True brother what you say is attested in John 15: no branch will bear fruits being not attached to the vine which is our Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus.
I'm seeing that these terms can be very misleading. What does "effortlessly" mean? I know what it tries to contrast but are these concepts really biblical. Did God ever say there are no "conditions" and did he say it would be "effortlessly"? Yet I understand what these terms are meant to represent. My realization is in refuting one extreme we have to be sure we don't create false and unbiblical concept. There would always be TERMS and CONDITIONS we only have to make sure we meet them with a true heart. We have to make sure we teach people what it truly means to BELIEVE.
@@jasonfrederick1258 What are you even talking about? Terms and conditions?? Jesus doesn't some man made system to make sure his grace doesn't get abused He doesn't need the law because he already fulfilled it. And those were the only terms and conditions he used to bring man to a realization that we needed Him because he was the only one who could fulfill His own terms and conditions.
Repent means to think differently. not say I'm sorry over and over, then go back and do the same thing. we show that we are sorry by thinking differently about sin and denying it
Repent means to TURN AWAY FROM something you confess as wrong and not pleasing to God.Its no use repenting then going back to the thing you are repenting about.You can be sorry but you also have to turn away from the thing you repent of.
1 John 4:15 - *Whoever confesses* that Jesus is the Son of God, *God abides in him, and he in God*....God is love, and *he who abides in love abides in God*, and God in him. 1 John 3:24 - Now *he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. * 1 John 4:12 - *If we love one another, God abides in us*, and His love has been perfected in us. 1 John 2:6 - *He who says he abides in Him* ought himself also to walk just as He walked. 1 John 3:6 - *No one who abides in Him sins*; no one who sins has seen Him or knows Him. According to the above Scriptures, whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. Meaning every true believer abides in Christ [the Vine]. The natural consequence of being a branch is the inevitability of it bearing fruit. If it doesn't bear fruit it is worthless and good for nothing but to be thrown into the fire. Anyone who abides in Christ bears the fruit of Christ, i.e., the fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22), abiding in love (1 Jn 4:15), keeping His commandments (1 Jn 3:24), loving the brethren (1 Jn 3:14), and walking even as He walked (1 Jn 2:6). This is all accomplished, not by the branch, but the Vine; not of works for _"apart from Me you can do nothing"_ _"And if by grace, then it is no longer of works"_ (Rom. 11:6). God's promise in the new covenant is, _"I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you...I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes"_ [keep My commandments] (Ezek. 36:26, ). _"For it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure"_ (Phil. 2:13). Therefore, _"No one who is born of God practices sin, because His seed_ [His Spirit] _abides in him; and he cannot_ [continue in] _sin, because he is born of God"_ (1 Jn. 3:9). _"For if you live according to the flesh you will die_ [eternal death]; _but if by the Spirit_ [the gift of grace] _you put to death the deeds of the body_ [sinful behavior], _you will live_ [eternal life]" (Rom. 8:13). _"By this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us"_ (1 Jn 3:24). _"If anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him"_ (Rom. 8:9). *A branch has no other purpose for its existence than that of bearing fruit* (_"we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works"_ Eph. 2:10). Any branch (anyone who confesses Jesus) that does not bear fruit is a liar (_"He who says, 'I know Him,' and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him."_ 1 Jn. 2:3) _"If anyone does not abide in Me_ [continuously live and believe in Me, Jn. 11:26], _he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned"_ (Jn. 15:6). In other words, a branch in the tree of Christ that does not bear the fruit of Christ, the sole purpose for its existence, is a contradiction in terms. It is a dead branch (_"faith, if it has no works, is dead"_ James 2:17) and will therefore be cast out and eternally condemned. _"Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice and come forth-*those who have done good*_ [live according to the Spirit], _to the resurrection of life, and _*_those who have done evil_* [live according to the flesh], _to the resurrection of condemnation"_ (John 5:28-29). _"Little children, make sure *no one deceives you*; the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous"_ (1 John 3:7). _"Or do you not know that *the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived*"_ (1 Cor. 6:9). Paul is saying in essence, "If you think you will inherit the kingdom of God by a faith in Christ that does not result in living a righteous life you are deceiving yourself." Acts 10:35, _"Whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him."_ Those who do not fear Him and work righteousness will not be accepted by Him because, whatever they may profess, their belief in Him is not genuine. _"They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable and disobedient and worthless for any good deed"_ (Titus 1:16).
You salvation has nothing to do with you. Salvation is a free gift of god. You get it by grace through faith In Jesus Christ WHO he is and what he finish on the cross. Salvation is free. You cant earn it. You are mixing salvation with disipleship
Love how direct and easy to understand you make the gospel of grace. Sharing on Facebook from time to time when I think my friends might be able to understand as well.
Thank you Rebecca. That's encouraging to hear. It's my goal to make the gospel super simple because I believe it should be understood by a 6 year old :) Thanks for helping me share this good news when you feel it's appropriate! Have a great day sister, Bas
As I grow I am realizing it's wrong to say "there is nothing we have to do". That statement is wrong cause the biblical teaching clearly states "abide". There is no self-imposed work we need to do but there is the necessary "work of faith" which only can come by hearing the word/truth of God.
Jason Frederick that is incorrect. Romans 4;1-2 What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? 2, For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. 3, For what saith the scriptures? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto for righteousness. 4 now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. 5, But to him that worketh not, but believe th on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
We labor to enter into his rest by renewing our minds daily as the water of the word washes out minds unto life everlasting. It is the power of God unto salvation. Our only commandment is to believe on the one that He sent and to love one another. The gospel, 1st Corinthians 15;1-4, the death burial and resurrection of Jesus is the plum line abide in the gospel (obey) believe and you will be saved and sealed til the day of redemption. Gospel ( good news)🙌
If it is something that we have to do, would be bad news because we cannot be co saviors with Christ. The good news is that Jesus alone saved us and God will not share his glory. Jesus alone is the open door that no man can open and no man can close. Jesus is (the way, the truth and the life.) salvation is a FREE GIFT . Glory to God 🙌
I am thankful that at the start of the video Bas said he teaches from a pure-grace point of view, it sets the perspective of the presentation. I agree 100% with his read of these scriptures. However, the amazing thing about many aspects of God's ways is that what can appear opposite can also be true. It is also true that Paul urges us to work out our salvation, and continue in good works. Jesus says we need to obey, this was not a suggestion. It is true that we are forever bound to Him through the presence of the Spirit. It is also true that choosing his ways in our hearts and by our actions will often show immediate fruit and in that sense there is participation by us his children. "there is something we do". Resting and working, it is a dichotomy, both are true at the same time, as supported by the scripture. God is amazing.
I appreciate the enthusiasm of Bas, but reading the entire passage in John 15 clearly shows that Jesus urges believes to remain in Him, what would be the point of urging us to abide if it was effortless?
