Jesus says: "Separated from Me, you can do nothing." And yet, it is as if man always strives to make everything separate from Christ. The word that the Greek uses is "dinamai", that in addition to means "power", also means: to be able, to have strength, capacity, faculty. Therefore, without Christ, man is not capable, nor has the strength or capacity to bear fruit by himself. What man can do for himself are works of the flesh: "adultery, fornication, uncleanness, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, anger, strife, dissension, murder, drunkenness, etc." (Galatians 5: 19). Let's not forget that the Word of God tells us:

"The designs of the flesh are enmity against God, because they are not subject to the law of God, neither can they ... and those who live according to the flesh can not please God" (Romans 8: 7-8).