Exegetical Essay On John 15: 1-11

The Bible is full of the stories of Jesus. These stories include His teachings and His claims during His ministry on earth. Those that read the stories have different perspectives on the relevance and significance of them. These perspectives shape the way one views Jesus and who he is. Based on John 15: 1-11 and Matthew 9:9-13, as well as many other stories in the Bible, one can get a better idea of who Jesus is, as it is asked in Mark 8:29.
In John 15:1-11, Jesus talks about how he is the true vine, how the Father is the gardener, and how we are the branches. For the believers (branches) to produce good fruit of Christian life, we must always be connected to Jesus (vine) because we receive the salvation and the grace of God through Jesus. If we are not connected to the vine, God will cut the branch off as the gardener and we will not receive the salvation or his grace. The point of this story is to tell the people that “fruit and blessing come through connection with Jesus Christ” (MacAuthur, 1984). Therefore, this implies that the worldviews, without the presence of Jesus Christ, can be spiritually fruitless. The parable of the vine and branches reveals that Jesus is the ultimate source for spiritual …show more content…
He shows these characteristics throughout his life, he chose to eat dinner with tax collectors and sinners because he wanted to return them to God. That proved to be loving and understanding, without proving to others what he can or cannot do. He is loving when he wants to many people to understand goodness instead of wrong. And he is someone who is there for you when you need him, I always pray to him when I am thankful for the things that were given to me. He is there for me and for so many others. He is guidance, someone who is there to guide me. Therefore, among all these characteristics he is understanding, loving, and he is guidance for