Remaining in Christ has much to do with believing. We come to God by believing and that is how we remain in Him. When we believe the lies of the enemy we stray...abiding is all about believing...so firstly believing your righteous identity in christ.. wen you believe that you are righteous in your very identity and that in HIM we live move and have our being we will behave as such. when our behavior is out of wack its usually as a result of wrong believing. We have te mind of Christ...As He is so are we in this world 1John 4:17. Remember tat Jesus was adressing the Jews :)They did no have the Holy Spirit
@@marvinmaddocks I like your reply. My issue with what is being presented is the emphasis on this ABIDING being effortless. I would like to encourage all to study the Bible for themselves to see if this lines up with Scripture.
I have always believed this way just didn't know how to express it, thank you for this video and all the others. I am with George Coran, having grown up under such legalistic thinking this is something to hear, but very thankful I have heard the message. God is so good.
A life of grace I live & move & have my being in Jesus Abiding in Christ & keeping the word? If MY Words Abide in you & you in Me you may ask what you desire & it shall be done for you that the Father may be glorified & you bare much fruit & you will be my discipline.
I think it took some effort for Jesus to take up the CROSS... I am sure He sweat blood because it was so effortless... I will do all the effort I can! For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. 2 Corinth 5:10
No hes NOT saying having a relationship with God is effortless, He is saying abiding in Him is, Once you are saved you CANNOT be unsaved! EVER. Doing good works with love is fruitless. we do things God asks of us not out of servitude but out of love in a deep intimate relationship with Him. When we Abide in him effortlessly (do not depart from his love since we were already saved when He died on the Cross) He is saying we will not be separated. It has nothing to do with keeping or obeying Gods commands
Please don't miss John 15:2. Branches that bear no fruit are removed from the Vine. Branches that do bear fruit are "purged" to promote the production of more fruit. The pruning work that purges us cleanses us of undesireable features, like complacency for instance, and is comparable to the chastening of the Lord which as Hebrews 12:11 tells us, does not seem to be joyous but grievous. After the purging, pruning, cleansing, chastening that God does is over, those that are exercised or trained by it yield the fruit of righteousness. Please don't miss this wonderful truth.
Awesome! You would really enjoy watching David Benjamin or Gregg Jackson..these two guys really break down alll false doctrines that take away our true abiding in Christ!👏👏👏
If you want to see heaven come into your circumstances and situations for you, you must use the Word of God to persuade yourself of the character and promises of God, becoming intimate with God in the process (John 17:3), followed by speaking to your mountain. This is the base parable of the Kingdom of God as taught by Jesus in Mark 4 also found in Psalms 1, Deuteronomy 30 and Genesis 1:11
Revelation 3:16 "So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of My mouth." What about this ? So somebody can be lukewarm and be out of Christ.
@@krayziejerry totally wrong guy dont say that cos we could say the same about you .there is more to that scripture speaking of his words abiding in us .
No. It takes focusing on Jesus, which in the Holy Spirit is easy to do. When you do that, you see that you are a full cup, running over, no room or desire for poison because the Living Water has satisfied you.
Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father. 25 And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.
Bad I have recently discovered your videos and I am so grateful for the light you shed on certain grace issues. I came out of a reformed Calvinism background and cannot believe the joy I have, now understanding grace! I have on equestrian however. Who are the branches Jesus refers to who are cut off the vine? He must mean somebody, surely? Unbelieving Israel perhaps?
Thanks for your comment. I'm glad you are blessed by these teachings on the gospel of grace. We have the same background: I also have a reformed Calvinistic background! It's was only after 25 years that I got born again...then it took another 10 years to be exposed to grace and be awakened to the Good News of Christ and His finished work. Good question. I have a video on what is means to be cut off the Vine and what it means to be pruned etc. Here they are: How to be a fruitful believer! God cutting off unfruitful branches (part 1/2) How to know you're not a branch that's cast out, withered, and thrown into the fire! How to be a fruitful believer! God prunes fruitful branches (part 2/2)
Thank you so much! I'm thrilled to learn from your videos. I will go and watch these, and share them also. How amazing we had the same background! What a heavy, dark place that was. Please be encouraged, your teaching videos made a big difference to me. As I'm sure they will to many others. God bless you Bas :)
Bas, thank you for your joyful teaching, grace-centered and biblically minded. I just was asking out of exasperation--"why can't I figure out how to abide in Christ? Why is my new marriage rife with struggles?" So I looked up how to abide. So many preachers are always telling us to abide but don't explain anything about it. However I wanted to ask about some of the more "legalistic sounding" verses in James. Now I know he isn't a legalist but it sounds that way to me, probably because I struggle with legalism. Well, the ones I mean are saying, "weep, let your joy turn to mourning, etc." and talks about "cleanse your hands you sinners, you double minded," And "draw near to God and he will draw near to you." Sounds like a lot of effort. Can you help me understand?
Watch ralph yankee arnold do a vid on it. In james where it says Justified by Fsith and works is about how to men to show our faith with works and to be a Good Christian to God we need Faith and works. But as a Christian Just Faith. Hence romans 4 it says justified by Faith alone.
I know this is coming 4 years late but the scriptures in James are not written to Us, the Church but to the 12 tribes of Israel. Since the tribe of Israel rejected Jesus and the grace he offered, they are now required to work for their salvation. As long as you're not a Jew, this does not apply to you. Please keep in mind that Paul is the apostle to the gentiles so we are to follow the teachings of Paul. Hope this helps
You are confusing to different abides. The one in 1 John is about salvation but the abide Jesus refers to in John 15 is about relationship. Jesus tells us what this abide means in John 15:9-10 “As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. 10 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. Jesus is telling us not to fall off the path (relationship) and make sure we stay with Jesus. As we stay on the path (relationship) it allows Jesus to prune us: empty us, grow us, perfect us, to bear fruit and shine his Glory. As a branch must remain in the vine to bear fruit so must we. We are saved by faith, it is a free gift but just like marriage, love is free, but we must work on our relationship so that we can bear fruit.
No when Jesus says to YOU WILL ABIDE IN MY LOVE it means you will not depart from my love it has nothing to do with following a path or our relationship status with GOD.
Interesting comment, however, in 1 John 4 or John 15 the SAME greek word is used. Another key thing, the commandments Jesus is referring to are NOT the 10 commandments, but would refer to what He's laying out in that context (John 14)... and ultimately is summarized as agape-love (15:12,17).
