Bearing Fruit As His Disciples

Bearing Fruit As His Disciples

Jesus said that we are to bear fruit so that we proved to be His disciples (John 15:8).

The context of bearing fruit is to love one another (John 15:9-10). In other words, we are to bear the 𝐟𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞. The word 'to love' in Greek is 'agapao', which has its root in agape.

'Agapao' means '𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭; 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐦 (𝐛𝐲 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧)." 'Agape' means the same ------ 'divine love = what God prefers'.

Since God is agape (1 John 4:8) and Jesus is God (Heb 1:3; Jn 1:1-3; Col 1:15), the clearest representation of Love (agape) is Jesus.

Jesus bore the perfect fruit of love, which we are to imitate and walk in. His love is not some kind of feeling and emotional thingy. His love is filled with compassion. Every time when He moved with compassion (read the Bible), 𝐇𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

His agape healed the sick, raised the dead, cast out demons, fed the hungry, provided financially to pay for taxes, etc. 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 (𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝: '𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐨'), it is impossible to bear fruit of love.

If you don't have the capacity (or power) to help someone, your love is limited and is not the complete representation of agape. If your child is sick and you say, "I love you, baby! But I cannot make you well or bring you to the doctor. It's a warped kind of love."

God wants us to bear fruit of love (agape). And this kind of divine love MUST include seeing every sickness healed, because Jesus showed us what agape is. 

We have to keep growing and bearing fruit of love, without watering down the Scriptures to meet our comfort level.