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Text: John 15:5

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._ 

When you are connected to Christ, the fruit you bring forth is LOVE. If the Gardener (Father) is Love, then the Vine(Son) too is Love. The bible says in 1John 4:8 that he that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

The only fruit you bring forth when connected to the Vine is Love. Jesus said, "By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love for one another"John  13:35. This means that LOVE is the fruit by which men know that you are His disciple. In other words, it is only by Love men know that you are connected to Christ.

To love is to simply keep commandments. Jesus has summarised the commandment into two parts. These are:

1. VERTICAL LOVE : This is the LOVE we demonstrate towards God. Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment.(Matthew 22:37-38)

2. HORIZONTAL LOVE :This is the Love we show to our fellow human beings. Jesus said, "And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself". (Matthew 22:39) 

These are the two commandments on which all the law and the prophets hung. (Mathew 22:40)

We must therefore, pay close attention to LOVE, for that is the only acceptable Fruit in the sight of God. 

Bible Reading: 1 Corinthian 13:1-13

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