The Fruit of the Vine

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Andrew Murray lived from 1828 through 1917. He is probably best known for his devotional writing style, leaving us numerous books that seek to glorify Jesus and encourage Christians in their walk with Him.

As someone who held to the “higher life movement,” which is not without controversy, we must read his writings, as with any fallible author, like the Bereans, who examined “the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.” This does not negate the many blessings we can gain from His writing, encouraging us to pursue Jesus with greater fervency.

In this small book, Andrew Murray considers Jesus’ words in John 15:1-2, where He said: “I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in Me that beareth not fruit, He taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, He cleanseth it.” His main emphasis is that we as Christians are called to be fruit-bearers.