3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me (John 15:3-4).
Christ has the power to change people through His word. The word of God as recorded in scripture must cause an action in the believer. That action through the word spoken by Christ is for us to abide in Him. To abide in Christ is to rely, trust and obey Him. So it is through hearing the word of God, and God’s subsequent action in the heart of the believer that we come to trust and obey God. And in doing so, we abide fully in Christ. There is no true life apart from the abiding life we have in Christ.
Christ has the power to change people through His word. The word of God as recorded in scripture must cause an action in the believer. That action through the word spoken by Christ is for us to abide in Him. To abide in Christ is to rely, trust and obey Him. So it is through hearing the word of God, and God’s subsequent action in the heart of the believer that we come to trust and obey God. And in doing so, we abide fully in Christ. There is no true life apart from the abiding life we have in Christ.
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