As Christians, we are called to bear fruit by abiding in Jesus, the true vine. The father, the gardener, prunes us to make us more fruitful, and our resulting fruit gladdens his heart. But if we are not fruit-bearing, we are worthless to God, and he casts us into the fire and burns us. The fruit we bear is the expression of our inner nature, and it is only possible through our connection to Jesus.
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