John 15:1-2 ESV
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
The branch not producing fruit is likely to be taken away. The Greek word for "takes away" has a root meaning of "lifting up". The branch does not bear fruit if it has fallen to the ground. It can bear fruit if lifted up. That's what Yeshua does. For those branches bearing fruit, He prunes them to bear more.
We abide in the true vine by our obedience. If we remain on the ground, or in the world, we are in danger of the world's fate.
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