01797cam a2200313 a 4500 9519 9519 36986534 OCoLC 20210115153310.0 971017s1997 ilu 000 0 eng 97206820 0802463975 9780802463975 (OCoLC)36986534 DLC eng DLC BAKER BTCTA YDXCP SGB CIRBC BS2615.4 .M867 1997 226.5/06 21 226.506 M9813 Murray, Andrew, 1828-1917. The true vine / Andrew Murray. Updated ed. Chicago : Moody Press, 1997. 106 p. ; 18 cm. Moody classics The vine -- The husbandman -- The branch -- The fruit -- More fruit -- The cleansing -- The pruning knife -- Abide -- Except ye abide -- I the vine -- Ye the branches -- Much fruit -- Ye can do nothing -- Withered branches -- What ye will -- If ye abide -- The Father glorified -- True disciples -- The wonderful love -- Abide in my love -- Obey and abide -- Ye, even as I -- Joy -- Love one another -- As I have loved you -- Christ's friendship : its origin -- Christ's friendship : its evidence -- Christ's friendship : its intimacy -- Election -- Abiding fruit -- Prevailing prayer. Bearing much fruit is not a demand but a promise and result of abiding in Christ. Fruit is not a result of the branch's effort; it is the responsibility of the vine. That is one reason Christ used the grapevine as a picture of the Christian's relationship to him. Andrew Murray looks closely at this metaphor in this classic work, exploring it in 31 gripping chapters. - Back cover. Bible. N.T. John XV, 1-16 Meditations. Moody classics. ddc BK