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Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Amen.Amen.

Memory VerseMemory Verse

2 Tim 2:4,2 Tim 2:4, “No soldier in active service “No soldier in active service

entangles himself in the affairs entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he of everyday life, so that he

may please the one who may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier.”enlisted him as a soldier.”

The Complete Translation of The Complete Translation of

John Chapter 15John Chapter 15

John 15:1, John 15:1, “I AM the True Vine and “I AM the True Vine and

My Father is (My Father is (has been and has been and will always bewill always be), the ), the

Vinedresser.”Vinedresser.”

John 15:2, John 15:2, “Every branch, (“Every branch, (Church Age believerChurch Age believer), in ), in Me, (Me, (in union with Jesus Christ the Vinein union with Jesus Christ the Vine), ), that does not bear fruit, (that does not bear fruit, (no Divine good no Divine good

productionproduction), He, (), He, (God the FatherGod the Father), takes it, ), takes it, ((non fruit bearingnon fruit bearing Church Age believerChurch Age believer), ), away, (away, (divine disciplinedivine discipline); ); But everyone But everyone

bearing fruit (bearing fruit (mature believersmature believers) He () He (God God the Fatherthe Father) prunes it () prunes it (Undeserved Undeserved

SufferingSuffering) in order that it should bear more ) in order that it should bear more fruit, fruit,

((Divine good productionDivine good production).”).”

John 15:3, John 15:3, “You all (“You all (believers onlybelievers only) ) are already clean because are already clean because of the Word (of the Word (Gospel of Gospel of

Jesus ChristJesus Christ) that I () that I (JesusJesus) ) have spoken to you all.”have spoken to you all.”

John 15:4, John 15:4, ““You allYou all abide in ( abide in (the sphere of)the sphere of) Me, ( Me, (as as I want you to),I want you to), and ( and (when you do)when you do) I ( I (will will abide)abide) in you. As the branch ( in you. As the branch (believerbeliever) is ) is not able to produce fruit (not able to produce fruit (Divine GoodDivine Good) )

by means of itself, unless it (by means of itself, unless it (the branch / the branch / believerbeliever) abides in ) abides in the sphere ofthe sphere of the Vine the Vine ((Bible DoctrineBible Doctrine), s), so neither o neither areare you all you all able to (produce Divine Good)able to (produce Divine Good), unless , unless

you all abide in you all abide in the sphere ofthe sphere of Me. Me.””

John 15:5, John 15:5, “I am the Vine, you the branches. “I am the Vine, you the branches.

He who abides in He who abides in the sphere ofthe sphere of Me and I in Me and I in the sphere ofthe sphere of him, this him, this

one brings forth much fruit. For one brings forth much fruit. For since apart from Me you are not since apart from Me you are not

able to do, (able to do, (produce Divine goodproduce Divine good), ), in any respect.”in any respect.”

John 15:6,John 15:6,“If any believer does not abide in Me, (“If any believer does not abide in Me, (is is

not Occupied with Menot Occupied with Me), He (), He (the reversion-the reversion-istic believeristic believer) is thrown away () is thrown away (Divine Divine

disciplinediscipline) as a branch and he withers away; ) as a branch and he withers away; and they, (and they, (servants of the Vinedresser - servants of the Vinedresser -

AngelsAngels), gather them, (), gather them, (reversionistic reversionistic believersbelievers), and they throw ), and they throw themthem into the into the

fire; and they, (fire; and they, (reversionistic believersreversionistic believers), ), areare consumed (consumed (Sin Unto DeathSin Unto Death).”).”

John 15:7, John 15:7, “If, (“If, (and maybe,) and maybe,) you areyou are

occupied with Me, and, (occupied with Me, and, (maybe,)maybe,) you areyou are occupied with My words, occupied with My words,

((Bible DoctrineBible Doctrine), ), begin tobegin to ask ask whatever you whatever you allall desire and it, desire and it,

((your prayer petitionsyour prayer petitions), will come ), will come to pass, (to pass, (be answeredbe answered).”).”

