1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
John 15:1-2
Jesus is the source of life, the true vine and God the Father prunes the branches to keep them healthy and producing fruit. Those that do not bear fruit at all are “taken way,” entirely cut off, but those which do bear fruit are pruned so that they may bear more fruit.
If the branches (Christ followers) are not connected to the vine (Jesus), they are not going to be able to grow anything, they will be barren. For us, we cannot abide in Jesus merely for an hour per week. We must trust in Him from moment to moment, day to day. Abiding in Christ is to produce fruit.