Actually Christine, it's about our love (though it may be just of reflection of His, in us) - "if you abide in my love, just as I abide in My Father's love", it means we have to share the same love and compassion He have towards us. Otherwise, "I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal." God may love us from the deepest trench in the ocean, to the highest peaks of mountains, if we don't love, we are not His sons and daughters!
evagelizarEC surely bearing fruits won't save anyone, because Jesus is our only salvation. But check the Bible, see how many times it say us to bear fruits. The teaching is clear, we have to bear fruits, but not through our own effort, everything we would do without us being in Christ and Him being in us is vain. The fruits are rather a confirmation we live in the vine.
evangelizarEC yes, the word we use for the Greek is abide but that is not the word it originally means. It's always good to go back to the source I find Strong's Concordance very helpful to learn and understand the original written word
I agree with his teaching that each believer should get away from the institution and have a PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LORD. The LORD Himself told us not to call any human our teacher or father, but that The LORD alone was Our ONLY Teacher and Father - Matthew 23:8-10 However the STRONGEST CONCERN with the grace movement is that IT IS A PETRI DISH FOR DEMONS. When we were saved our spirits got saved and became one with The LORD - we are as He is and we are Holy in His Sight - 1John 4:17, Hebrews 2:11. Our souls - physical body, mind, will and emotions remained the same. If that was not true every person who gets saved will immediately be 100% healed of every ailment and would never have a problem with anger etc. And we know that does not happen. Beyond that there a people who have evil spiritual hangers on/evil entities/demons because they were vulnerable to deep hurt, abuse or a transference of a genetic/ancestral evil through their blood. ALL those things have been DEFEATED BY CHRIST but it is the believer who has to enforce that defeat in their souls by casting out those entities of the abuse they suffered. The grace movement while ignoring the demon casting out issue sometimes has preached that people cannot be possessed with demons. The new age movement teaches the same. As a result THE DEMONS REMAIN AND GET A STRONGER HOLD IN THE PERSON'S LIFE and the confusion that arises can lead the grace movement to justify every aberration that INVITES DEMONS IN like homosexuality etc. because they FOCUS ONLY ON LOVE!. While a believer cannot be possessed in his spirit by demons, his soul can be. ALSO EVERYTHING SUPERNATURAL IS NOT OF THE GOD OF TRUTH. evil can manifest with supernatural "healings" etc. which are a DECEPTION - they don't last and will cause the person to be worse than they were. roman catholic exorcism is one because the religion is rooted in pagan sun worship and satan will not fight against satan. William Branham who is known for his supernatural gifts, often true gifts where people even today testify of how they were helped, was said, by his assistant Ern Baxter, to operate with 2 spirits. This can happen especially when the preacher/person is under pressure to perform, or through DECEPTION and their ego, goes outside of his assignment from The LORD. A person called to be only an evangelist can try to teach or think he or she is a prophet or apostle when The LORD never called them into that ministry. In all ministry in The Name of the LORD GOD of Truth, and the Father of The LORD Jesus (Yehoshua), the minister must be dead to his or her flesh and be ONLY Spirit in The Father, with the ONLY desire to be a conduit of His Will and Word for every person. As the apostle John said, He must increase and we must decrease. The LORD told us that believers in Him will cast out demons. It is a supernatural sign THAT WILL FOLLOW BELIEVERS. Let us not miss His Ministry by deception of darkness that is defeated when exposed and allowed to multiply and destroy when able to hide. The LORD said that satan comes to KILL STEAL AND DESTROY - John 10:10. If we see that happening in the lives of people including believers let us seek the LORD to teach us and let us check every teaching with Him as He is OUR ONLY TEACHER.
Are you pointing out that you cannot deny Christ? Your question was "Do you ever need to exert effort on your part in order to remain abiding in Him?" the answer can be found in verse 12 of chapter 15 of John and it is absolutely yes. Why? Because Christians were commanded to love each other as Jesus loved us. We cannot love others effortlessly.
That is not what abide means, it doesnt mean love. it means to remain as one. we can ABIDE effortlessly, that does not mean we can LOVE effortlessly :)
You abide in Him by faith, this is a false teaching. what about strive to enter the narrow gate, does this sound effortless? you can stop Abiding in Him if you stop loving your brother, the book of 1st John and the Gospel of John chapters 14-16 tells us how to stay (abide) in Him. by his Grace we are empowered to obey the Gospel through faith.
read that and you will see how to abide in Christ, as far as his word Abiding (staying) in you, it means you continually guard God's Word in your heart, by constantly keeping your eye on it to obey. remember one heard the word and didn't obey, he was the one building on sand. but the one who hears the word and obeys is the one building on the Rock. it all flows from a genuine whole hearted relationship with Jesus, he will empower you to do the impossible, apart from him we can do nothing.
+James Enloe Faith is being fully persuaded by God. without faith it is impossible to be pleasing to God. why? because if you are not fully persuaded by what he says, you won't do what he says.
+James Enloe you won't be able to abide in Him, which is a command he gives us, if you don't have faith. If your a kid in the line at the bank and your Dad says "IF you will stay right here, be patient & don't go anywhere, I'm going to go to the main vault to get you a great amount of treasure." if you are fully persuaded and trusting in what he says you will do what he says. but what if you get tired of waiting and start to doubt what he told you, then decide to leave. that's the opposite of Faith, which is unbelief, and the unbelieving don't inherit the promises of God. alot of people believe with their head that Jesus is the son of God, but even the demons believe and they tremble. we need to be those who believe with their heart by taking the commands of Jesus to heart and obeying them, always keeping our eyes on him and his word ready to perform it (aka being a doer of the word and not a hearer only).
Looking for you video on healing? I have a small none life threating health issue. God's healing is new ground for me and I would like to add this type prayer to my life. I do pray for people to be healed but my heart does not give me confidence.There are so many people that need some type of healing. I prayed with a pastor friend yesterday for his son's emotional problems and a neighbors salvation. Will you pray for my health issue. I am Praying for you ministry and for God to bless your family. Thanks
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To abide in Christ literally means to walk in daily fellowship / union with Christ. It's all about relationship. While I agree with 95% of what he is saying, unfortunately, this guy tends to complicate things in his efforts to exalt grace over relationship when, in truth, both aspects play an integral & equal part. For more info on Abiding in Christ, I highly recommend anything written by Andrew Murray.
Thank you, my question is Jesus also said sins are forgiven but do no more sins, If abide in Jesus , branch do sins then what? People need to maintain their Holy life or not ?
I would disagree with waiting for direction. What excites you? What do you want to do that makes you feel alive? God has created you that way. Pursue it!
I'm confused because of Matthew 8:28-29 NLT ...two men who were possessed by demons met him. They came out of the tombs and were so violent that no one could go through that area. [29] They began screaming at him, “Why are you interfering with us, Son of God? … They confessed, so did they abide? Isn't there more to abiding in Him?
YES! There is more! First get yourself a King James Bible! Second, in order to abide in Jesus Christ you have to be saved! They weren't. Jesus hadn't risen yet so the Holy Spirit wasn't in them yet. In order to be saved you have to Repent and be Born Again. Repent means to turn from your sin and to turn to God. God is looking for a change in your attitude that says "Lord, I don't want to do wrong anymore, I want to live for you now." If you call upon the name of the Lord with all your heart to save you and forgive you, Then God said he would forgive you. Call upon God to save you! Don't wait! This is serious! Cry out to God to save you from your sins!
You are making it sound like too good to be true. We have to continue following his Word and leading of the Spirit to continue abiding him. It requires a lot of effort on our part to abide in him. Yes we won't go to hell, but if you keep thinking that you are already abiding in the vine without trying to read his Word and follow the commandments, then you won't bear much fruit The gift of life is free , but producing fruit isn't simply saying Jesus is my God. Even demons believe that.
hmm i think you missed his entire point, and are misunderstanding the scripture, try watching again after prayer and read all the scriptures listed in video
Here is something to think about your comment... If what you're saying is true, what about all those believers that didn't have the Scriptures to follow His Words (like we now do)... or I guess they just didn't 'really abide in Him. Remember, the Scriptures as we now have it only came until the year 1500, where it could get printed and distributed... but still only a selected few could read it or even have access to it! Grace and peace to you.
