Jesus said that He is the Vine and we are the branches?

Question

Do we see this matter that we need to abide in the Lord so that He can have a way to abide in us.. that apart from Him we can do nothing? What does this mean to you as a believer in these two aspects.

1 How you spend your day abiding and staying with the Lord.
2 How you relate to and view other branches in the Vine

Any verses to support and strenghten your sharing is warmly welcome :)

In Christ
sandy

Answer 1

In the text "without Him we can do nothing 'is an ellipsis.

WE can do lots of things but nothing we do without Him has any spiritual value...

Answer 2

John 15
1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.

2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.

4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.

Question 1) If we as Christians do not bear fruit, we will be removed from God's kingdom. We are the branches and the branches cannot live without feeding off the vine which would be the Word of God and prayer. If we don't read the Bible and pray every day, several times a day, we are not going to be nourished as we should and we will eventually fall away (wither up) from God. If we aren't teaching others, we are not bearing fruit for God so it's important that we teach others about salvation so others can also be saved.

Question 2) By going to church regularly and worshipping and working with the Saints, to me it's a way to recharge my batteries. It gives me strength to get through each day and to fight temptation as much as possible and it is wonderful to meet with friends there as we work side-by-side to teach others and share the joy that God has blessed us with.

Answer 3

1) From the moment I awake until I say my last prayer at night, I am meditating on His Word. I have committed many verses to memory so that when I need encouragement or want to be an encouragement to others the scripture I have memorized not only help me, but God can use that scripture to help someone else.
2) I am but one of many, many branches in the Vine, Jesus Christ. When one of the branches is hurting, I hurt for them and ask Him how He can use me to help them. I truly believe in bearing one anothers burdens, because this fulfils the law of Christ! (Gal. 6:2)

Ty for your prayers! God bless you sister!!!

Answer 4

1. Praying and meditating on His Word. I also enjoy talking to God while going on walks.

2. However, I'm not branching out very well as my parents never read the Bible or do Bible study with me (though they are church-going Christians).

Answer 5

as for being a branch we can't operate without the vine,YESHUA.
if we lose the vine we lose ourselves.
all of the word backs this up. how does one put down
every verse in the Bible?

Answer 6

I just love your questions. The Lord is the vine and we are the branches. Amen, amen.

Answer 7

When Christ, who is my Life appears, I also will appear (be made manifest) with Him, in glory.
(Colossians 3:4)

Answer 8

We need each other.