Religion & Spirituality
Previously in this chapter Jesus taught about the need to abide in Him to bear fruit and about how we need to love one another. Now he pivots from our relationship with one another to our relationship with the world. We are part of the world but must not be conformed to it. We can’t be of the world and still follow God – that is trying to serve two masters. We also need to expect persecution. Jesus was persecuted and so will we.