Read­ing Time: 3 minutes Intro­duc­tion This Sunday is a con­tinu­ation of the Gos­pel of the last Sunday. If Jesus is the good shep­herd and the true vine, then, Chris­ti­ans have no option than to remain in him. In this Sunday Gos­pel read­ing, Jesus explains to believ­ers that the effect of remain­ing in him, the true vine, is to keep his com­mand­ment, which, invari­ably, is the com­mand­ment of God. By defin­i­tion, a com­mand­ment is an order or injunc­tion giv­en by author­ity. As a good shep­herd, Jesus lays down his life…

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