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NASB | John 15:8 "My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 15:8 "My Father is glorified and honored by this, when you bear much fruit, and prove yourselves to be My [true] disciples. |
Bible Question:
John 15:8 (NASB) "My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples." The desire is to bear much fruit! The question is, if we find ourselves in a place where not much fruit or perhaps no fruit is being produced that perhaps it is God's way of telling us to move on? Steve |
Bible Answer: Dear Brother, Steve: I hope this is worth two cents, It's just my thoughts on this. When I think of the fruit of the Spirit, I am drawn again to this passage of Scripture, and it is highlighted against any other, that I may consider to be fruit. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let us not become boastful, challenging one another, envying one another. (Gal 5:22-26) Question I have to ask myself: If we abide in Him, and His love, how is it that we, move on, and to where do we move? By His Spirit we are being made fishers of men, and that is indeed our mission, and should always be in focus, we should strive always to battle the forces of darkness to reach this, our goal, and our hearts desire to do His will, but is making Disciples fruit, as defined in Scripture? Shalom and God bless John Footnote: I believe our ultimate goal, it to stand in His presence, in His heavenly court, and be judged rightly: washed in the blood of christ, not of ourselves nor our works, but by His grace. "I am not sure exactly what heaven will be like, but I don't know that when we die and it comes time for God to judge us, he will NOT ask, How many good things have you done in your life?, rather he will ask, How much LOVE did you put into what you did?"--Mother Teresa |