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- Not to abide in Jesus’s love would mean that we stop believing that we are loved by Jesus. We look at our circumstances—perhaps persecution or disease or abandonment—and we conclude that we are not loved by Jesus anymore. That’s the opposite of abiding in the love of Jesus.
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Feb 12, 2020 · But what does that mean? What does it look like on any given Wednesday, for example, for me to abide in the love of Christ?” Thankfully, Jesus answered that question for us! In John 15:10, here’s what Jesus said: If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. So ...
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Notice that in verse 6 Jesus said that “if anyone does not abide in Me, he is thrown away” and is cast “into the fire” and “are burned.” Since unbelievers will be thrown into the lake of fire, we can conclude that those who are not abiding in Christ are unbelievers. Now notice that when Jesus said, “Apart from Me you can do nothing . . .” He was re...
John 15:8 summarizes verses 5-7. In verse 5 we have already seen that Jesus said he who abides in Him “bears much fruit.” Then in verse 8, Jesus said that those who bear much fruit “prove to be My disciples.” This confirms that those who abide in Christ are His disciples. So those who do not abide are unbelievers.
Now we are ready to determine what Jesus meant by “abide in My love” in John 15:9-10. We have already discovered in verse 9, that the Father loved Jesus and Jesus loved His disciples. He displayed His love to us when Christ died to forgive our sins (John 3:16; Romans 5:8; Ephesians 1:4-6 ). Then when Christ commands us to “abide in My love” He is r...
In 1 John 2:3-6 the apostle John also tells us that those who “know Him,” (those who are believers) keep the Father’s commandments. Obedience reveals that we love Him. Now we understand that those who abide in Christ are believers; and when we are obedient, we experience the agapeof God—the selfless love of our God. Unbelievers are not favored by G...
Sep 18, 2024 · Answer. To “abide” is to live, continue, or remain; so, to abide in Christ is to live in Him or remain in Him. When a person is saved, he or she is described as being “in Christ” (Romans 8:1; 2 Corinthians 5:17), held secure in a permanent relationship (John 10:28–29).
Jul 5, 2022 · Abiding in Christ’s love will bring us lasting joy that nobody can take away. God’s desire is for you to remain in His perfect love. He does not want you to drift away or become calloused to His abundant love. If Christians do not abide in Christ’s love, their road will only end in destruction.
Sep 22, 2017 · Believing is a receiving of Christ into the soul, welcoming him, trusting him, as it were, drinking and eating and savoring him. This is what he says in John 6:35: “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.”.
Jun 10, 2014 · To abide in Jesus means to keep his commandments and to keep his commandments means to love God with all our hearts and souls and minds and to love our neighbor as ourselves (Matthew 22:37–39). One way that we display our love for God is through our trust, prayer, and devotion to him.
