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deep but also our bonde with God, how he uses us to reach out to one an other. in time of hard ship... Ephesians 6:5-6-7-8..for a battle is nearly here my Visions are getting clear. to all who see them to we must unite! prayer to one an other how we bring blessings to our self. may I see you all who fear the lord our mighty god. for he is the alpha and the omega amen!

(Verse 13) "And here is how to measure it-the greatest love is shown when people lay down their lives for their friends." In the spiritual sense, this is talking about how Jesus (God in the flesh) loves us. He laid down his life to save us. Let me say it this way. Our relationship with Jesus is based on friendship.

If it was based on the Law of Moses, as some claim, we would always be condemned for our sins, preventing us from being God's friends. That is, the law condemns, a friend does not.

The friendship of Jesus covers any and all sins we will ever commit. It is a new covenant, with its basis the death of Jesus as our stand-in. He was willing to die for us because he loves us, and wants us as friends. This means that he covers our shortcommings, not based on the law's demands, but on love.

I am not saying there is no law. There has to be for us to know right from wrong ( Romans 7). But what I am saying is that our friendship with Jesus delivers us from the law by ending its administration over us. Now we have a new life in Christ, and are free to obey him out of our gratitude for what he has done for us.

May the Lord bless you and keep you.

Our creator who is the vine supplies us with all necessary nourishment, nourishments to stay strong, firm and alive. I now wonder why some things such as my ***uality can be a challenge for me, seeing how I value abiding in the vine.

John 1519, john 16:8, john 16:11, John 16:20,I am looking for something about if you are of the world and god and jesus is not. trying to say that with in the world men of the world will control you what you think like chip.

Dawn katzenberger

The word here talks about the word as a live wire of the soul,humanity thought that they can be clean by works but no,the word is the only thing that clean.

I take the word of God as it reads, If God say He chooses us, that's what He means. There is no explanation on that. What we cannot understand, does not make the Word void, nor change the direct words of God.

Jesus is lord.

John 15:16 is really saying, pray only to the father through his only begotton son and the father will give.no other can help like so called saints they are holy people but not saviours.

GOD indeed is with us, is just that we have to thank Him for what He Had done in our Lifes, He is alone GOD, worthy to be praised, even in times of sorrow, sickness. We must not stop praising him, because the word Praise for me is to tell something on how it is, meaning let us Praise GOD, he knows our need, remember what the bible says in the book of JOHN 15:7 i quote if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you shall ask everything and it shall be granted to us. Remember wht JESUS said to his desciples in JOHN 14:14 i quote what ever that you shall ask in JESUS name it will be given to u. Brothers and Sisters let us seek the kingdom of GOD and its righteousness and laa things shall follow or added to us. Amen.

The whole chapter 15 is very powerful as Jesus outlined what we should do to receive from God-that is we being in Him and His words staying in us so that we can bear the fruits of the Holy Spirit Whom He sent from the father to assist us. Jesus stressed the need of loving one another just as he loves us and gave his life for us. This means that the highest Spiritual Gift is love and we can only attain the level of Love when we stay in Jesus. The Holy Ghost is to help us to get to the dimension of love, then we become one with Him and the father is glorified that we bear much fruit for love is the core of the fruit. Believers should submit to the lordship of the Helper to sustain them in Jesus the highest revelation and love of God to humankind

Great scripture which has comforted my grieveing and bleeding heart right now. Amen and glory be to God.

we must bear fruit..we must move on..whatever the circumstances we fce in life..we must remain in him

Hey sister Leotha, i most abundantly and ggraciously agree for he chose us and it is a honor, for he said many are called but a few are chosen and i am so thank full that i answered his call.for my cup runneth over and i thank him for His mercy and wondefull grace. In Jesus Name.

great word

this kind of love has never been once exemplified by any man. Only Jesus is love indeed. He who gave up his life has given up all. What else would he not give? Nothing can be more dare!

For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. Awesome verse! The Corinthians were yet carnal when Paul wrote them the first letter, spiritual maturity doesn't happen at once. God disciplines us. John 15:3-5:
3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
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.

II Corinthians 13:5 “Examine yourself, whether ye be in the faith, prove yourself:
- Do you enjoy spiritual fellowship with God, with Christ, and fellow believers ( 1 John 1:3, 4). Neglect not assembly.
- What is your attitude toward the world and its values ( 1 John 2:15). Love not the world.
- Are you obedient to the commandments of the scriptures ( 1 John 2:3-5).
- We know him because we keep his commandments.
- Do you have the ability to discern between spiritual truth and error ( 1 John 4:1-6).
- Do you live sinless now since you have professed faith in Christ ( 1 John 3:5, 6).
- Do you fall to temptation ( 1 John 1:5-10).
- Do you believe the basic doctrines of the faith ( 1 John 5:1). God so love the world. Have you experienced persecution for your Christian faith ( John 15:18-20). They hated Jesus.
- Do you love other believers ( 1 John 3:14). He that loves not knows not God.
- Do you have the inner witness of the Holy Spirit ( 1 John 4:13). Our spirit bears record with his spirit.
- Have you experienced answered prayers ( 1 John 3:22).
- Do you love Jesus and look forward to His coming ( 1 John 3:2, 3).

