4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. 5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do […]
Fruit
The True Vine in God’s Garden
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 3 Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. (John 15:1-3) Introduction Compared to the other three gospels, […]
Martyn Lloyd-Jones on the Sermon on the Mount
I have heard many people say, “Surely the Sermon on the Mount teaches that we have our sins forgiven only if we forgive others. Doesn’t our Lord say, ‘but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses’” (Matt. 6:15). Is this true? Is that not law? Where is […]