2009-09-15T09:44:20-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/cut+off/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2015:2&version=NIV 2009-09-15T09:44:20-05:00 God works continually with us to clean up our lives, removing the habits and thoughts that are producing no spiritual fruit and shaping us into productive members of His kingdom. This process is compared here to pruning a plant, trimming back excess branches.