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Posted on: August 13, 2025 at 20:43:48 CT
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John 15
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinegrower. 2 He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit.
6 Whoever does not abide in me is thrown away like a branch and withers; such branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned.
Romans 11
17 But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, were grafted among the others to share the rich root of the olive tree,
18 do not boast over the branches. If you do boast, remember: you do not support the root, but the root supports you.
19 You will say, “Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.”
20 That is true. They were broken off on account of unbelief, but you stand on account of belief.So do not become arrogant, but be afraid.
21 For if God did not spare the natural branches, neither will he spare you.