Section 4
the answer to this question: Where is the Christ in whom we must abide?
The second question is this: What is the "Me" spoken of in verses 4 and 5 of John 15? To answer we must know not only who Christ is but also what Christ is. If we would abide in Christ as the vine, we must be able to answer this question. How can we abide in something if we do not know what we are to abide in? How can Christ be the One in whom we abide? We can under stand the meaning of the words "Follow Me," but it is not easy to understand the words "Abide in Me." To follow the Lord means that He goes ahead of us and that we walk behind Him. But what does it mean to abide in Him? We can easily understand what it means to abide with Christ, but not what it means to abide in Him.
The third question is this: How can we abide in Him? Even if we know where Christ is and what the "Me" is in whom we must abide, we still need to know how to remain in Him. The words "Abide in Me" certainly are mysterious and per plexing. Like many other sayings in the Gospel of John, these words are simple, but their mean ing is profound.
In order to answer all these questions we have raised regarding abiding in Christ, we need to