¹⁹ You might say, ‘God broke off the branches so that I could become part of the tree.’ ²⁰ That is true. God broke them off because they did not believe in Christ. God has accepted you as part of the tree because you do believe in Christ. So do not become proud. Instead, be afraid. ²¹ God broke off the proper branches and he did not let them stay in the tree. So, if you no longer trust him, he will not let you stay either.