I AM

I AM : M. M. Ninan
Abide in me, Jesus says. Otherwise, you are wasted.
John 15:5 "I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me
and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing
John 6:53 Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh
of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.
John 6:56-57 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me,
and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the
Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me.
What does the branch do? They cannot do anything of its own.
They simply abide on the vine.
What produce the fruit? The sap produces maturity and that
produces the fruit. Then it is fertilized by the pollen, that is
distributed by the wind (Holy spirit) and the combination of the
Word and the Spirit produces the fruit. The branch simply carries
it. The Fruit of the Spirit flourishes in contrast to climate, where
there is hatred it produces love; where there is sorrow, it produces
joy, where there is quarrel, peace.
My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.
John 15:13 Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for
his brother.
Why? Because all mankind is one organism.
Love one another was the Old command. Now Jesus adds the
phrase, ‘as I have loved you’ He has left us an example. He has
given us the power.
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