1"I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. - P122
3You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.
4Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. - P122
7If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. - P123
The most telling mark of a Christian is not doctrine, church attendance, ordevotional practices; it is one‘s lifestyle. The attitudes we hold, the behaviors we display both privately and publicly-these things are the acid testof the Christian life. Jesus refers to these things as fruit. - P124
The way this fruitis produced in our lives is through an ongoing relationship with Christ.
- P124
From the early daysof the church to the end of the age, Jesus‘ call to His people is the same:
"Remain in me" (v. 4). - P124
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