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Chris Hodges
Dr. Dowell Flatt
Seminar in the Gospel of John (MIN 516)
13 November 2000
Abiding In the Vine
Text: John 15.1-7
Thesis: To prove that Christians must abide in Christ to have life eternal.
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Introduction:
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The vine symbol was one with which the disciples would be familiar.
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It was a common figure from the Old Testament (e.g., Ps. 80.8-14; Isa.
5.1-7; Jer.
2.21; Ezek.
15.1-8; 19.10; Hos.
10.1).
#. “Palestine was a land of vineyards and the vine was associated with the life of the people” (Pack 2:72).
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Also, the Lord’s Supper in connection with the fruit of the vine had just been instituted.
2. Some people have misinterpreted these verses to say that the branches are various denominations.
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John tells us that the branches are individual people (John 15.6).
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Therefore, one can understand that this is about a relationship between Christ and the individual Christian.
3. The previous chapter helped to comfort the disciples in view of Jesus’ coming death, but these verses here deal with the time when He would no longer be physically with them (Woods 321).
4. Three points will be noted pertaining to this relationship:
Discussion:
I. In what~/who are we to abide?
A. The Jews~/Israel had been a vine but they were replaced by the true vine.
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Many of them still sought to abide in Abraham or the Law of Moses in spite of the true vine’s arrival.
2. Many people today still seek to abide in other sources other than the vine.
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Some trust in man’s words more than in the words of Christ.
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