Thinking about John 15.5 this morning: "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" (KJV). Christ says: "There are no vineless branches that produce fruit."
The essential thing for a branch is a vine. It is only through the vine that a branch can sustain both its own life and the fruit which grows from it. No vine; no branch; no fruit.
A sinking of one's life into Christ's is essential in the faith because he sustains all good work; all faithful individuals; and all genuine fruit which comes from them. He is everything. There is no life without him. None.
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