Difference Between John 15:2 and 6?

Question: John 15:2, 6. What is the difference?
G. de M.
Answer: The early verse sets forth the Father’s removal in judgment of one not bearing fruit. In the later verse it is the utter ruin of fruitless professors. It is not in this case attributed to the Father’s judging according to the work of each (1 Peter 1:17) but all is external and irreparable. The great white throne disposes of such finally, as men burn dry or rotten wood.