Fruit is what a life produces when it abides in Christ.
I am the vine; you are the branches.
Whoever abides in me and I in him,
he it is that bears much fruit.
The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
patience, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.
Apart from me you can do nothing.
Fruit is the result, not the effort displayed. Jesus is the vine. The branch that abides bears fruit. The branch that does not is thrown away. He prunes the one that bears fruit so that it bears more. The fruit of the Spirit is one fruit with nine marks: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Bearing fruit is the abiding. The list is not a second way to earn the vine.
- God looks for fruit. A fig tree with leaves and no fruit is cursed. A nation that brings wild grapes is named.
- The church is told to walk by the Spirit. The works of the flesh and the fruit of the Spirit are set side by side.
- Fruit includes the gospel result. Paul wants fruit among the nations. Lips can offer the fruit of praise. The word is wider than character, and it includes character.
Apart from Him you can do nothing. Fruit is evidence of abiding, not a ladder to it.
Whoever abides in me bears much fruit.
Apart from me you can do nothing.
The fruit of the Spirit is love.
By their fruits you will recognize them.
- Fruit is borne by abiding, not by straining apart from the vine.
- The fruit of the Spirit is singular. Love heads the list.
- He prunes the fruitful branch so it bears more.
- No fruit is not neutral. The branch is taken away.
- Works of the flesh and fruit of the Spirit are opposed.
- Fruit is also people reached and praise offered, not only inward marks.
- The Vine – Jesus. Apart from Him, nothing.
- The Abiding – The branch stays, and fruit comes.
- The Pruning – More fruit, not less.
- The Spirit – One fruit, nine marks.
- The Test – By their fruits you will recognize them.
- The Wider Fruit – Nations, lips, righteousness.
- John 15:5 – “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 nothing.”
- John 15:2 – “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.”
- Galatians 5:22-23 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.”
- Matthew 7:16 – “You will recognize them by their fruits.”
- Philippians 1:11 – “Filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.”
I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit.
Apart from me you can do nothing.
The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.
You will recognize them by their fruits.
Fruit is not a project beside Christ. Abide. He prunes. The Spirit bears this fruit. Apart from Him, nothing.
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