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Israel is God's chosen people
Remain in him
For union - God-centredness
John 15:1-17
For fruit-bearing - community
Community is not a good idea, it is a God idea
What do you mean by "bearing fruit"?
Keep his commands
Love one another
Experiencing the joy of Jesus
Heb 12:2
James 1:2-3
Acts 5:40b-42
Becoming a witness for Jesus to the world
For pruning - disciple making
Part of remaining in Christ is to experience the momentarily painful but eventually rewarding pruning of God
Fruit-bearing is the infallible evidence of remaining in Jesus which necessitates pruning
Prune = clean (Greek)