Unfruitful Branches

Reprinted from the Loveland PRC Newsletter Vol. 3, No. 14. “Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away. and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit” (John 15:2). The comment and question which accompanied a request to have this verse discussed are most interesting and important. The comment is: “Arminians will quote [this text] as proof that people can lose their salvation.” The question is: “How can a branch in Him not bear fruit?”...