Section 5
God, you must also believe into Me." The prep osition into is very important. It is regrettable that many have the wrong concept, thinking that to believe in God means to believe God. We must not miss the preposition. It is not a matter of believing the fact objectively; it is a matter of the subjective believing that brings us into God. The central thought of this chapter is that we must believe into God.
MANY ABODES BEING MANY MEMBERS OF THE BODY OF CHRIST,
WHICH IS THE CHURCH
In the Father's house are many abodes (14:2). The Greek word for abodes in verse 2 is the plural form of the same word that is translated as abode in verse 23. What does "abode" mean? The many abodes are the many members of the Body of Christ (Rom. 12:5), which is God's temple (1 Cor. 3:16-17). The Lord's Body has many members, and each member is an abode. That the many abodes are the many members of the Body is ade quately proved by verse 23, which says that the Lord with the Father will make an abode with the one who loves Him. Every lover of Jesus is an abode. We all are the abodes of God's building.