Scriptures were made available to masses at synagogue, then later in churches even though majority of ppl could not read/write until development of middle class. So yes scripture was available for ppl to follow. The word abide in this particular instance means" not depart from" in Greek.
It's a pity I won't be here in 30 yrs to hear this guy then. Young preachers almost always say you don't have to do any things to please God; just believe in (believe = acknowledge to them) His son. Case closed, right? Not really. There are a ton of other scriptures that say we have to live as righteously as we can. Some of us can do more than others, that's fine. Then if you read each epistle carefully & slowly you'll notice every one says don't sin. Jesus went so far as to say "be perfect because your Father in heaven is perfect". I don't think Jesus expects any of us to attain perfection but He expects us to keep it in mind as an ultimate goal. If we don't make it a goal we certainly will never come near it. I hope that someday this guy wakes up to this.
I do not believe everything in this video is 100% biblical. I wonder how much effort Jesus exhibited to fast for 40 days and nights and to resist temptation. I also wonder if He supposedly used no effort in dying on the cross or His struggle in the garden of Gethsemane where He sweat blood and asked the Father if it be possible that His cup pass from Him? He felt everything we felt and was tempted in every way that we are. Nevertheless, I agree that spiritual fruit is not produced by striving in the flesh but abiding in (looking to, depending on, trusting in) the vine... however that does not dismiss the struggle. For the flesh wages war against the spirit and those who are in Christ have nailed their fleshly passions to the cross and crucified them there.
I really like the view that we are automatically abiding in Christ now that we have become born again.. and I appreciate the reminder that doing anything in order to produce fruit is probably a work of the law... that was helpful, but I have a question- you asked "Did Jesus do anything to help him abide in his relationship with the Father?- the answer is no" but is it really "No"? he would get up early and pray for ages and I think this is behind our fear when we read this verse.. have I prayed enough? have I fasted enough? I know that fasting isn't a way of twisting Gods arm - but a way of mortifying the flesh so that we are thrust into a closer walk with God but thats what I mean... its still something that we CAN do... so I'm a bit confused... help!
Jesus DID NOT have to DO anything to be one with His Father. Their love never departed from the other one. Forever remaining as one. Never to be separated. That is what the word ABIDE means from Hebrew/Greek translation, Most ppl go off of the English translation which has changed and altered very much since Jesus walked the earth. He talked to God , not because he was obligated to do so or had to in order to abide in God. He prayed out of love through an intimate relationship with God. And NO prayer is never to mortify your flesh. it is your private and quiet communication with your God who loves you and wants a relationship with you. Prayer does not ensure that you ABIDE in GOD. Jesus dying for our sins so we may become one with him is Abiding in him. He states his LOVE will abide with us. His LOVE will never depart from us. He will always love us no matter what we do. That will never be taken from us ever.
I can tell that you have a heart for God, but your message gives people who profess to be Christians free license to sin without penalty. My daughter is one. She believes she can live in the unrepentant willfull sin of adultery with her live in boyfriend and use drugs because she has a free pass to heaven. How can I respond to that?
Love her and her boyfriend unconditionally and cease from judgement. Being a beautiful example of what Jesus does in your life may lead her to make better choices in the future. And please remember that Jesus spoke to the Samaritan woman at the well who was living with her boyfriend, but chastised the legalistic pharisees.
read Titus to find the true Grace of GOD! this is a false teaching, contradicts God's Word. God wouldn't tell us to do something for no reason, he tells us to abide in Him for a reason.
New age Cultist, I bind you in the name Of Jesus Christ. I bind your false tongue in Jesus' name. Abiding in Jesus is effortless due to the fact He died for us all. you need to look up the Greek and Hebrew meaning of this word not WIKI ...Abide: hold to, never to depart from, We do NOT have to work for his love or for Him to stay in us. Gods promise will never be broken. Be teachable in this moment , you have been spewing falsities here.
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Thank You Dear Brother For Your Sermon , I Am Blessed
Thank you for the enlightenment. Absolutely, the sap flow is driven or pushed from the vine into the branches...
Thank you
So if I'm saved then I'll produce fruit effortlessly. God is so awesome!
True brother what you say is attested in John 15: no branch will bear fruits being not attached to the vine which is our Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus.
I'm seeing that these terms can be very misleading. What does "effortlessly" mean? I know what it tries to contrast but are these concepts really biblical. Did God ever say there are no "conditions" and did he say it would be "effortlessly"? Yet I understand what these terms are meant to represent. My realization is in refuting one extreme we have to be sure we don't create false and unbiblical concept. There would always be TERMS and CONDITIONS we only have to make sure we meet them with a true heart. We have to make sure we teach people what it truly means to BELIEVE.
@@jasonfrederick1258 What are you even talking about? Terms and conditions?? Jesus doesn't some man made system to make sure his grace doesn't get abused He doesn't need the law because he already fulfilled it. And those were the only terms and conditions he used to bring man to a realization that we needed Him because he was the only one who could fulfill His own terms and conditions.
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It's called 100% surrender to Christ's control. He accomplished, Im at peace.
Thank you very much for this video ! This is what i thought since some time : to BEAR fruit is not to produce fruit. God bless you !
I love abiding in Christ! When I remind myself to abide in Christ I feel his strength and peace.
Jesus is the Son Of God!
Jesus is with God and Jesus is God.
@@florinaschilean6143Amen !
Repent means to think differently. not say I'm sorry over and over, then go back and do the same thing. we show that we are sorry by thinking differently about sin and denying it
Repent means to TURN AWAY FROM something you confess as wrong and not pleasing to God.Its no use repenting then going back to the thing you are repenting about.You can be sorry but you also have to turn away from the thing you repent of.
feeltheforce10 that's what he's saying
Amen Mecca
Repent means to have grief and Godly sorrow for sins against God which will result in turning away from sin
Bas, Jesus really works through you mightily. I learn much, now I know that every good work that I do is His performance as I rest in Him.
I like your ref to the fact that 'abiding' is resting in Christ. Heb 3 "our work" is to enter His rest. Great, thanks !
PR
holiness is the key to intimacy with God, and through the holy spirit of Jesus who abides us makes us holy and bear much fruits😀👍👍🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
Thank you
Thank You my brother. I feel like I can finally relax for the first time in the 2 months since I was reborn after watching this. God Bless!!
Yeah I will now relax ... Praise God
Once again you are sharing what God has placed on my heart in the last 15 years I hope people can hear your words
Yeah Mee too
I now understand. thank you for this video. I can now rest and not struggle.
1 John 4:15 - *Whoever confesses* that Jesus is the Son of God, *God abides in him, and he in God*....God is love, and *he who abides in love abides in God*, and God in him.
