#abide in Christ

[dramoor]

“I implore you, brethren, never to break or despise the rule of this prayer: A Christian when he eats, drinks, walks, sits, travels or does any other thing must continually cry: ‘Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me.’ So that the name of the Lord Jesus descending into the depths of the heart, should subdue the serpent ruling over the inner pastures and bring life and salvation to the soul. He should always live with the name of the Lord Jesus, so that the heart swallows the Lord and the Lord the heart, and the two become one. And again: do not estrange your heart from God, but abide in Him, and always guard your heart by remembering our Lord Jesus Christ, until the name of the Lord becomes rooted in the heart and it ceases to think anything else.”

~St. John Chrysostom

#Orthodox Christian #saints #St. John Chrysostom #Jesus Prayer #pray continually #prayer of the heart #union with Christ in the Holy Spirit #God #abide in Christ #guard your heart

[northwoodsfan]

Ask For Anything?

But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted! John‬ ‭15‬:‭7‬ Remaining in Jesus is easy when times are good. When the checkbook balances, when the kids are excelling in good things, when your relationships are strong at home, and at work, when you finish your to do list every single day, it’s easy to remain in Jesus. During those…

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[tabernacleheart]

We enter [into Christ] by faith. Faith is not the acceptance merely of His Word, but is the reliance of the soul on Him, the flight of the soul towards Him, the dwelling of the soul in Him. [Thus] to be in Jesus– wedded to Him by the conjunction of will and desire, wedded to Him in the oneness of a believing spirit and in the obedience of a life– to be thus in Christ is the crown and climax of faith, and the condition of all perfection. To be in Christ is life; to be out of Him is death. In Him we have redemption; in Him we have wisdom, truth, peace, righteousness, hope, confidence. To be in Him is to be in heaven.

Alexander MacLaren

#jesus christ #Unity with Christ #Faith #Heaven #Christianity #Christ as the bridegroom #Divine marriage #This is really beautiful #abide in christ #perfection #redemption #True joy is found only in God #Alexander MacLaren

[christ-our-glory]

The grafting of the Gentiles

Romans 11:11-24 I ask, then, have they stumbled in order to fall? Absolutely not! On the contrary, by their stumbling, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel jealous. Now if their stumbling brings riches for the world, and their failure riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their full number bring!

Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. In view of the fact that I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry, if I can somehow make my own people jealous and save some of them. For if their rejection brings reconciliation to the world, what will their acceptance mean but life from the dead? Now if the firstfruits offered up are holy, so is the whole batch. And if the root is holy, so are the branches.

Now if some of the branches were broken off, and you, though a wild olive branch, were grafted in among them and have come to share in the rich root of the cultivated olive tree, do not brag that you are better than those branches. But if you do brag—you do not sustain the root, but the root sustains you. Then you will say, “Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.” True enough; they were broken off by unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid. For if God did not spare the natural branches, He will not spare you either. Therefore, consider God’s kindness and severity: severity toward those who have fallen but God’s kindness toward you—if you remain in His kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off. And even they, if they do not remain in unbelief, will be grafted in, because God has the power to graft them in again. For if you were cut off from your native wild olive and against nature were grafted into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these—the natural branches—be grafted into their own olive tree?

As Gentiles, we did not replace Israel but we were grafted in. Israel’s stumbling was our gain.

Paul also gives us, the Gentiles, a stern warning. Though some of Israel's branches "were broken off" so we could be "grafted in among them" that we may "share in the rich root," we must "not be arrogant, but be afraid" because "if God did not spare the natural branches, He will not spare you either." Remember John 15:6 in which the Lord says: "If anyone does not remain in Me, he is thrown away like a branch and dries up; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned." Anyone who does not abide in Christ stands already condemned (John 3:18).

All are under the same condition for salvation now: "repent and believe in the gospel" (Mark 1:15). In the old times, sins were overlooked with various types of sin offerings (Hebrews 10:4) but those times are now over. Acts 17:31 says God "overlooked the times of ignorance" and "God is now proclaiming to mankind that all people everywhere are to repent." Only in Christ—not our standing as those who were grafted in, or Israel itself (Matthew 3:9)—can save us. Christ, and Christ alone, is the One who saves us from the Father's wrath (Romans 5:9).

