John 15
5 “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.
- we Abide in Him
-He supplies all we require
John 15
10 If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.
NOW lets make sure you understand both of those verses.
ABIDES IN ME, is Born Again = SAVED, when the Holy Spirit first births your once DEAD human spirit, into ETERNAL LIFE the moment you FIRST GENUINELY BELIEVED.
Bears MUCH FRUIT, is what you do AFTER YOU ARE SAVED, and that is Produce SPIRITUAL FRUIT, a Lifestyle CHANGE in your NEW Spiritual Nature.
Galatians 5:22-26 (HCSB)
22 But
the fruit of the Spirit is
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,
23
gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law.
24 Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
25 Since we live by the Spirit,
we must also follow the Spirit.
26 We must not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
Those are not one time events, but a NEW NATURE of your ETERNALLY ALIVE HUMAN SPIRIT. In other words the ONGOING, dominant Characteristics of you Human Spirit, that was CHANGED, when you were Born Again, and are NOW producing YOUR FRUIT. AND
AGAPE LOVE,
that GOD given LOVE HE POURED INTO YOUR HEART,
Rom. 5:5, which is the CHIEF FRUIT that your Human Spirit will Manifest.
Instead of the:
Galatians 5:20 (HCSB)
20 . . ., . . .sorcery, hatreds, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambitions, dissensions, factions,
Which you have been manifesting ever sense you got here.
You pulled out ONE VERSE out of
JOHN 15:10, THINKING it supported your position. You have to look at JOHN 14:15 FIRST, to get the Correct Interpretation.
John 14:15 (HCSB)
15
“If you love Me, [That agapaō LOVE, - Gk. Present Tense - ONGOING, SELF SACRIFICIAL, Never Ending LOVE; that means YOU WERE SAVED, at the MOMENT it arrived in your Heart, Rom. 5:5.]
you will keep My commands. [That will keep, is MOTIVATED by agapaō LOVE FOR THE LORD, after YOU WERE SAVED. AND IF YOU REALLY WERE SAVED, you will strive to do it. It does not IMPLY PERFECTION, but the Ongoing Lifestyle of the Born Again Believer.]