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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 15:9

As the Father hath loved me ,.... As his own Son, and as Mediator, from everlasting; and in time, in his state of humiliation, throughout the course of his obedience, and under all his sufferings; which he testified more than once by a voice from heaven; which he showed by concealing nothing from him as Mediator, by giving all things into his hands, by showing him all that he himself did, by appointing him the Saviour of the body, and making him the head of the church, by exalting him at his... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 15:4

Abide in me - Hold fast faith and a good conscience; and let no trials turn you aside from the truth. And I will abide in you - ye shall receive every help and influence from me that your souls can require, in order to preserve and save them to eternal life. These two things are absolutely necessary to our salvation: That we continue closely united to Christ by faith and love, and live in and to him. 2. That we continually receive from him the power to do good; for as the branch,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 15:5

Without me ye can do nothing - Χωρις εμου ου δυνασθε ποιειν ουδεν - Separated from me, ye can do nothing at all. God can do without man, but man cannot do without God. Following the metaphor of our Lord, it would be just as possible to do any good without him, as for a branch to live, thrive, and bring forth fruit, while cut off from that tree from which it not only derives its juices, but its very existence also. Nearly similar to this saying of our Lord, is that of Creeshna (the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 15:6

If a man abide not in me - Our Lord in the plainest manner intimates that a person may as truly be united to him as the branch is to the tree that produces it, and yet be afterwards cut off and cast into the fire; because he has not brought forth fruit to the glory of his God. No man can cut off a branch from a tree to which that branch was never united: it is absurd, and contrary to the letter and spirit of the metaphor, to talk of being seemingly in Christ - because this means nothing. If... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 15:7

If ye abide in me, etc. - " Those," says Creeshna, "whose understandings are in him, (God), whose souls are in him, whose confidence is in him, whose asylum is in him, are by the inspired wisdom purified from all their offenses, and go from whence they shall never return." Geeta, p. 59. Observe, in order to have influence with God, we must - Be united to Christ - if ye abide in me. That in order to be preserved in this union, we must have our lives regulated by the doctrine of Christ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 15:8

Herein is my Father glorified - Or, honored. It is the honor of the husbandman to have good, strong, vigorous vines, plentifully laden with fruit: so it is the honor of God to have strong, vigorous, holy children, entirely freed from sin, and perfectly filled with his love. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 15:4

Verse 4 4.Abide in me. He again exhorts them to be earnest and careful in keeping the grace which they had received, for the carelessness of the flesh can never be sufficiently aroused. And, indeed, Christ has no other object in view than to keep us as a hen keepeth her chickens under her wings, (Matthew 23:37) lest our indifference should carry us away, and make us fly to our destruction. In order to prove that he did not begin the work of our salvation for the purpose of leaving it... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 15:5

Verse 5 5.Without me you can do nothing. This is the conclusion and application of the whole parable. So long as we are separate from him, we bear no fruit that is good and acceptable to God, for we are unable to do anything good. The Papists not only extenuate this statement, but destroy its substance, and, indeed, they altogether evade it; for, though in words they acknowledge that we can do nothing without Christ, yet they foolishly imagine that they possess some power, which is not... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 15:6

Verse 6 6.If any one abide not in me. He again lays before them the punishment of ingratitude, and, by doing so, excites and urges them to perseverance. It is indeed the gift of God, but the exhortation to fear is not uncalled for, lest our flesh, through too great indulgence, should root us out. He is cast out, and withered, like a branch. Those who are cut off from Christ are said to wither like a dead branch; because, as the commencement of strength is from him, so also is its uninterrupted... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 15:7

Verse 7 7.If you abide in me. Believers often feel that they are starved, and are very far from that rich fatness which is necessary for yielding abundant fruit. For this reason it is expressly added, whatever those who are in Christ may need, there is a remedy provided for their poverty, as soon as they ask it from God. This is a very useful admonition; for the Lord often suffers us to hunger, in order to train us to earnestness in prayer. But if we fly to him, we shall never want what we ask,... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 15:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 15:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 15:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 15:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 15:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 15:8

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 15:4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 15:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 15:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 15:7

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