is, cut off from vital union with Me] you can do nothing. |
Bible Question: how to stay connected to vine |
Bible Answer: A good look at this passage will show a clear answer I think. First, we need to understand all the vine imagery is a rich metaphor for what Christ is trying to teach in this passage. And what he is trying to teach is in verse 4 where He says, "Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch can not bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me." So staying connected to the vine is abiding in Christ. So, lets shift the question. How do we abide in Christ? Continuing in the same passage two verses are key. Verse 10 states, "If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love; just as I have kept My Father's commandments and abide in His love." So first, we abide in Him by keeping His commandments, by doing the things He taught us to do. Another important verse in the text is verse 7. It states, "If you abide in me, and My word abides in you..." Now, this is not as expressely stated as in verse 10, but Christ seems to be saying the two go hand in hand. We in Him, and His word in us. So another part of abiding is that we let His word richly dwell in us. We cling to His teaching, we meditate on it, and we especially cling to the gospel. I think this answers how we stay connected to the vine. We obey Christ, doing the things He taught us to do, and we cling to the gospel. Hope this helps. In Christ, Beja |
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