Since I don't have time for much of a post, I'm stealing from Don Francisco. Here's the intro:
Vine and Branches A wrong understanding of this passage of Scripture can leave us with a harsh impression of Christianity. John 15:1 - 6Vs. 1 - 3 "I am the true vine and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He lifts up* The verb here is "airo", to take up, to lift up, to raise. While it can mean "to remove," if a branch is "in Him", it will not be removed if the other promises of the New Covenant are valid ("I will never leave you or forsake you."). In the context of the New Covenant as a whole, "lift up" is the only meaning of "airo" here that is consistent.
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