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Meditations of the Gospel of John: Chapter 15

       Jesus proclaims His final 'I AM' statement in the first verse: I am the true vine. I looked this image up and I see a tree with vines and fruit on the small branches. He commands His disciples to abide in Him. The Greek word for abide means to remain, or not depart. Communion with Christ is essential and crucial for my faith. Verse 6 says that if one does not abide in Christ, he is cast off, withered and thrown into the fire. Outside of Christ, all I will find is death, destruction and ruin. Verse 10 tells us that we abide in Christ's love by keeping His commandments. As followers of Christ, we must obey Him. We must study His teachings and strive to obey them. We can't call Jesus Lord and not do what He says. 

         When we abide in Christ, we bear fruit. This fruit is mentioned in the book of Galatians as the fruit of the Spirit. Jesus also teaches us in this chapter to love one another. This is perhaps the 'fruit' He was referencing. 
      Jesus also tells His disciples that the world will hate them. Because it first hated Christ. And to expect persecution. Therefore, we are to love one another, since we cannot expect the world to love us. My prayer is that the Church demonstrates true, agape love to one another.   

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