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Wednesday, August 29, 2018

The Goal of Every Disciple


"We are responsible to live entirely in union with Jesus and in dependence on his presence. Branches have life only to the extent to which they are attached to the vine, and fruitfulness stems only from the life-giving sap provided by the vine . . . The goal of every disciple is to remain in Jesus and thereby to glorify God by bearing much fruit (15:8). This is first accomplished by total dependence on the Lord and placing all needs at his feet in prayer . . . This results in two things: first, God is glorified . . . Second, fruitfulness shows “yourselves to be my disciples.”1


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1. Osborne, G. R. (2018). John: Verse by Verse. (J. Reimer, E. Ritzema, D. Thevenaz, & R. Brant, Eds.) (p. 357). Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.

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