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He presents the analogy of a vine and branches, then repeats His command for believers to love each other. Jesus also warns about how the unbelieving world will hate and persecute Christians. This leads into the teachings of chapter 16, which focus on perseverance in the face of trials.
What does John 15/15 mean? ›
Once again, Jesus commands His followers to demonstrate love toward each other. This is phrased, in no uncertain terms, as an obligation given directly by Christ. Jesus once again ties willingness to obey to the legitimacy of one's love for Him.
What is the meaning of John 15 14? ›
John 15:14 (NIV)
Jesus tells us we are not to consider ourselves as the Lord's friend if our choices are to habitually refuse to follow His commands.
What is the meaning of John 15 1 2? ›
John 15:1-2 (NIV)
In Christ are all supports and supplies needful to produce the fruitful spiritual life in the branch in which His sap flows. The bearing fruit in a believer is always shown in Scripture to be the result of a close and intimate relationship with Jesus Christ.
What does the fruit represent in John 15? ›
This suggests that the “fruit” in the vine imagery represents everything that is the product of effective prayer in Jesus' name, including obedience to Jesus' commands (v. 10), experience of Jesus' joy (v. 11 – as earlier his peace, 14:27), love for one another (v. 12), and witness to the world (vv. 16, 27).
What does the vine symbolize in John 15? ›
It is Jesus, himself, who reveals the symbols found in John 15:1–17. We have the Vinedresser who represents the Father and cultivates his plants, the True Vine who represents Jesus and the fruit's vital life source, and the branches who represent the disciples and who determine the result of fruit.
What is the moral lesson of John 15? ›
ABIDING IN JESUS IS A COMMITMENT
When we abide in Jesus, we are no longer living for ourselves, we are living to glorify God and serve others. When we abide in Jesus, His commands and teachings will shape all that we do! Jesus does not want us to be wishy-washy, or to call on Him only when we need something.
What does it mean to remain in me in John 15? ›
In summary, John 15:4-5 reveals the depth of the Christian faith and the importance of staying connected to our vine, Jesus Christ. This passage reminds us that our union with Him is essential to a fruitful life, and we must remain actively connected to Him to achieve greatness according to His will.
What lesson do we learn from John 15 5? ›
Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit.” In other words, you abide in me and I will bear my fruit through you. And you don't have to worry about fruit bearing if you are abiding. The problem is when you're not abiding apart for me, you can do nothing.
What can we learn from John 15 13? ›
Christ's statement in John 15:13 demonstrates His boundless love for us. Jesus literally laid down His own life for His friends, those who obey Him (verse 14). He exhibited the most remarkable display of love when He died for our sins, showing what true, selfless love looks like.
He sovereignly chooses those whom He will and appoints those chosen to a life that will abide forever in the bosom of the Father. Those who have studied John with me to date know well the myriad times that the apostle has labored to show God's sovereignty in electing those whom He has chosen to life.
What does John 15 verse 19 mean? ›
When Christian believers don't join in worldly sins, the world responds with hatred and mockery. Choosing to honor God shines an uncomfortable light on sin, and that "earns" the hatred of the world. Jesus' words here are meant to reassure Christians that persecution for faith is a sign that we're identified with Him.
What is Jesus saying in John 15? ›
(12-15) Jesus speaks of the extent of His love that they are to imitate. “This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends. You are My friends if you do whatever I command you.
What does John 15-3 mean? ›
John 15:3 (NIV)
We honor God in our living as our behavior becomes more and more conformed to the image of Christ. We are set apart to do God's will not Satan's. “Grace can make a few feeble instruments the means of accomplishing great things – things greater even than we can conceive.”
What does John 15:5 mean? ›
The process of growing from spiritual barrenness, to spiritual productivity, to spiritual abundance, is possible only through Christ. In the context of this analogy, Jesus distinguishes between branches which are "in" the vine from those which truly "abide in" the vine.
What is the lesson of the vine and branch? ›
Just as the branches can't grow fruit unless they are connected to the vine, we can't do anything useful unless we are following closely after Jesus. He is the key to our relationship with God.
What moral lessons can we learn from John 15:1 8? ›
John 15 teaches us what it means to abide in Jesus, to know and have a relationship with Him. This will lead to fruitfulness in our lives and glorifies the Father. We can be certain now, in this very moment of living, that we abide in Jesus and have a relationship with Him, our eternity secure after death.
What was John's main message? ›
The purpose of John's Gospel is that people might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing might have life in his name (20:30-31). Throughout the Gospel, Jesus' words and actions are designed to bring about faith.
