In Him

Proverbs 30:5 NASB95

5 Every word of God is tested; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.

Who is He?

Psalm 92:15 NASB95

15 To declare that the Lord is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

1 John 1:5 NASB95

5 This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

John 1:4 NASB95

4 In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men.

What does it mean to be in something?

To be in something means to be a part of it

To be in kroger

To be in a hardware store

To be in a zoo

To be in a barn

To be in a restaurant

To be in a night club

To be in church

You will behave a certain way depending where you are

Are you in Him?

How do you know if you are in Him?

John 15:5 NASB95

5 “I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.

If not, what are you into?

What are the benefits of being in Him?

John 15:7 NASB95

7 “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

Isaiah 26:4 NASB95

4 “Trust in the Lord forever, For in God the Lord, we have an everlasting Rock.

Colossians 1:17 NASB95

17 He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.

Romans 3:24 NASB95

24 being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus;

2 Corinthians 5:17 NASB95

17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.

Ephesians 2:13 NASB95

13 But now in Christ Jesus you who formerly were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

Philippians 4:7 NASB95

7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Colossians 2:9–10 NASB95

9 For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form, 10 and in Him you have been made complete, and He is the head over all rule and authority;

What are the dangers of not being in Him?

Romans 6:23 NASB95

23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Luke 11:35 NASB95

35 “Then watch out that the light in you is not darkness.

Romans 1:28 NASB95

28 And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper,

How to remain in Him

2 Corinthians 13:5 NASB95

5 Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you—unless indeed you fail the test?

Romans 6:11 NASB95

11 Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

1 John 4:16 NASB95

16 We have come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.

Romans 8:1–2 NASB95

1 Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.

1 John 3:5–6 NASB95

5 You know that He appeared in order to take away sins; and in Him there is no sin. 6 No one who abides in Him sins; no one who sins has seen Him or knows Him.

Why in Him?

If You are in Him, everything around you will tell the story

1 John 2:28 NASB95

28 Now, little children, abide in Him, so that when He appears, we may have confidence and not shrink away from Him in shame at His coming.