Charles Spurgeon Commentary John 15:8

"Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; and [so] shall ye be my disciples." — John 15:8 (ASV)

Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit;

What a wonderful vine that must be whose branches glorify God! Who ever heard of such a thing? The very branches do this, and they do it by bearing fruit. How this ought to excite us to desire to bear Christian graces, and to do Christian service, and to endure with resignation the Lord's will, for those are the clusters that hang upon this vine.

So shall you be my disciples.

For Christ is not merely a fruit-bearer, but a bearer of much fruit. If we are to be Christ's disciples indeed, we must not be content with doing something for him, but we must do everything that is possible to us; and God can strengthen us until we get beyond our natural possibilities into a still loftier realm.

Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.

"You shall be known to be my disciples." Everybody will perceive that you must be branches of that fruitful vine, Christ Jesus, if you bear much fruit.

Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.

"Much fruit" should be produced by the disciples of the much-doing Christ.

The true Vine was full of fruit, and it scarcely can be believed that we are branches of that Vine if we exhibit only a little fruit. It is "much fruit" that proves our union to this Vine.

Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.

If we are his true disciples, we also will bring forth much fruit.

In this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you shall be my disciples.

You shall be known to be the disciples of the much fruit-bearing Saviour. He was no moderately good man, he was not one who was only a little useful in the world; but our blessed Master was perfectly consecrated, he abounded in every good word and work; and unless we are the same, how will people think that we are his disciples?