Some believe we shouldn't evangelize the Jewish people, but Paul makes it clear that only by their belief in Christ they too can be "graft them in again." As Matthew Henry wrote, "The conversion of a soul is the receiving of that soul, so the conversion of a nation. They shall be received into favour, into the church, into the love of Christ, whose arms are stretched out for the receiving of all those that will come to him. And this will be as life from the dead—so strange and surprising, and yet withal so welcome and acceptable. The conversion of the Jews will bring great joy to the church."

Christ is the root of all believers. There is “neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus” (Galatians 3:28). Abide in Him (John 15:4-10).

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[aniah-who]

Jesus, our Hope and our Help.

So if we then have been risen with Christ, we ought to have the mind of Christ, setting our minds on things which are above (Colossians 3:1), and not on that which is of this world. We must be spiritually-minded, and we can achieve this by mortifying the deeds of the flesh. Now, God knows that we are human and that it is in our DNA to live our lives contrary His will. He knows that we are prone to sin, and therefore, He doesn’t expect for us to cleanse ourselves by our own good doings; He doesn’t require that we make our own selves righteous because He knows that we can’t. It’s why He gave us His Son, Jesus Christ who says, “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. 5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing” (John 15:4-5). We can do nothing apart from Christ, but through Him, we can do all things (Philippians 4:13). Jesus is who changes us; Jesus is who amends, justifies, and reconciles us to God; Jesus is who transforms us; Jesus is who cleanses our hearts; Jesus is who renews our minds by shifting the way that we think, helping us to set our minds on the things which are of Him: “Finally brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, if there be any praise, think on these things” (Philippians 4:8). God won’t ever tell us to do something and expect us to accomplish the task by our own doing. He knows we’ll hopelessly fail without Jesus each and every time. Our part is to simply abide in Him and in HIs love and as a result, we’ll become more like Him and less like the world.  

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[tom4jc]

April 13, 2023 Verse Of The Day

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#abide in Christ #bearing fruit #Branch #John 15:4-5 #Verse of the Day #Vine

[dkcdude]

Your Life Hidden in Christ

When I woke up this morning, the song “Abide” was going through my mind. And then at church, we sang that same song as we were preparing for communion. With God, I don’t believe in coincidences, so I asked God to show me why this song is at the forefront of my attention today. I felt like He invited me to think about what it means to “abide in Christ”. What does that look like? One thing that…

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#Abide #Abide in Christ #Abide in Me #Christ in me #Colossians 3:12-15 #John 15:4-7

[plantedinchrist]

#spiritual muscles #abide in christ

[misheal-martins]

MORNING 🌄 MIRROR

TOPIC: You Can Do All Things

TEXT: "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."–Philippians 4:13 (KJV).

MESSAGE

My dear friend, you can't do it alone without the help of God. therefore, you need Christ by your side to help you out. When it seems you're tired and you want to quit, Just picture Christ on the cross and say "I can do it" When you say it with your mouth and confess it, surely, you will receive it. No matter the condition right now, just believe you can do it through Christ who empower and strengthens you. Be strong because, with Christ your destiny is sure. don't be afraid, just commit everything in God's hand and all will be fine.

"I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing-John 15:5 (KJV)...Bear this in mind, no matter what you do or want to do, without Christ being in charge, you will not yield much fruit. allow him to be in charge of your life. Abide in him. Him only has the power to give good wealth–the one that will not give you head ache.

Therefore, brethren, don't feel rejected and disappointed. you can do all things through Christ. Allow him to abide in you and you also in him. don't despise his sanctuary. Obey his word and all will be fine. Praise God.

QUOTE: Abide in Christ and you will have the strength to do all things.

CHALLENGE: Just obey, just obey, Jesus is the way.

PRAYER: Father, give me grace to serve you and abide in you forever.

