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Questions and Answers on Scripture: From the Bible Treasury
Narrator:
Chris Genthree
John 15:2; John 15:6
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Question:
John 15:2, 6
2
Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. (John 15:2)
6
If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. (John 15:6)
. What is the difference?
G. de M.
Answer:
The
early verse sets forth the Father’s removal in judgment of one not bearing fruit. In the later verse it is the utter ruin of fruitless professors. It is not in this case attributed to the Father’s judging according to the work of each (
1 Peter 1:17
17
And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear: (1 Peter 1:17)
) but all is external and irreparable. The great white throne disposes of such finally, as men burn dry or rotten wood.
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