Intimacy

My Journey Begins…

You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you possess eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life. (John 5:39-40)

In Christ and Christ In UsOn that day [the giving of the Holy Spirit] you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. (John 14:20)

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Invitation into Divine Relationship

…that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one— I in them and you in me— (John 17:21-23)

Our Position in ChristBut because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus… (Eph 2:4-6)

Remain (Abide)I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. (John 15:5)

As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. (John 15:9)

“The way we come into salvation is the way it is sustained.” – Graham Cooke

Graham Cooke

Everything in the Christian life begins with God.

He initiates, we respond.