BIBLE READING: Philippians 4

#you can do all things #abide in christ

[some-pers0n]

You can just say it's a mistake. It's so much worse to try and excuse it

#wof #wings of fire #glory wof #deathbringer wof #wof memes #tw proship #tw age gap #tw pedophila mention #sp-rambles #The “dragons have different moral standards than humans” excuse bothers me the most #My brother in christ these animals are basically humans with scales and wings #They abide by the same social standards we do #INCLUDING THAT MURDER AND WAR BAD #Why would large age gaps with a child and an adult be any different??

[soullessjack]

can Jesus and Judas be considered doomed yaoi

#cal.txt #religious stuff #religious mythology #biblical mythology #jesus and judas #Jesus Christ #judas iscariot #doomed yaoi #reading about the kiss of judas god and like…. idk girl .. Jesus predicted his own narrative betrayal and still loved his friends … #seems pretty doomed to me #christianity #renaissance art #religious art #not gonna elaborate on what this is about #you’ll probably see soon enough maybe . idk . I don’t make the rules I just abide begrudgingly by them

[dramoor]

#Orthodox Christian #Abbot Nikon Vorobiev #loneliness #abide in Christ #Practice the presence of God #friends #We are not alone #don't entertain vain thoughts from the enemy

[ragnarokhound]

Happy Halloween! Trick or treat?

Hee hoo thanks for the ask, anon! Happy Halloween :3 A silly supernatural jaytim 3 sentence paragraph (lol) fic for you:

"For the last time, I am not getting in the damn coffin with you," Jason huffs.

Tim leans out over the polished wood and satin lining, his fangs flashing as he pouts, winding his arms lazily around Jason's neck and burying his fingertips in Jason's hair-- because he's a dirty cheater and he knows that Jason's willpower is brittle as old bone this close to the full moon. He resolves to stay strong, because if you give Tim an inch then he'll take the whole damn continent.

"You don't have to, I suppose," Tim sighs, red eyes flashing from under his eyelashes. "I'll just be here...cold. Lonely. Wanting." He breathes the words against Jason's lips, and Jason whines. Christ. The things he does for this bloodsucker.

#hehehe #even if i don't get werewolf fic finished in time for halloween #i can content myself with posting SOME kind of spooky season content for them this october lol #tim is a vampire and jason is a werewolf and they are in love #they have 'its rotten work. especially to me and especially if it's you. i'll fucking do it but christ alive' vibes in this verse lmao #big 'i deserve an award for putting up with you' energy hiding ride or die insane chasm of deep and abiding devotion #it's the vicious dog and the question of who holds the leash #and the answer to the question is 'yes' #jaytim #my writing #asked and answered #this was GOING to be three sentences but hoo boy. only 3 sentences is so hard?? OTL so i adapted it to three paragraphs #and technically I'd want to make it four for pretty formatting purposes fdjslafjs #ask game #fanfic trick or treat #🐺🦇

[tabernacleheart]

Faith is at once motion and rest, search and finding, desire and fruition... if by faith we press on towards Christ, by faith we shall [abide] in Christ.

Alexander MacLaren

#Faith #jesus christ #beautiful paradoxes #abide in christ #Alexander MacLaren

[christ-our-glory]

In Matthew 13:3-8, we hear about four types of seeds. One seed is discarded right away, while the other three will grow. However, of the three seeds that grow, only one will bear fruit.

Another parable that comes to mind is the one in Matthew 20:1-16, where the workers who worked for more time expected to receive more money than those who barely did any work, only to find out they would receive the same amount of money.

Your reward isn't going to be based on how long you've known the Lord; it'll be based on keeping the faith until the end. Some will grow for years —even decades— in Christ, only to leave the faith; while others will come to the faith at the end of their lives, but abide in Him until the end. It’s not how much you grow in Christ, it’s how much you abide in Christ. Have you abided in Christ until the moment you come to meet Him face to face? How good is it to grow in Christ if you'll just abandon the faith at some point? The ones who truly grow, will abide; the ones who abide will finish the race.

The elect might take some detours but we will find our way back to Him.

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[allscripture]

Abide in me, and I will abide in you.

John 15:4 (ISV)

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