The True Vine

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser.” (John 15:1 ESV)

Names of God

 God has many names and titles in the Bible. Each one tells us something important about Him—His character and how He relates to us. And how we must relate to Him. Here is another one of His many Names, which is The True Vine.

The True Vine – Jesus

A vine is what gives life to the branches, making them capable of producing fruit. Jesus said He is The True Vine. He gives life to his branches, us.

When a branch gets cut off

When a branch is cut off from the vine, it loses its ability to produce fruit; the branch is unable to produce any fruit outside of the connection to the vine. When you think about yourself and your Christian life, your ability to produce fruit is a direct result of being connected to Jesus, who is the true vine. Jesus gives credence to this by saying in the following verse.

“Remain 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.” (John 15:4)

Pruned to be more fruitful

“He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.” (John 15:2)

Therefore

There is a big difference between the fruit that comes from your own nature and the fruit that comes from the Spirit of God. Those who belong to Jesus, who is the true vine, will have the Spirit of Christ in them.

“You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ. (Rom. 8:9)