John 15:8,John 15:8,“In “In the realm ofthe realm of this, this,

((Divine Good ProductionDivine Good Production), ), My Father is glorified that My Father is glorified that

you all keep on bearing you all keep on bearing much fruit and you all much fruit and you all become My disciples.”become My disciples.”

John 15:9,John 15:9,“Just as the Father “Just as the Father

((has, does and will forever)has, does and will forever) loves Me, I also love you loves Me, I also love you all; all; You allYou all abide in abide in the the

sphere ofsphere of My love. My love.””

John 15:10, John 15:10, “If you, (“If you, (maybe you will and maybe maybe you will and maybe you will not),you will not), persist in obedience to persist in obedience to My commandments, My commandments, thenthen you will you will

abide in the sphere of My love; just as abide in the sphere of My love; just as I have persistently observed the I have persistently observed the

commandments of My Father and commandments of My Father and thereforetherefore abide in the sphere of His abide in the sphere of His

love.”love.”

John 15:11, John 15:11, ““These These doctrinesdoctrines I have spoken I have spoken

(taught verbally)(taught verbally) to you all to you all (disciples)(disciples), in order that My joy , in order that My joy ((+H+H) might keep on being in ) might keep on being in the the sphere ofsphere of you all, and your joy you all, and your joy

(+H) (+H) might be made full.”might be made full.”

John 15:12, John 15:12, “This keeps on being My “This keeps on being My

commandment, that you all commandment, that you all ((believersbelievers) love one ) love one

another (another (fellow believersfellow believers), ), just as I loved you all.”just as I loved you all.”

John 15:13, John 15:13, ““No one has greater love than No one has greater love than this; tthis; that someone lay down hat someone lay down

his life on behalf of his his life on behalf of his beloved (beloved (fellow members of fellow members of the Royal Family of Godthe Royal Family of God).”).”

John 15:14, John 15:14, ““You all are and you keep on You all are and you keep on

being My loved ones (being My loved ones (friendsfriends), ), if you all, (if you all, (maybe you will and maybe you will and maybe you will not)maybe you will not), keep on , keep on

doing what I myself command doing what I myself command youyou.”.”

John 15:15, John 15:15, “I no longer call (“I no longer call (designatedesignate) you all ) you all bond-servants, for the bond-servant bond-servants, for the bond-servant does not know what his master is does not know what his master is

doing. To the contrary, I have called doing. To the contrary, I have called ((designateddesignated) you all friends () you all friends (loved loved onesones). For everything I heard from ). For everything I heard from My Father I have begun to make My Father I have begun to make

known to you all.”known to you all.”

John 15:16,John 15:16,““You all yourselves did not choose Me, on the You all yourselves did not choose Me, on the

contrary I Myself have chosen you all and contrary I Myself have chosen you all and appointed you all appointed you all for the purposefor the purpose that you might that you might keep on going out (keep on going out (under the authority of God’s under the authority of God’s WordWord), and you all might keep on bearing fruit ), and you all might keep on bearing fruit

((Divine Good ProductionDivine Good Production), and your fruit, it might ), and your fruit, it might keep on remaining keep on remaining (with the result of eternal (with the result of eternal

rewards)rewards), , for the purpose for the purpose that whatever you all askthat whatever you all ask the Father in the Father in (the sphere of)(the sphere of) My name My name (God’s (God’s

protocol plan for our prayers)protocol plan for our prayers), He , He (God the Father)(God the Father) may give to you all may give to you all (answered prayers)(answered prayers).”.”

John 15:17, John 15:17, “These things I command “These things I command you all, with the goal that you all, with the goal that you all love one another.”you all love one another.”

John 15:18, John 15:18, “If the world (“If the world (Satan’s Cosmic Satan’s Cosmic

SystemSystem) hates you all () hates you all (and it doesand it does), ), thenthen you all keep on knowing you all keep on knowing

((rememberingremembering), that it (), that it (Satan’s Satan’s Cosmic SystemCosmic System) has hated ) has hated and still and still

hateshates Me before Me before (it hated)(it hated) you you all.”all.”

