Gospel Of John C13-21 - Shalom Church Singapore

Day
2
Currently,
is
this
the
pattern
of
your
life
Today,
is
there
any
commandment
of
Jesus
that
you
have
persistently
refused
to
obey
Note
that
we
keep
Christ’s
commandment,
not
to
earn
His
love,
but
because
we
love
Him!
And
we
love
Him
because
He
first
loved
us
(John
15:16;
1
John
4:10).
Read
John
15:1‐8
The
 imagery
 here
 is
 known
 as
 an
 allegory,
 where
 an
 abstract
 or
 spiritual
 meaning
 is
represented
 through
 concrete
 or
 material
 forms.
 All
 the
 details
 of
 an
 allegory
 have
significance.
The
main
point
of
the
imagery
is
clear:
The
intimate
union
of
the
branches
with
the
vine,
whereby
the
life
of
the
branch
is
dependent
on
its
union
with
vine.
Whether
the
branch
will
bear
no
fruit
and
be
cut
off,
or
it
will
bear
fruit
and
be
pruned,
it
all
comes
down
to
whether
it
is
in
union
with
the
vine!
Let’s
take
some
time
to
study
this
allegory
now:
1.
 (a)
 Who
is
the
vine
(b)
The
word
‘true’
means
‘real
and
genuine’.
It
is
the
opposite
of
‘counterfeit
or
imaginary’.
Why
did
Jesus
call
Himself
‘the
true
vine’
2.
 
 (a)
 Who
is
the
vinedresser
(b)
 What
will
the
vinedresser
do
(Verse
2)
• To
branches
that
doesn’t
bear
fruit:
• To
branches
that
bears
fruit:
3.
 
 (a)
 Who
are
the
branches
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