1 John 3:24 - Now *he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. *
1 John 4:12 - *If we love one another, God abides in us*, and His love has been perfected in us.
1 John 2:6 - *He who says he abides in Him* ought himself also to walk just as He walked.
1 John 3:6 - *No one who abides in Him sins*; no one who sins has seen Him or knows Him.
According to the above Scriptures, whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. Meaning every true believer abides in Christ [the Vine]. The natural consequence of being a branch is the inevitability of it bearing fruit. If it doesn't bear fruit it is worthless and good for nothing but to be thrown into the fire. Anyone who abides in Christ bears the fruit of Christ, i.e., the fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22), abiding in love (1 Jn 4:15), keeping His commandments (1 Jn 3:24), loving the brethren (1 Jn 3:14), and walking even as He walked (1 Jn 2:6). This is all accomplished, not by the branch, but the Vine; not of works for _"apart from Me you can do nothing"_ _"And if by grace, then it is no longer of works"_ (Rom. 11:6).
God's promise in the new covenant is, _"I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you...I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes"_ [keep My commandments] (Ezek. 36:26, ). _"For it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure"_ (Phil. 2:13). Therefore, _"No one who is born of God practices sin, because His seed_ [His Spirit] _abides in him; and he cannot_ [continue in] _sin, because he is born of God"_ (1 Jn. 3:9). _"For if you live according to the flesh you will die_ [eternal death]; _but if by the Spirit_ [the gift of grace] _you put to death the deeds of the body_ [sinful behavior], _you will live_ [eternal life]" (Rom. 8:13). _"By this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us"_ (1 Jn 3:24). _"If anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him"_ (Rom. 8:9).
*A branch has no other purpose for its existence than that of bearing fruit* (_"we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works"_ Eph. 2:10). Any branch (anyone who confesses Jesus) that does not bear fruit is a liar (_"He who says, 'I know Him,' and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him."_ 1 Jn. 2:3) _"If anyone does not abide in Me_ [continuously live and believe in Me, Jn. 11:26], _he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned"_ (Jn. 15:6). In other words, a branch in the tree of Christ that does not bear the fruit of Christ, the sole purpose for its existence, is a contradiction in terms. It is a dead branch (_"faith, if it has no works, is dead"_ James 2:17) and will therefore be cast out and eternally condemned.
_"Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice and come forth-*those who have done good*_ [live according to the Spirit], _to the resurrection of life, and _*_those who have done evil_* [live according to the flesh], _to the resurrection of condemnation"_ (John 5:28-29). _"Little children, make sure *no one deceives you*; the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous"_ (1 John 3:7). _"Or do you not know that *the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived*"_ (1 Cor. 6:9). Paul is saying in essence, "If you think you will inherit the kingdom of God by a faith in Christ that does not result in living a righteous life you are deceiving yourself." Acts 10:35, _"Whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him."_ Those who do not fear Him and work righteousness will not be accepted by Him because, whatever they may profess, their belief in Him is not genuine. _"They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable and disobedient and worthless for any good deed"_ (Titus 1:16).
Brother, I sincerely thank you.
@Marie G 777 Mary, read all of his comment. He says its not your work, but His work.
So you say you dont sin anymore and that you holy and perfekt ?
How am I supposed to practice righteousness
You salvation has nothing to do with you. Salvation is a free gift of god. You get it by grace through faith In Jesus Christ WHO he is and what he finish on the cross. Salvation is free. You cant earn it. You are mixing salvation with disipleship
Love how direct and easy to understand you make the gospel of grace. Sharing on Facebook from time to time when I think my friends might be able to understand as well.
Thank you Rebecca. That's encouraging to hear. It's my goal to make the gospel super simple because I believe it should be understood by a 6 year old :)
Thanks for helping me share this good news when you feel it's appropriate!
Have a great day sister,
Bas
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@@BasRijksen Please keep posting on You-Tube!!
I needed to hear this message. Thank you, Bas. I appreciate your sharing God's message.
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I looked at the definition of abide. It is amazing how the word fits our walk with our lord.
Don't you love how things fall more and more into place as you continue to get ongoing revelation from the Holy Spirit?! Greetz, Bas
yes that is what we all need to be doing! looking into Gods word and praying for understanding so He can reveal His teachings to us.
Bas Rijksen, I find your information dangerous! Dangerous mostly to the establishment.
@@florinaschilean6143 they may loose control and God,may be in charge.
I think everyone needs to go listen to Mr Rogers' song "It's You I Like." It is US God loves, it's not the things we do.
As I grow I am realizing it's wrong to say "there is nothing we have to do". That statement is wrong cause the biblical teaching clearly states "abide". There is no self-imposed work we need to do but there is the necessary "work of faith" which only can come by hearing the word/truth of God.
Jason Frederick that is incorrect. Romans 4;1-2 What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? 2, For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. 3, For what saith the scriptures? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto for righteousness. 4 now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. 5, But to him that worketh not, but believe th on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
We labor to enter into his rest by renewing our minds daily as the water of the word washes out minds unto life everlasting. It is the power of God unto salvation. Our only commandment is to believe on the one that He sent and to love one another. The gospel, 1st Corinthians 15;1-4, the death burial and resurrection of Jesus is the plum line abide in the gospel (obey) believe and you will be saved and sealed til the day of redemption. Gospel ( good news)🙌
If it is something that we have to do, would be bad news because we cannot be co saviors with Christ. The good news is that Jesus alone saved us and God will not share his glory. Jesus alone is the open door that no man can open and no man can close. Jesus is (the way, the truth and the life.) salvation is a FREE GIFT . Glory to God 🙌
I am thankful that at the start of the video Bas said he teaches from a pure-grace point of view, it sets the perspective of the presentation. I agree 100% with his read of these scriptures. However, the amazing thing about many aspects of God's ways is that what can appear opposite can also be true. It is also true that Paul urges us to work out our salvation, and continue in good works. Jesus says we need to obey, this was not a suggestion. It is true that we are forever bound to Him through the presence of the Spirit. It is also true that choosing his ways in our hearts and by our actions will often show immediate fruit and in that sense there is participation by us his children. "there is something we do". Resting and working, it is a dichotomy, both are true at the same time, as supported by the scripture. God is amazing.
GOD BLESS YOU
Thank you for explaining this.
I appreciate the enthusiasm of Bas, but reading the entire passage in John 15 clearly shows that Jesus urges believes to remain in Him, what would be the point of urging us to abide if it was effortless?
Remaining in Christ has much to do with believing. We come to God by believing and that is how we remain in Him. When we believe the lies of the enemy we stray...abiding is all about believing...so firstly believing your righteous identity in christ.. wen you believe that you are righteous in your very identity and that in HIM we live move and have our being we will behave as such. when our behavior is out of wack its usually as a result of wrong believing. We have te mind of Christ...As He is so are we in this world 1John 4:17.
Remember tat Jesus was adressing the Jews :)They did no have the Holy Spirit
@@marvinmaddocks I like your reply. My issue with what is being presented is the emphasis on this ABIDING being effortless. I would like to encourage all to study the Bible for themselves to see if this lines up with Scripture.
Don't worship the book.
