The Gospel According to John Chapter 15

The Gospel According to John Chapter 15The Bible Text from <a href="https://www.bible.com/bible/111/JHN.15.NIV" target="_top" class="ke-link">https://www.bible.com/bible/111/JHN.15.NIV</a> The Inseparable Unity of Jesus and His Disciples in Identity and Ministry(1) The Vine and the Branches1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. (God is the Head Architecture and Creator of ALL, and Jesus is the Basic of ALL. 1:1-14)2 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. (God controls His universal garden as He intended; cutting off the fruitless branches and pruning the fruitbearing branches for more fruits.)3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. (God has already been doing His pruning from the Creation. It was confirmed for the disciples by Jesus.)4 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. (So we must be bound by Jesus Christ, who is the foundation of God, to follow the design of God that appears through Jesus Christ. Jesus is the first Cause of God's ministry.)5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. (We must stay in the Tree Jesus as branches, to bear the fruit of God's intended successful life.)6 If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. (If we were not connected to Jesus, however, we are destined to failure and to be burnt to ash.)7 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. (Staying within the Lord Jesus and His teachings is the criterion for our identity and obedient ministry.)8 This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. (God wants our obedience for His Cause and glory. His Cause is to make us healthy, happy and harmonious with Him and fellow human being alike. In God, we live together, believe together, serve together for His glory.)9 “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. (The human being writes its history with lust, greed, and pride in invading, killing, and destroying each other. But the Love is the way of God, and should be ours too. Which force is more powerful?)10 If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. (Loving God, and loving our neighbors are the ultimate Law of God and proof of our love for God. Mt. 22:37-39. Love always goes together with labor and sacrifice; so pricy unlike lust and favoritism.)11 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. (The UNITY, the HARMONY, the TRUE PEACE brings the ultimate joy.)12 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. (Jesus loves His disciples with His action, so we must be the same.)13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. (Laying down the life is the greatest sacrifice, which will lead to the concrete realization of conceptual love.)14 You are my friends if you do what I command. (Loving each other will bring those who love each other to the divine level. 2Pe. 1:4)15 I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. (A servant just obeys.) Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. (But the friends share their lives together because of their understanding of the nature of business.)16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit- fruit that will last- and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. (The disciples were the few chosen. They confirmed the choice of the Lord by committing themselves to the Lord Jesus. The Father God will be with them in His guidance and provision.)17 This is my command: Love each other. (They were called to Love; living together, believing together, serving together for His glory.) The World Hates the Disciples18 “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. (But the warning is, the life of love will not be easy. Mt. 7:13-14)19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. (The worldly loves worldly.) As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you. (But the world hates those Non-Worldly.)20 Remember what I told you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master(13:16).’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. (Those who persecute Jesus will persecute His followers.) If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also. (Those who follow Jesus will follow His disciples and His teaching which will be delivered by His disciples.)21 They will treat you this way because of my name, for they do not know the one who sent me. (Those who do not know the Origin of Jesus will reject and persecute Jesus and His disciples. That's what's been happening to those Jews.)22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin; (They would not be guilty until they hear the truth.) but now they have no excuse for their sin. (But it is guilty not to believe in the proclaimed Gospel.)23 Whoever hates me hates my Father as well. (Jesus as the Son of God fully represents God; His grace, truth, and glory. 1:14)24 If I had not done among them the works no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin. As it is, they have seen, (Jesus had revealed God and His intention more than any other.) and yet they have hated both me and my Father. (But the Jews hated Jesus and eventually God too.)25 But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated me without reason.’ (The unreasonable rejection and hatred of the Jews for Jesus were predicted before. Ps. 35:19, 69:4. It is so because they sought after their own gain and fame rather than God's glory. 5:44) The Work of the Holy Spirit26 “When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father- the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father- he will testify about me. (Jesus stayed on the earth for a short period of time, and even shorter with the disciples teaching and sharing such deep and insurmountable wisdom and knowledge. But Jesus has the everlasting ministry of the Holy Spirit for the disciples. They will keep learning as the Gospel spread throughout the world until the second coming of Jesus.)27 And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning. (Now the New Era at hand, the Era of the Holy Spirit, and the Church which begins with the ministry of the disciples. Jesus defines the Eras with His Preexistence, Birth, Death and Resurrection, Ascension, and Second Coming.) (1,The inseparable unity of Jesus and his disciples) (Google AI)The inseparable unity of Jesus and his disciples is founded on a deep, spiritual communion modeled after the Trinity, where disciples share in Christ’s identity, love, and mission. This union- depicted as "I in them, and thou in me"- transforms believers into witnesses of God’s glory through active love, obedience, and shared purpose.  Key aspects of this unity include:   Identity in Communion: Disciples are not just followers but are in a living, relational union with Christ, meant to mirror the oneness between Jesus and the Father. This unity is a gift from God, calling for diverse individuals to be united in love.   Shared Ministry and Mission: The mission of the church is an extension of the Trinitarian, incarnational work of Jesus. The disciples’ unity serves as a testimony to the world, revealing the truth of the gospel.   Active Obedience and Love: This unity requires embodying the sacrificial love of Christ. It is maintained through humility, patience, and a common commitment to doing the will of the Father.   Purpose over Uniformity: True unity is not about everyone acting the same, but about a shared, deeper purpose and reliance on God.  Ultimately, this inseparable unity means that the work of the disciples is meant to be a direct reflection of Jesus’s own ministry, manifesting God's glory on earth.