The extraordinary life contained in the Scripture and picture of "abiding in Jesus the Vine" is a far greater part of John's Gospel and 1John than believers in Jesus can read in their Bibles today. God commands and calls His children to abide in Jesus, to continue or stay (menō) in a love life and obedient close fellowship with God as Jesus lived on earth. Not realizing this theme has weakened our personal and corporate life and growth in God...