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. And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life. These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you.But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him. 1 John 2:24-27

 The hymn “Abide in Me” is one of my favorites and is a classic hymn for the Church, because the message of “Abiding in Christ” is so essential to our Christian Walk. I just did a quick look up of the translation of abide, it comes from the original Greek word of “meneite” which also means “remain” “stay”and “await” Abiding in Christ is a total surrender and reliance upon our Lord to guide us through our everyday life

As the Apostle John teaches us “Let that therefore abide in you, which you have heard from the beginning” So many “Christians” fall away to false teachings and doctrine, why? Because they don’t abide in Christ, They don’t remain in the gospel teachings provided by the Holy Spirit, they are led astray by false teachers who have a personal agenda.

When you stop abiding in the Word of God, you then eventually stop abiding in Christ, because Jesus is the living Word of God. We are so eager to forge our own trials, yet we don’t understand being a servant of Christ is about obedience and authority. While it will take some time to fully grasp all the teachings The Lord has revealed to us, we need to stay faithful to the promises delivered to us by the Holy Spirit by the prophets and the apostles. 

As the Apostle John warns “concerning them that seduce or deceive you” There are many false teachers and false religions out there, they will deceive and seduce you into the condemnation of your soul. Abide in Christ, live off the red letters of Jesus in the Bible, don’t live off the blasphemous teachings of man. The whole point of false religions is to take you away from Christ, the Holy Spirit wants you to abide in Christ fully and securely

We talked previously about “The Anointing” which is the Holy Spirit, as the Apostle John says “The anointing (The Holy Spirit) which you received of him, abides in You” This is the gift given to you by Christ, you have the Holy Spirit, as John tells us “Your teacher for everything you need to know” Rely upon the Holy Spirit for spiritual discernment not man

Abide in Christ in everything you do, and Christ will abide in You, don’t lose focus on Jesus, keep your eyes fixed on Christ, Amen!