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What does the Bible say about vines?
This is the 7th of Jesus’ “I am” statements.
, , I am the Bread of Life
I am the Light of the World
, I am the Gate
I am the resurrection and the Life
I am the way, truth and the Life
, I am the vine
Jesus is the link that nurtures life with the Father, the Author of Life.
The emphasis of “true” (alethinos) denotes what is true or genuine, the real deal.
John uses this world in several places:
John
John
As the TRUE VINE, Jesus produced what Israel could not: Fruit that pleased the Gardner.
VINE most likely refers to a grapevine.
Notice the use of grapes and then the cup in the Lord’s Supper.
Psalm 80:8
Christ is the True Vine.
Isaiah 53:
What kind of plant is a vine?
It is a spreading plant.
Notice what this means in scripture: Christ will be known as salvation throughout the ends of the earth.
The fruit of the vine gives man cheer:
Judges
The fruit of the Lord is better than gold:
Proverbs
Christ is the TRUE Vine.
He is not one that deceives as in
2 Kings
The True Vine washes and cleanses:
Genesis
The True Vine overcomes obstacles:
Genesis 49:22
The True Vine gives safety:
1 Kings
“My Father is the Gardner”
The Lord created the earth.
He created it to be worked and cared for.
What does a Gardner do?
The Gardner cultivates, protects the vine.
“Who could have greater skill in nurturing our growth?”
Lawrence Richards
What does it mean when Jesus says, “He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit?”
The purpose of the Vine is to produce fruit.
Isaiah 5:2
If someone calls themselves a Christian, what do we look for?
We look for Christ-like character don’t we?
A branch cut off takes away any possibility of growth or bearing fruit.
What a horrible place to be!
Which would you rather have, a branch cut off or a branch that is pruned?
What is the purpose of pruning?
“The purpose of pruning is to train the vines in to an orderly growth pattern and optimize grape production.
Pruning helps avoid over-burdening the vines with an excessive crop and promotes healthy vine and vegetarian growth.”
- GardenGuides.com
Prune is from the Greek word kathairo.
It means cleanse, cut off the useless sprout; clear, unproductive wood.
Fruit is progressive: Vs. 2 we have Fruit; vs. 2 we have “more fruitful”; vs. 5,8 we have “much fruit.”
“every branch in me that bears no fruit” refers to the untrue follower.
By the way, how do you measure fruitfulness?
Galatians 5:
Galatians 5
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