Thank you 🙏
I have always believed this way just didn't know how to express it, thank you for this video and all the others. I am with George Coran, having grown up under such legalistic thinking this is something to hear, but very thankful I have heard the message. God is so good.
Brother thank you so much...for your excellent teachings . I'm sharing these teaching with our pastors..we are blessed...
You're very welcome. I'm glad you are blessed by these teaching. Thank you for helping share the GOOD News with me. You are blessed!
A life of grace I live & move & have my being in Jesus
Abiding in Christ & keeping the word?
If MY Words Abide in you & you in Me
you may ask what you desire & it shall be done for you that the Father may be glorified & you bare much fruit & you will be my discipline.
Thank you you so much sir
I have been studying it since morning, and I said let me come on RUclips if anyone can explain it better, thank you sir.
Thank God for this video!Amen!
God is good
Thank you for blessing me with this video.
I think it took some effort for Jesus to take up the CROSS... I am sure He sweat blood because it was so effortless... I will do all the effort I can!
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. 2 Corinth 5:10
No hes NOT saying having a relationship with God is effortless, He is saying abiding in Him is, Once you are saved you CANNOT be unsaved! EVER. Doing good works with love is fruitless. we do things God asks of us not out of servitude but out of love in a deep intimate relationship with Him. When we Abide in him effortlessly (do not depart from his love since we were already saved when He died on the Cross) He is saying we will not be separated. It has nothing to do with keeping or obeying Gods commands
You're really good keep doing what you're doing you answer a lot of my questions I stress about thank you great job!!👍👍
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No more stress. just relax
I have been believing the devil in thinking that I must be freeloading all I need to do is trust God and allow him to work with in me 🙏❤️
All thanks and praise be to Jesus, Amen !
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Very important video, explained in detail, thank you, saved this video 👍👍
Amen! And blessings to you Bas! May our Lord's Grace forever flow through us =D.
Please don't miss John 15:2. Branches that bear no fruit are removed from the Vine. Branches that do bear fruit are "purged" to promote the production of more fruit. The pruning work that purges us cleanses us of undesireable features, like complacency for instance, and is comparable to the chastening of the Lord which as Hebrews 12:11 tells us, does not seem to be joyous but grievous. After the purging, pruning, cleansing, chastening that God does is over, those that are exercised or trained by it yield the fruit of righteousness. Please don't miss this wonderful truth.
Michael Coldham-Fussell Yes this is true, but l think he is on an other topic here, Gby
God bless you..
Awesome! You would really enjoy watching David Benjamin or Gregg Jackson..these two guys really break down alll false doctrines that take away our true abiding in Christ!👏👏👏
bear fruit in keeping with repentance
Beautiful !
Wonderful presentation 🙏
Thankyou for an excellent message, dear brother!
Thank you.god bless you.
If you want to see heaven come into your circumstances and situations for you, you must use the Word of God to persuade yourself of the character and promises of God, becoming intimate with God in the process (John 17:3), followed by speaking to your mountain. This is the base parable of the Kingdom of God as taught by Jesus in Mark 4 also found in Psalms 1, Deuteronomy 30 and Genesis 1:11
Revelation 3:16 "So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of My mouth."
What about this ?
So somebody can be lukewarm and be out of Christ.
nobody in the video even mentioned having anything to do with this subject? ???
@@adkinschristine0 I think Nuta asked hoping to receive a response as to how that scripture jived with "abiding" in the vine. It is a good question.
These are people on the fence about Jesus. They're not for Jesus, nor against him. They are not believers.
@@krayziejerry totally wrong guy dont say that cos we could say the same about you .there is more to that scripture speaking of his words abiding in us .
What about the issue of habitual sin? Takes effort to stop right?
No. It takes focusing on Jesus, which in the Holy Spirit is easy to do. When you do that, you see that you are a full cup, running over, no room or desire for poison because the Living Water has satisfied you.
Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.
25 And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.
thank you!
amen!!! true!
Bad I have recently discovered your videos and I am so grateful for the light you shed on certain grace issues. I came out of a reformed Calvinism background and cannot believe the joy I have, now understanding grace! I have on equestrian however. Who are the branches Jesus refers to who are cut off the vine? He must mean somebody, surely? Unbelieving Israel perhaps?
Thanks for your comment. I'm glad you are blessed by these teachings on the gospel of grace. We have the same background: I also have a reformed Calvinistic background! It's was only after 25 years that I got born again...then it took another 10 years to be exposed to grace and be awakened to the Good News of Christ and His finished work.
Good question. I have a video on what is means to be cut off the Vine and what it means to be pruned etc. Here they are:
How to be a fruitful believer! God cutting off unfruitful branches (part 1/2)
How to know you're not a branch that's cast out, withered, and thrown into the fire!
How to be a fruitful believer! God prunes fruitful branches (part 2/2)
Thank you so much! I'm thrilled to learn from your videos. I will go and watch these, and share them also.
How amazing we had the same background! What a heavy, dark place that was. Please be encouraged, your teaching videos made a big difference to me. As I'm sure they will to many others.
God bless you Bas :)
Bas Rijksen going to watch all of these :)
Those scriptures have always troubled me , but im learning :)
Thanks for all you do !!!!
timgirl100 You're welcome. I'm glad I can help you in this way!
This is a very clear explanation.
Bas, thank you for your joyful teaching, grace-centered and biblically minded. I just was asking out of exasperation--"why can't I figure out how to abide in Christ? Why is my new marriage rife with struggles?" So I looked up how to abide.
So many preachers are always telling us to abide but don't explain anything about it. However I wanted to ask about some of the more "legalistic sounding" verses in James.
Now I know he isn't a legalist but it sounds that way to me, probably because I struggle with legalism.
Well, the ones I mean are saying, "weep, let your joy turn to mourning, etc." and talks about "cleanse your hands you sinners, you double minded,"
And "draw near to God and he will draw near to you."
Sounds like a lot of effort. Can you help me understand?
Watch ralph yankee arnold do a vid on it.
In james where it says Justified by Fsith and works is about how to men to show our faith with works and to be a Good Christian to God we need Faith and works.
But as a Christian Just Faith.
Hence romans 4 it says justified by Faith alone.
I know this is coming 4 years late but the scriptures in James are not written to Us, the Church but to the 12 tribes of Israel. Since the tribe of Israel rejected Jesus and the grace he offered, they are now required to work for their salvation. As long as you're not a Jew, this does not apply to you. Please keep in mind that Paul is the apostle to the gentiles so we are to follow the teachings of Paul. Hope this helps
To prove that it was written to the Jews, read James 1:1. You will find that he addressed it specifically to them.
Thank you 😊
You are confusing to different abides. The one in 1 John is about salvation but the abide Jesus refers to in John 15 is about relationship. Jesus tells us what this abide means in John 15:9-10 “As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. 10 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. Jesus is telling us not to fall off the path (relationship) and make sure we stay with Jesus. As we stay on the path (relationship) it allows Jesus to prune us: empty us, grow us, perfect us, to bear fruit and shine his Glory. As a branch must remain in the vine to bear fruit so must we. We are saved by faith, it is a free gift but just like marriage, love is free, but we must work on our relationship so that we can bear fruit.
