'I am the True Vine'

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'I am the True Vine'
Jesus says this as a farewell at the Last Supper
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Event Quotes
'I am the true vine and my Father is the gardener', 'no branch can bear fruit by itself, it must remain in the vine', 'ask whatever you wish and it will be given to you'
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OT Reference
Vine represented Israel but the people failed to follow God and were cut off from God because they did not help others come to God
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OT Quotes
Isaiah, 'The vineyard of the Lord is the house of Israel', Jeremiah, 'corrupt, wild vine', Isaiah, 'when i looked for good grapes, why did it yield only bad?'
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Teaching
Jesus is the new vine tended by God, his followers are the branches to produce good fruit, must stay attached to the vine so that God will enable them to grow
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Marsh
'Jesus uses OT imagery to make it plain to the Jews who he really is'
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Conflict
the believers would have to leave Jewish laws to reach God
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Replacement Theology
Jesus replaces the strict rules of Judaism
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'I am the true vine and my Father is the gardener', 'no branch can bear fruit by itself, it must remain in the vine', 'ask whatever you wish and it will be given to you'

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