The NIV Application Bible, one of the 70+ resources available with Bible Gateway Plus, puts it this way:
15:4–6 To fail to “remain” in Christ risks separation from the vineyard and consequent destruction. There is only one evidence that a branch is truly alive: Does it produce clusters of grapes? Fruit-bearing is not a test; rather, fruit-bearing is a byproduct. Fruitfulness will be the inevitable outcome of an interior spiritual life connected with Jesus.
In other words, growth doesn’t start with striving. It starts with remaining in Christ.
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