John 15 opens as Jesus and his disciples leave the Upper room. In the parable of the grapevine, Jesus tells this simple yet profound connection between a grapevine and the fruit it bears to our Christian life. A grapevine never consumes it own fruit, as our Christian ministry should also never be for ourselves but for the benefit of others.
As Peter begins chapter 2, he sounds the warning to the early believers to be aware of false teachers. He has encouraged them to...
Revelation 13:11-18 Study Notes
