In John 16, Jesus tells His disciples something unexpected: that His leaving them is for their benefit. How could that be? What could be better than the physical presence of Jesus?
Did you know Jesus taught on hatred? We know already that we should not hate people. But what do we do if people hate us? Jesus tells us why in today’s passage, and also how to respond to it.
Jesus said, “I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit.” What does fruit actually look like when I’m connected to Jesus? Today we look at the second part of Jesus’ answer to that question.