What does EGW write about...
Adventistische Schriften über: "Ellen White: 'Abide in Me' Meaning"
Answer
According to Ellen White, remaining in Christ means constantly receiving His Spirit and living a life of unreserved devotion to His service. This connection is not a fleeting contact but an uninterrupted fellowship through which believers, like a branch on the vine, draw power for a holy character and victory over sin. It is a process of faith in which one gives God one’s heart and will in order to receive Christ’s fullness and righteousness as daily strength.
The Significance of the Constant Connection
“Abide in me, and I in you.” Remaining in Christ means a continual receiving of His Spirit, a life of unreserved devotion to His service. The communication channel between man and his God must be constantly open. Just as the vine branch constantly draws juice from the living vine, so we should cling to Jesus and, through faith, receive from Him the power and perfection of His own character.
Dependence Like a Branch on the Vine
This connection with Christ, once formed, must be maintained. Christ said, “Abide in me, and I in you. As the vine cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it remains on the vine, so also you, unless you abide in me.” This is not a casual touch, not a temporary connection. The branch becomes a part of the living vine. The transmission of life, power, and fruitfulness from the root to the branches is unhindered and constant. Separated from the vine, the branch cannot live. Likewise, Jesus said, you cannot live apart from me. The life you have received from me can be preserved only through continual fellowship.
Growth Through Giving and Receiving
You ask: “How shall I remain in Christ?” In the same way you first received Him. “As you have now accepted the Lord Christ Jesus, so walk in Him.” “The righteous shall live by faith.” … You have devoted yourselves to God to be wholly His, to serve and obey Him, and you have accepted Christ as your Savior. … By faith you have become Christ’s property, and by faith you are to grow in Him—through giving and receiving. You are to give everything—your heart, your will, your service… and you must receive everything—Christ, the fullness of all blessing, so that He may dwell in your heart to be your strength, your righteousness, your eternal helper.
The Fruit of Fellowship
This connection with Christ will lead to the purification of the heart and to a prudent life and a flawless character. The fruit borne on the Christian tree is “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, chastity”.
- Faith and devotion Ellen White
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