In our day, believers tend to talk about their faith or their relationship with God using theological terms in philosophical tones.
By contrast, Jesus made use of earthy metaphors. He spoke about real life dynamics that were well known by people in his culture. Jesus used these ideas to illustrate spiritual truths.
Rather than abstract, complex and elaborate, the ideas Jesus shared were straightforward to relate to and suggested real world responses in discipleship.
His words about the vine and the branches is just one such example.