I am taking command of verse 7 of John 15, for at this time I need this promise of our Lord to help me find housing.

The Greek word here in verse 2 for "taketh away" is "airo" which would have better been translated as "lifted up". When a vine grows, it grows vigorously, through barriers of all sorts, even dirt. When a good "husbandman" observes that a branch has been smothered under dirt, he will "lift it up" out of dirt because he realizes that it is dirt that causes it not to bear fruits. How many of us should be grateful that our Husbandman, after recognizing our fruitlessness, also recognized the dirt we were emerged under, that was causing that fruitlessness. And instead of cutting us away, like the world does, He "lifted us up" out of the dirt we were in! So this text teaches us that when Christ is our True Vine, or Lord of our life, we go from "Lifted up"(verse 2), to "Letting go"(verse 2), to "Leaning on"(verses 3-5). But it's all by his grace, not by our strength! -Apostle Mardia Scott Jr.

When the Paraclete comes, whom the Father will send, He will guide you into all truth. The Comforter or Paraclete is the Holy Spirit, and He takes the Word of God, and makes Jesus known to us. He does not speak of Himself, but He points us to Jesus by coming along side of us, and indwelling us. The Holy Spirit seals us until the day of redemption, and testifies to us that we are the children of God.

I'm getting a little confused here about who actually Jesus meant by the comforter? Can someone explain to me please? Thanks.

I love this chapter.

As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love; This verse is awesome Jesus the son is so unselfish that he wants to share his Heavenly father with us if we abide in him and he said he and the father will abide in us, we shall have everlasting life, what a mighty God we serve. Also to add some gravy to the rice and meat; He said I have chosen you; we have not chosen him. To sum it all up in a nut shell, he said I love you as the father has loved me. As I am writing this comment it gives me such a feeling that I cannot explain. 'Oh How I love the Lord!’

this verse for me proves that the interpretation of acts 20:7 justifying sunday worship is going against scripture. acts 20:7 does not command rest on sunday say sunday is hallowed to be remembered and kept holy. to go against scripture goes against God and Jesus. John 10 35 Jesus says scripture cant be broken. v20 he says I and my father are 1. John 15:10 He says I kept My fathers commandments. Luke 6:46 He says why call me Lord and not do what I say? Luke 4:16 says He went into the synagogue in Nazareth to read as was His custom. Today as then each sabbath they read from the Torah in every synagogue around the world. gentiles that are saved and truly repentant are spiritual israelites. we are adopted into Christs faith. we should obey the Word of that faith. Not what we think scripture says. Luke 4.4 man must live not by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. No scripture commands the first day to be observed or to stop observing Gods 7 holy feasts.The 7th day and 7 feasts that number is Gods number of perfection. he has a plan for the end times for Jesus to fulfill through the weekly and annual sabbaths. We need to observe them as god commanded and jesus did if we are to be right with God.

In John 15:5 the bible says He is the vine and we are the branches, in other words what the vine has the branch has in it two meanings I have received the nature of God in me. I have Eternal life which is the Zoe life just as the bible says we have become partakers of Divine nature. 2 Corinthians 3:21-23 says, Therefore let no one boast in men. For all things are yours; whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas, or the world or life or death, or things present or things to come; all are yours. And you are Christ’s, and Christ is God´s. We are Joint Heirs with Christ.

