VI.B.5. Abide in Christ (15:1–17) a. Abiding in Christ (15:1–8) b. That Your Joy May Be Full (15:9–11) c. Love One Another (15:12–17) . The OT regularly uses plant, tree, or vine imagery in symbolic descriptions of God’s people. For instance, the Lord speaks of “planting” his people in the land (2 Sam. 7:10). In Psalm 80:8 David describes the Lord’s bringing a vine out of Egypt and planting it in the land. In Isaiah 5:1–7 Isaiah likens Israel to a vineyard
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