No when Jesus says to YOU WILL ABIDE IN MY LOVE it means you will not depart from my love it has nothing to do with following a path or our relationship status with GOD.
Interesting comment, however, in 1 John 4 or John 15 the SAME greek word is used. Another key thing, the commandments Jesus is referring to are NOT the 10 commandments, but would refer to what He's laying out in that context (John 14)... and ultimately is summarized as agape-love (15:12,17).
Actually Christine, it's about our love (though it may be just of reflection of His, in us) - "if you abide in my love, just as I abide in My Father's love", it means we have to share the same love and compassion He have towards us. Otherwise, "I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal."
God may love us from the deepest trench in the ocean, to the highest peaks of mountains, if we don't love, we are not His sons and daughters!
evagelizarEC surely bearing fruits won't save anyone, because Jesus is our only salvation. But check the Bible, see how many times it say us to bear fruits. The teaching is clear, we have to bear fruits, but not through our own effort, everything we would do without us being in Christ and Him being in us is vain.
The fruits are rather a confirmation we live in the vine.
evangelizarEC yes, the word we use for the Greek is abide but that is not the word it originally means. It's always good to go back to the source I find Strong's Concordance very helpful to learn and understand the original written word
How do we abide in Christ when it comes to personal issues? Any tips or advice can help.
I agree with his teaching that each believer should get away from the institution and have a PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LORD. The LORD Himself told us not to call any human our teacher or father, but that The LORD alone was Our ONLY Teacher and Father - Matthew 23:8-10
However the STRONGEST CONCERN with the grace movement is that IT IS A PETRI DISH FOR DEMONS. When we were saved our spirits got saved and became one with The LORD - we are as He is and we are Holy in His Sight - 1John 4:17, Hebrews 2:11.
Our souls - physical body, mind, will and emotions remained the same. If that was not true every person who gets saved will immediately be 100% healed of every ailment and would never have a problem with anger etc. And we know that does not happen. Beyond that there a people who have evil spiritual hangers on/evil entities/demons because they were vulnerable to deep hurt, abuse or a transference of a genetic/ancestral evil through their blood. ALL those things have been DEFEATED BY CHRIST but it is the believer who has to enforce that defeat in their souls by casting out those entities of the abuse they suffered.
The grace movement while ignoring the demon casting out issue sometimes has preached that people cannot be possessed with demons. The new age movement teaches the same. As a result THE DEMONS REMAIN AND GET A STRONGER HOLD IN THE PERSON'S LIFE and the confusion that arises can lead the grace movement to justify every aberration that INVITES DEMONS IN like homosexuality etc. because they FOCUS ONLY ON LOVE!.
While a believer cannot be possessed in his spirit by demons, his soul can be. ALSO EVERYTHING SUPERNATURAL IS NOT OF THE GOD OF TRUTH. evil can manifest with supernatural "healings" etc. which are a DECEPTION - they don't last and will cause the person to be worse than they were. roman catholic exorcism is one because the religion is rooted in pagan sun worship and satan will not fight against satan.
William Branham who is known for his supernatural gifts, often true gifts where people even today testify of how they were helped, was said, by his assistant Ern Baxter, to operate with 2 spirits. This can happen especially when the preacher/person is under pressure to perform, or through DECEPTION and their ego, goes outside of his assignment from The LORD. A person called to be only an evangelist can try to teach or think he or she is a prophet or apostle when The LORD never called them into that ministry.
In all ministry in The Name of the LORD GOD of Truth, and the Father of The LORD Jesus (Yehoshua), the minister must be dead to his or her flesh and be ONLY Spirit in The Father, with the ONLY desire to be a conduit of His Will and Word for every person. As the apostle John said, He must increase and we must decrease.
The LORD told us that believers in Him will cast out demons. It is a supernatural sign THAT WILL FOLLOW BELIEVERS. Let us not miss His Ministry by deception of darkness that is defeated when exposed and allowed to multiply and destroy when able to hide. The LORD said that satan comes to KILL STEAL AND DESTROY - John 10:10. If we see that happening in the lives of people including believers let us seek the LORD to teach us and let us check every teaching with Him as He is OUR ONLY TEACHER.
Bas, what about putting ourselfs under The law or striving? Doesn't that affect negatively our fellowship with God?
Are you pointing out that you cannot deny Christ?
Your question was "Do you ever need to exert effort on your part in order to remain abiding in Him?" the answer can be found in verse 12 of chapter 15 of John and it is absolutely yes. Why? Because Christians were commanded to love each other as Jesus loved us. We cannot love others effortlessly.
That is not what abide means, it doesnt mean love. it means to remain as one. we can ABIDE effortlessly, that does not mean we can LOVE effortlessly :)
Very excellent presentation 🙏
John 15:7
But if you remain in Me and My Words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted!
how do we do this?
You abide in Him by faith, this is a false teaching. what about strive to enter the narrow gate, does this sound effortless? you can stop Abiding in Him if you stop loving your brother, the book of 1st John and the Gospel of John chapters 14-16 tells us how to stay (abide) in Him. by his Grace we are empowered to obey the Gospel through faith.
read that and you will see how to abide in Christ, as far as his word Abiding (staying) in you, it means you continually guard God's Word in your heart, by constantly keeping your eye on it to obey. remember one heard the word and didn't obey, he was the one building on sand. but the one who hears the word and obeys is the one building on the Rock. it all flows from a genuine whole hearted relationship with Jesus, he will empower you to do the impossible, apart from him we can do nothing.
+Mecca Hayes why do we need faith. is it pointless to have faith.
+James Enloe Faith is being fully persuaded by God. without faith it is impossible to be pleasing to God. why? because if you are not fully persuaded by what he says, you won't do what he says.
+James Enloe you won't be able to abide in Him, which is a command he gives us, if you don't have faith. If your a kid in the line at the bank and your Dad says "IF you will stay right here, be patient & don't go anywhere, I'm going to go to the main vault to get you a great amount of treasure." if you are fully persuaded and trusting in what he says you will do what he says. but what if you get tired of waiting and start to doubt what he told you, then decide to leave. that's the opposite of Faith, which is unbelief, and the unbelieving don't inherit the promises of God. alot of people believe with their head that Jesus is the son of God, but even the demons believe and they tremble. we need to be those who believe with their heart by taking the commands of Jesus to heart and obeying them, always keeping our eyes on him and his word ready to perform it (aka being a doer of the word and not a hearer only).
Looking for you video on healing? I have a small none life threating health issue. God's healing is new ground for me and I would like to add this type prayer to my life. I do pray for people to be healed but my heart does not give me confidence.There are so many people that need some type of healing. I prayed with a pastor friend yesterday for his son's emotional problems and a neighbors salvation. Will you pray for my health issue. I am Praying for you ministry and for God to bless your family. Thanks
He Rick, Have you checked out my healing resources page yet? This contains radical, absolute truth about divine healing which will cause you to have 100% certainty in your heart once you accept some simple, but profound truths, like that it is always God's will to heal anyone, 100%, all the time...also you can get a free Healing work book on that page...--> basrijksen.com/healing-resources/
Hi.Just wondering what happened to your health issue ? Its been 2 years since you posted.Did you get healed ?