The whore of Babylon is the Catholic Church. Her daughters are the churches that left the Catholic Church but kept many of its pagan rituals it adopted. Sunday worship Easter, Christmas to name the most recognized. The bible proves the real day Jesus died, the month he was born, and day he rose. It isn't Good Friday, Sunday or December. And nowhere in the Bible is Sunday hallowed and commanded to be kept holy and rested on. These are the traditions of man and Jesus warns us about them in Mark 7:6-9 and 13. And the fourth commandment is the commandment he says is forsaken. Even Martin Luther who was taught as a catholic but called them the whore of Babylon. He even recognized the true Sabbath but didn't want to go through the hassle of changing the status quo. Not surprising seeing as the Catholics were killing Christians that kept the true Sabbath. They did this for 1260 years. This period is known as the dark ages. For anyone that wants to see the proof, there are articles with biblical scripture backed with secular history and archeological proofs. Jesus and Paul warned of the false teachers and christs. The Bereans read the Old Testament scriptures to prove what Paul was teaching in the synagogues on the Sabbath. Because there was no New Testament then. The Bible says that He was "without sin" ( Hebrews 4:15). And "sin IS the transgression of the law" ( 1 John 3:4, KJV). So we know that Jesus never transgressed God's law-including the fourth commandment about keeping the Sabbath holy. If Jesus had broken the Sabbath, He would have earned the wages of sin-death ( Romans 6:23), and could not have become our Savior. It is clear, then, that Jesus never broke even the least of God's commandments, nor taught men to do so. On the contrary, He said, "I have KEPT My Father's commandments" ( John 15:10). Furthermore, at the very beginning of His ministry, Jesus set the standard for what would be His lifelong example: "So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His CUSTOM was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read" ( Luke 4:16). Again, in Luke 13:10, we read, "Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath." The Law of Moses to this day is read in the synagogues. So don't fall for the deception it was nailed to the cross. The reason Jesus called the Pharisees sons of Satan they had added over 60 laws to the Sabbath day not ordered by God. These laws were nailed to the cross along with ceremonial laws like circumcision mentioned in acts.. That is the leaven Jesus tells us not to listen to. Acts 15:20, We should instead write a letter, instructing them to abstain from four things: first, things associated with idol worship; second, sexual immorality; third, food killed by strangling; and fourth, blood. Verse 21, My reason for these four exceptions is that in every city there are Jewish communities where, for generations, the laws of Moses have been proclaimed; and on every Sabbath, Moses is read in synagogues everywhere. Again the Sabbath is expected to be kept by the gentiles to hear the laws of Moses. So the apostles don't think the law was nailed to the cross.

I have been healed, by Jesus, in so many ways. I totally love this, this is so true. Everytime I read this I totally love it.

God is our power house, until He empowers us we are chaff. John 15:4 says abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abides in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. So, Christ is the source of our strength.

Proverbs 5 starts with a great and strong admonition that we should give, so to speak, committed and concentrated attention to the Word of God- and that refers to His Wisdom ( Psalms 37:4 John 15:7). But why such recommendation? It is because God‘s love is always instructional, corrective, inspiring; and as matter of fact encouraging. And in this Proverbs 5;1, Solomon, through the Wisdom of God, places great emphasis on obedience, and that is with regard to, giving attention to God’s Word. You see, the truth; God's Word, is filled with His love, truth, graciousness, peace, mercy and loving kindness. And when we give attention and plenty of time to the dictates of the Word of God, gossips, rumours, backbiting, innuendos and lies that others dish out won’t affect us. John 1:12, You see, he that loves the LORD and daily feeds and honour His Word, is hidden in Christ who is hidden in God. It is a mystery and yet it is real. Therefore, Proverbs 5 contains so much, as it encourages towards righteousness, godliness and holiness; and also warns individual Christians against immorality. When the truth of God Word is honoured, blessings become the norm ( 1 John 5:4). In other words it becomes a daily occurrence in the lives of the practitioners of the dictates of the Holy Writ, the Word of God. And with that comes genuine prosperity. It therefore connotes that the warnings against immorality are highly important for the true believer, so that the substances and such things that he carries, does not depart and flee into others habitation. And that is because the things of the Holy Spirit are not compatible with the arm of the flesh. Therefore, the reason for such strong warning and admonition, the implication of this, is that we give unwavering attention to the Word of God, and to really reflect on it and not on immorality. The more attention and time we give to meditating on the Word of God, the more intimate we become with the Holy Spirit; and the more the blessing and revelation He will pour upon us. In fact because the Kingdom of God is already inside whoever truly loves and believes God and His Word through the person of Jesus Christ, then investing committed attention to His Word and the practice of it cannot but result in outpouring of the blessings and favours of the Almighty God upon such individuals, ( Matthew 6:10; Luke 17:21, Romans 6:16). God has placed ministry gifts within the Body of Christ that we can learn from- and that is beside personal study of His Word. And therefore, it is wise to take advantage of such favours, and ministrations. And when the right type of attitude is put in place in that direction, that would result in practical righteousness, as we conduct ourselves, humbly and genuinely in line with the Word of God. In Deuteronomy 28:14, it talks about the blessings of obedience- while the other part of it talks about the curse of disobedience. When you read through it you cannot but marvel no matter who you are. And therefore the importance of taking on board God's dictates saturates and fills our being and then puts it in our mouths, as we conduct our lives in righteousness. We also declare it toward sanctification and purification, and that is because we are the righteousness of God through Jesus Christ. However, we must never forget that, all these are only for whosoever trusts and obeys; for you can't be wiser that your belief system. Hence the importance and relevance of genuine and committed obedience towards the dictates of the Holy Writ; for it has to be to you according to THE level of your dependency on God. That means devotion, humility and consecration.

This kind of love with the Spiritual implication was demonstrated literary. It is incomprehensible.It requires a continual sober reflection if we the Christians must live out our faith genuinely.