Metaphors of the Church: Branches

“What is a church?” A simple question, but the answers we get are not always helpful.

This article is part ofa series exploring metaphors used in Scripture to describe the church.The beautiful thing about there being so many metaphors describing the church is that we get a multifaceted, heavily nuanced picture of what it means to be in covenant community with each other and with Trinity.This week we explore the metaphor of the church as branches on a vine.

Branches on a vine

In John 15, Jesus de...