Love: The Fruit that Jesus Demands
In the allegory of the vine (John 15:1–17), Jesus is the vine, his Father is the vinedresser, and we are the branches. The fruit that Jesus demands is love.
Read MoreIn the allegory of the vine (John 15:1–17), Jesus is the vine, his Father is the vinedresser, and we are the branches. The fruit that Jesus demands is love.
Read MoreThe Bible defines productivity as fruitfulness. In fact, the Bible records how God rescues his fruitless people through the fruitfulness of Jesus Christ.
Read MoreDespite the failure of fruitfulness in Adam and in Israel, God still demands fruit. Jesus bears fruit through his people. (Exposition of John 15:1–17.)
Read MoreHuman productivity extends, preserves, and reforms God’s work of forming and filling. That is, God calls us to the work of cultivating and keeping.
Read MoreBefore we can understand the human productivity, we must understand God’s productivity. In Genesis 1, we see God’s work of forming and filling his creation.
Read MoreAfter his departure, Jesus is completing his mission—through new agents, by new activities, and from new accomplishments. (Exposition of John 14:15–31.)
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