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Jesus said,'I am the true vine and my Father is the gardener' (John 15:1) How do we abide in Him and He in us?
Thankyou 'W2L'. That's a great chapter.1 John 2
Hi 'W2L' l love v.1 'My dear children,I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin,we have One who speaks to the Father in our defence - Jesus Christ,the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world'. How important it is to abide in Christ and He in us. To dwell in Him and He in us. To remain in Him and He in us,to be united in Christ and He in us',that we may go on to produce fruit in Him.You're welcome. It came to mind.
Hi 'W2L' l love v.1 'My dear children,I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin,we have One who speaks to the Father in our defence - Jesus Christ,the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world'. How important it is to abide in Christ and He in us. To dwell in Him and He in us. To remain in Him and He in us,to be united in Christ and He in us',that we may go on to produce fruit I'm Him.
Yes. This Abiding in Christ transforms our life. The more we abide in Him and He in us the more we shall be like Him and bear fruit that brings glory to His name and extends His Kingdom. So how do we abide in Christ?I agree. Its an edifying scripture today.
Yes. This Abiding in Christ transforms our life. The more we abide in Him and He in us the more we shall be like Him and bear fruit that brings glory to His name and extends His Kingdom. So how do we abide on Christ?
That is so encouraging 'W2L' Some lovely thoughts. When we think of Christ as the Vine and we are the branches we want to do what pleases Him. We do what is pleasing to Him by allowing Him to live His life through us. I remember an old christian gentleman teaching me this through an old hymn,'LORD Jesus Christ,grow Thou in Me and all things else recede. I would Thy living image be,from sin be daily freed'. As we allow His grace to flow through us we can abide in Him. V.6 of 1 John 2: says 'He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked'I would rather not talk much. I often get into trouble when I go to denominational forums. However I will keep it simple and avoid that, if I can.
I believe, in my opinion, that following His command is how we abide in him. There is much that the Lord teaches through his written words, but also through the apostles written word. There are many commands and exhortations we can find. We see in Philippians 4 that we should rejoice in the Lord always, think about good things, and to follow the example that Paul gave us as well. I like pauls example, it has helped me a lot I think. He learned to glory in necessities and hardships, and found that the power of Christ rested on him as a result of enduring those things. I believe that "power" is love, and we can find evidence of this in Romans 5:3-5, in my personal opinion. Rejoicing in the Lord always reminds me of what I felt when I meditated on that scripture you mentioned above. Humbleness of mind and gentleness are needed too I believe. As paul says, we should consider others as better than ourselves. This is not so hard when we submit to Gods chastening (in my opinion) because we will end up experiencing contrition and see the wickedness in our own hearts. I cant really answer your question, but those are things I often follow myself.
That is so encouraging 'W2L' Some lovely thoughts. When we think of Christ as the Vine and we are the branches we want to do what pleases Him. We do what is pleasing to Him by allowing Him to live His life through us. I remember an old christian gentleman teaching me this through an old hymn,'LORD Jesus Christ,grow Thou in Me and all things else recede. I would Thy living image be,from sin be daily freed'. As we allow His grace to flow through us we can abide in Him. V.6 of 1 John 2: says 'He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked'
As Christians we are no longer under the Jewish laws and regulations. We live in the new dispensation of grace. We please Him by living in His grace. We become united in Him through faith and He forgives our sin and we receive the righteousness of God. If we sin we confess our sin and the Blood of Christ cleanses us from all sin. If we are living in Him and He in us we are branches within the vine. The sap of the vine flows through us.. We allow Jesus to live His life through us and live fruitful lives. 'Trust and obey for there's no other way to be happy in Jesus but to trust and obey'Should not following Jesus' commands, walking in the same way he walked, following in his example, and being made to be like him involve following the same commands that he followed?
As Christians we are no longer under the Jewish laws and regulations.
We live in the new dispensation of grace. We please Him by living in His grace. We become united I'm Him through faith and He forgives our sin and we receive the righteousness of God.
If we sin we confess our sin and the Blood of Christ cleanses us from all sin. If we are living in Him and He in us we are branches within the vine. The sap of the vine flows through us.. We allow Jesus to live His life through us and live fruitful lives. 'Trust and obey for there's no other way to be happy in Jesus but to trust and obey'
None of us can be saved by keeping the law because salvation is not keeping the law but living in the grace of God. This requires trust and obedience in following the LORD Jesus Christ. He is the Vine and we are the branches. As we live by the principles of God's Word we show that we want to please Him. One of the results of abiding in Christ is being more like Him but it is all of grace,not keeping the law. God is glorified in our lives by us being like Him and bearing fruit for Him
I would rather not talk much. I often get into trouble when I go to denominational forums. However I will keep it simple and avoid that, if I can.
I would rather not talk much. I often get into trouble when I go to denominational forums. However I will keep it simple and avoid that, if I can.
I believe, in my opinion, that following His command is how we abide in him. There is much that the Lord teaches through his written words, but also through the apostles written word. There are many commands and exhortations we can find. We see in Philippians 4 that we should rejoice in the Lord always, think about good things, and to follow the example that Paul gave us as well. I like pauls example, it has helped me a lot I think. He learned to glory in necessities and hardships, and found that the power of Christ rested on him as a result of enduring those things. I believe that "power" is love, and we can find evidence of this in Romans 5:3-5, in my personal opinion. Rejoicing in the Lord always reminds me of what I felt when I meditated on that scripture you mentioned above. Humbleness of mind and gentleness are needed too I believe. As paul says, we should consider others as better than ourselves. This is not so hard when we submit to Gods chastening (in my opinion) because we will end up experiencing contrition and see the wickedness in our own hearts. I cant really answer your question, but those are things I often follow myself.