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Abiding in Life

If that hearing from the beginning abides in you, even so you abide in the Son and in the Father, and this is the promise that He made to us, the one, Eternal Life.*

What did they hear from the beginning? it can be said to be the teachings of Christ but more so as John writes He is the Word of Life, in the person of Jesus, whom they heard, saw, and touched, Eternal Life.* John writes he is the Word that was with God and was God, that became flesh.* And Jesus said, "the one feeding on my flesh and drinking my blood has eternal Life."* If Jesus is the Word and the Word is Life then Jesus is Eternal Life, "this life was revealed and we beheld and witnessed and proclaim to you the one, eternal Life."* This is Peter's confession, that the words of Jesus are Eternal Life, and we see how we have Life through feeding on Him, abiding in the Vine, his words, the Word of Life. If the Word abides in you then you will have fellowship with the Son and with the Father, and this is the promise, Eternal Life. We abide in the vine as we are a branch, "even so you abide in the Son and in the Father, and this is the promise that He made to us, the one, Eternal Life."

Writing these things to you concerning the one deceiving you, but the anointing you received from Him abides in you and having no need that another teach you, but still more, His anointing teaches you about all things and exists truth and not a lie, just as taught you, to abide in Him.*

Jesus is the Word, Truth, the Word of Life, and in Him is Life. The Spirit is also called the Spirit of Life and the Spirit of Truth. "His anointing teaches you about all things and exists truth and not a lie, just as taught you, to abide in Him." Such truth tells us the Spirit guides us into truth by teaching us to abide in the Word of Life, who is Jesus, who is Truth. The Spirit is the helper in that He guides into the Truth, "Also ask the Father even so giving you another Helper, to exist with you for all time, the Spirit of Truth."* This word for helper means "counselor, intercessor, helper, one who encourages and comforts." The Spirit helps or guides us into truth, more specifically, the Spirit is teaching us to abide in Jesus, the Truth. 

When He the one Spirit of truth comes, guiding you into the whole truth, for not speaking of His own, but speaking what hearing, and teaching you the one to come. He will glorify me for that taking of and telling to you.* 

The Spirit is "teaching you the one to come," the One to come is Jesus. So we see this principle that the Spirit of Truth and Life guides us into Truth, "taking of and telling to you," even so, He guides us into abiding in Jesus, the Word of Life. Jesus said His words are Spirit and Truth. It is the Spirit that grants, draws, gives to Christ, giving Life, the flesh profits nothing. The Spirit intercedes for us when we know not what to pray for. And as creation itself moans the Spirit moans for our Liberty. A Spirit of Adoption we receive whereby we cry Abba Father, the greatest testimony from God that we are His children. We test the spirits whether they are of truth or error, those who do not abide in truth, in Jesus, these are Antichrist. It is Jesus who gives us food that endures unto Life. If we abide in the words of Jesus, we abide in the Son and the Father, and this is the promise that He made to us, Everlasting Life.

we exist from the one God, the one knowing God listens to us, whoever exists not from the one God, doesn't listen to us, by this we know the Spirit of truth and the Spirit of error.* 

There is a Spirit of truth and a spirit of error. The nature of truth is that it is placed upon a lamp stand, so those who love truth have fellowship together in truth. "If saying I have fellowship with Him but walk in the darkness, I lie and do not practice the truth."* This principle applies to anyone, especially to teachers, if they walk in darkness then those influenced are subjected to darkness, thus these will destroy the work of God greater than any one member. It is the Spirit guiding us into the "whole truth," the devil not only tempted Jesus through the weakness of the flesh but he also used scriptures. Slavery is slavery whether in the world or within the organization of the church, partial truth the devil uses, thus the spirit of error is introduced into the church. Those who abide in the truth, Know the truth, and Know Liberty, these are set free from the weakness of the flesh, but also from the spirit of error, the Antichrist who seeks to destroy the works of God. The children of God are not slaves but are being transformed into glorious Liberty.

 God exists love, and the one abiding in Love abides in God and God abides in Him.*

If God exists Spirit and exists Love then the Spirit is of Love. One can't speak of abiding in the Spirit, in the Word, in Truth without speaking of abiding in Love, as Truth exists in Love. If you abide in the Word of Life you also abide in the Love of God. This is the concept of truth in love, or faith that is active in love. Abiding in truth is being in fellowship with the Father and the Son, thus truth in love overflows in fellowship in the body. If I and my brother abide in truth we have fellowship together, and Jesus Christ cleanses us from all sin. If my brother walks in error he breaks fellowship, if he is a minister and remains in error, you do not remain under his influence, it is he who walks in error. Abiding in truth is active in loving my brother, "if someone says I love God yet hates his brother, he exists a liar, for the one not loving his brother whom having seen can't love God whom he has not seen."* How can one say he loves God or loves the lost whom they have not seen, but the brother whom they do see they do not love, having the world's goods and turning their hearts from his need. If there is no fellowship in truth and love then there is no fellowship with my brother.

Now, beloved, abide in Him, that when appearing you have confidence also lest you are not in Him, in the one who comes.*

It is a tragedy that some think they know God because of their good works, but adhering to the ten commandments or traditions and doctrines of men is not the same as abiding in the Word of Life. Today, some sell indulgences, but money, an unrighteous mammon, can't be exchanged for the bread of Life, thus you can 't buy or work your way into God's kingdom. John writes, "these things I have written to you concerning those who try to deceive you." If we abide in Him we have confidence that we exist in Him. And in this abiding is the principle of Liberty that we endure looking intently into the truth. The true disciple is abiding, remaining, continuing, persevering, and enduring. It is the Spirit guiding us into truth, "teaching you of the one to come." Can one say his church or minister led him astray? What excuse is there standing before God? He gave us the greatest gift of Love, the Word of Life, who taught men that if they abide in Him they will have Eternal Life. And we have His words written down in a New Testament and to His children He gives the Spirit to guide into Truth.

the one looking intently into the perfect principle, the one Liberty, and remaining not becoming a oblivious hearer but active in doing, he exists blessed in the one His doing.*

I am blessed in His doing, the glory of Jesus is being shown in His workmanship. And how is this accomplished? by abiding in the Word of Life, Spirit of Life and Truth, and Love. An oblivious hearer is as the saying goes, it goes in one ear and out the other, but the one who remains or abides in truth is blessed. This word remaining is from two words "with" and "abide." We know to bear fruit we abide in the Vine, who is Jesus, who is the Word of Life, so the fruit of Life comes in abiding. This is the test of the true disciple of Jesus, the one abiding in the truth, knows the truth, and he is blessed, experiencing Liberty. Being transformed into glorious Liberty, is our sanctification, glorification, transformation by the renewing of our mind, it is by remaining in Truth, looking intently into and enduring. And we have such promises as the children of God, abiding in hope, faith, and love. We have a such a Helper teaching us to abide in the Word of Life, this life that was proclaimed to us the one, Eternal Life.* So we pray, show us your glory, the glorious Liberty of the children of God.

Show Me Your Glory

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