Section 5
be one with Him in our prayer and pray in His name. It is by this kind of living and prayer that we bear fruit that can remain.
THE BRANCHES LOVING ONE ANOTHER
The branches need to love one another in the life of the Son, in the love of the Son, and in the commission of the Son which is to bear the fruit for the glorification of the Father. We need to love one another in the Lord's life, the divine life, in the Lord's love, and in His commission of fruit-bearing. Life is the source, love is the condition, and fruit-bearing is the goal. If we all live by the source of the Lord's life, in the con dition of the Lord's love, and for the goal of fruit-bearing, we shall surely love one another. Different sources of life, different conditions, or different goals will separate us from loving one another.
Christians are fond of talking about loving one another. If we love one another in our human life, that will bring in death. If we love one another in an emotional way or for our own purpose, that also will result in death. We must love one another in the life of Christ, in the love of Christ, and in the commission of Christ. We must not love one