Roy Tubbs

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. I am the vine, ye [are] the branches: He that abides in me, and I in him, the same brings forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. (John 15:4-5) If we examine the picture Jesus is giving in this passage we see the Truth of the believer’s spiritual union with Christ. Just as the Vine and branches are as one – share the life of the Vine – so it is in Christ. “He that is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.” (I Cor. 6:17) This is the core of Christianity: Christ in us, or if you prefer, the believer in Christ. We are baptized into Christ and forever at one with Him in spirit.