John 15:19, John 15:19, “If you all were from the world, (“If you all were from the world, (Satan’s Satan’s

Cosmic SystemCosmic System), (), (but you are not), but you are not), tthe world he world would keep on having would keep on having rapportrapport love for its love for its

own, (own, (you as an unbelieveryou as an unbeliever), (), (but it does not);but it does not); because to the contrary you are absolutely not because to the contrary you are absolutely not from the world, from the world, rather I chose you for myself rather I chose you for myself out from the world, fout from the world, for this reason the world or this reason the world ((Satan’s Cosmic SystemSatan’s Cosmic System) keeps on hating you ) keeps on hating you

all (all (the believerthe believer).”).”

John 15:20,John 15:20,“Remember My Word that I said (“Remember My Word that I said (taughttaught) to ) to

you all, if they persecuted Me (you all, if they persecuted Me (and they haveand they have), ), they will also persecute you all, (they will also persecute you all, (and they and they willwill). The servant is not greater than his ). The servant is not greater than his

master, master, (the believer in comparison to the (the believer in comparison to the Lord Jesus Christ)Lord Jesus Christ); If they persecuted Me ; If they persecuted Me

((and they haveand they have), they will also persecute you ), they will also persecute you all, (all, (and they willand they will). If they kept My Word ). If they kept My Word

((Bible DoctrineBible Doctrine) ) and they haveand they have, they will also , they will also keep yours (keep yours (Bible DoctrineBible Doctrine).”).”

John 15:21, John 15:21, “But all these things, (“But all these things, (persecutionspersecutions), ),

they, (they, (those of Satan’s Cosmic Systemthose of Satan’s Cosmic System), ), will do to you all (dwill do to you all (disciples of the Lordisciples of the Lord) )

for the sake of My (for the sake of My (Jesus’Jesus’) name. ) name. Because they (Because they (self-righteous legalistic self-righteous legalistic religious typesreligious types) ) inherentlyinherently do not know do not know the One (the One (God the FatherGod the Father) who sent Me ) who sent Me

((Jesus ChristJesus Christ).”).”

John 15:22, John 15:22, “If I had not come (“If I had not come (Christ’s First Christ’s First

Advent / witness of lifeAdvent / witness of life) and ) and spoken (spoken (witness of wordswitness of words) to ) to

them, they (them, they (hypotheticallyhypothetically) would ) would not have sin; but now they have not have sin; but now they have

no excuse for their sin.”no excuse for their sin.”

John 15:23, John 15:23, “He who hates Me, also “He who hates Me, also

hates (hates (keeps on hatingkeeps on hating) My ) My Father.”Father.”

John 15:24, John 15:24, “If I had not done the works “If I had not done the works

among (among (in the presence ofin the presence of) them ) them which no one else did, they would which no one else did, they would not have (not have (this category ofthis category of) sin. But ) sin. But

now they have (now they have (absolutelyabsolutely) both ) both seen and hated not only Me but seen and hated not only Me but

also My Father.”also My Father.”

John 15:25,John 15:25,“But in order that the Word “But in order that the Word written in their Law might written in their Law might be fulfilled, ‘they hated Me be fulfilled, ‘they hated Me

without cause’.”without cause’.”

John 15:26, John 15:26, ““Whenever the Helper (Whenever the Helper (God the Holy God the Holy

SpiritSpirit) comes,) comes, whom I (whom I (JesusJesus) will send ) will send to you all from (to you all from (the source ofthe source of) the Father,) the Father,

that isthat is, the Spirit of Truth, (, the Spirit of Truth, (Bible Bible DoctrineDoctrine), who proceeds from (), who proceeds from (the source the source

ofof) the Father, That One () the Father, That One (God the Holy God the Holy SpiritSpirit) will bear witness concerning Me.) will bear witness concerning Me.””

John 15:27, John 15:27, ““And you also will bear And you also will bear witness, because you all witness, because you all have been with me from have been with me from

thethe beginning beginning ((of My ministryof My ministry).”).”

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