Abiding in Christ is remaining in Him. Christ is the true Vine. He longs for relationship with us and as we are united to Him,like a branch is part of a tree,we relate to God the Father through the Son of God by the power of the Holy Spirit. He is our Saviour and LORD and we love to obey Him and do His will. We believe in Him and love His people and all around us. He gives us nourishment and life while we are 'in Him'. Joy and love is ours,fellowship with Him and we grow in His attributes. We are blessed!
I am thinking that this world has many opinions, both political and philosophical, and I believe that perhaps abiding in Christ is to abide only in him. His words alone are truth and only they can shed light into the darkness. Perhaps he is called the Word for good reason. There is a word that engulfs this world and it is the word of contention, chaos, confusion and many other dark things. Christ's word is always there if we put it in our heart and mind. He is the voice that says to us "this is the way, walk in it".
Isaiah 30:21 Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying,
“This is the way, walk in it,”
Whenever you turn to the right hand
Or whenever you turn to the left.
22 You will also defile the covering of your images of silver,
And the ornament of your molded images of gold.
You will throw them away as an unclean thing;
You will say to them, “Get away!”
Psalm 119: How can a young man cleanse his way?
By taking heed according to Your word.
10 With my whole heart I have sought You;
Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments!
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Your word I have hidden in my heart,
That I might not sin against You.
12 Blessed are You, O Lord!
Teach me Your statutes.
Philippians 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.
James 1:19 So then,[a] my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; 20 for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
Doers—Not Hearers Only
21 Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; 24 for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. 25 But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.
26 If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless. 27 Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.