But He goes on to say "IF MY WORD ABIDES I. YOU"
You have to obey Jesus commands
To abide in Christ literally means to walk in daily fellowship / union with Christ. It's all about relationship. While I agree with 95% of what he is saying, unfortunately, this guy tends to complicate things in his efforts to exalt grace over relationship when, in truth, both aspects play an integral & equal part. For more info on Abiding in Christ, I highly recommend anything written by Andrew Murray.
Thank you, my question is Jesus also said sins are forgiven but do no more sins,
If abide in Jesus , branch do sins then what? People need to maintain their Holy life or not ?
So then, what does it mean to be "cut off from the vine and burned"? (Paraphrasing)
I would disagree with waiting for direction. What excites you? What do you want to do that makes you feel alive? God has created you that way. Pursue it!
Feelings are NOT God, there is no room for "do what feels good" in your walk with God.
I'm confused because of Matthew 8:28-29 NLT
...two men who were possessed by demons met him. They came out of the tombs and were so violent that no one could go through that area. [29] They began screaming at him, “Why are you interfering with us, Son of God? …
They confessed, so did they abide?
Isn't there more to abiding in Him?
YES! There is more! First get yourself a King James Bible! Second, in order to abide in Jesus Christ you have to be saved! They weren't. Jesus hadn't risen yet so the Holy Spirit wasn't in them yet. In order to be saved you have to Repent and be Born Again.
Repent means to turn from your sin and to turn to God. God is looking for a change in your attitude that says "Lord, I don't want to do wrong anymore, I want to live for you now." If you call upon the name of the Lord with all your heart to save you and forgive you, Then God said he would forgive you. Call upon God to save you! Don't wait! This is serious! Cry out to God to save you from your sins!
to Abide isnt to confess. Listen to Adam B & A Friend they got it correct!
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You are making it sound like too good to be true. We have to continue following his Word and leading of the Spirit to continue abiding him. It requires a lot of effort on our part to abide in him. Yes we won't go to hell, but if you keep thinking that you are already abiding in the vine without trying to read his Word and follow the commandments, then you won't bear much fruit
The gift of life is free , but producing fruit isn't simply saying Jesus is my God. Even demons believe that.
hmm i think you missed his entire point, and are misunderstanding the scripture, try watching again after prayer and read all the scriptures listed in video
Here is something to think about your comment... If what you're saying is true, what about all those believers that didn't have the Scriptures to follow His Words (like we now do)... or I guess they just didn't 'really abide in Him. Remember, the Scriptures as we now have it only came until the year 1500, where it could get printed and distributed... but still only a selected few could read it or even have access to it! Grace and peace to you.
Scriptures were made available to masses at synagogue, then later in churches even though majority of ppl could not read/write until development of middle class. So yes scripture was available for ppl to follow. The word abide in this particular instance means" not depart from" in Greek.
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It's a pity I won't be here in 30 yrs to hear this guy then. Young preachers almost always say you don't have to do any things to please God; just believe in (believe = acknowledge to them) His son. Case closed, right? Not really. There are a ton of other scriptures that say we have to live as righteously as we can. Some of us can do more than others, that's fine. Then if you read each epistle carefully & slowly you'll notice every one says don't sin. Jesus went so far as to say "be perfect because your Father in heaven is perfect". I don't think Jesus expects any of us to attain perfection but He expects us to keep it in mind as an ultimate goal. If we don't make it a goal we certainly will never come near it. I hope that someday this guy wakes up to this.
I do not believe everything in this video is 100% biblical. I wonder how much effort Jesus exhibited to fast for 40 days and nights and to resist temptation. I also wonder if He supposedly used no effort in dying on the cross or His struggle in the garden of Gethsemane where He sweat blood and asked the Father if it be possible that His cup pass from Him? He felt everything we felt and was tempted in every way that we are.
Nevertheless, I agree that spiritual fruit is not produced by striving in the flesh but abiding in (looking to, depending on, trusting in) the vine... however that does not dismiss the struggle. For the flesh wages war against the spirit and those who are in Christ have nailed their fleshly passions to the cross and crucified them there.
I really like the view that we are automatically abiding in Christ now that we have become born again.. and I appreciate the reminder that doing anything in order to produce fruit is probably a work of the law... that was helpful, but I have a question- you asked "Did Jesus do anything to help him abide in his relationship with the Father?- the answer is no" but is it really "No"? he would get up early and pray for ages and I think this is behind our fear when we read this verse.. have I prayed enough? have I fasted enough? I know that fasting isn't a way of twisting Gods arm - but a way of mortifying the flesh so that we are thrust into a closer walk with God but thats what I mean... its still something that we CAN do... so I'm a bit confused... help!
I still wonder how fasting is supposed to be so key in the christian walk, yet the bible never exhorts us to do it - unlike prayer.
Jesus DID NOT have to DO anything to be one with His Father. Their love never departed from the other one. Forever remaining as one. Never to be separated. That is what the word ABIDE means from Hebrew/Greek translation, Most ppl go off of the English translation which has changed and altered very much since Jesus walked the earth. He talked to God , not because he was obligated to do so or had to in order to abide in God. He prayed out of love through an intimate relationship with God. And NO prayer is never to mortify your flesh. it is your private and quiet communication with your God who loves you and wants a relationship with you. Prayer does not ensure that you ABIDE in GOD. Jesus dying for our sins so we may become one with him is Abiding in him. He states his LOVE will abide with us. His LOVE will never depart from us. He will always love us no matter what we do. That will never be taken from us ever.
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I can tell that you have a heart for God, but your message gives people who profess to be Christians free license to sin without penalty. My daughter is one. She believes she can live in the unrepentant willfull sin of adultery with her live in boyfriend and use drugs because she has a free pass to heaven. How can I respond to that?
+Lawrence Napier Please read Romans 6, asking the Holy Spirit for guidance concerning your daughter as you do.
Thanks. This is right on the money!
Lawrence Napier It all depends on WHO Is hearing the message. To tell this to a lukewarm person for ex is not helping.
Love her and her boyfriend unconditionally and cease from judgement. Being a beautiful example of what Jesus does in your life may lead her to make better choices in the future. And please remember that Jesus spoke to the Samaritan woman at the well who was living with her boyfriend, but chastised the legalistic pharisees.
People dont be confused, fruit is not repentence.
read Titus to find the true Grace of GOD! this is a false teaching, contradicts God's Word. God wouldn't tell us to do something for no reason, he tells us to abide in Him for a reason.
New age Cultist, I bind you in the name Of Jesus Christ. I bind your false tongue in Jesus' name.
Abiding in Jesus is effortless due to the fact He died for us all. you need to look up the Greek and Hebrew meaning of this word not WIKI ...Abide: hold to, never to depart from, We do NOT have to work for his love or for Him to stay in us. Gods promise will never be broken. Be teachable in this moment , you have been spewing falsities here.
Christine Adkins Amen
this is at the least perversion of the word.
Karen Weber In what way?