Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; and so shall ye be my disciples.
Christ presses His followers to fruitful good works by two motives: God's glory and your own assurance. Abundance in good works brings both His honour and your peace, and serves as the surest proof of your discipleship.
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Much fruit glorifies God three ways: it displays the excellence of His law, the power of His Gospel to overcome the evil heart, and His own image restored in us. Those who bear much fruit alone prove themselves His disciples; profession without a holy life proves nothing.
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Christ loves His people as the Father loves Him: with eternal, unchanging affection, with delight, with peculiar favor. He proved it by taking their nature, dying in their place, and securing all they need for time and eternity. Continue in that love by believing it, treasuring it, and living it out.
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