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Stimulating theology is an oxymoron for most people. "Theology" sounds like something for the severely intellectual, full of complicated ideas that escape the typical Christian reader. In reality, theology is meant to enhance our understanding of God. Most of the words that make up the Christian vocabulary are common words, drawn from the realities of life, and therefore are easily applicable to...

to His word. “If you obey my commands, you will remain [abide] in my love” (15:10). He compared this close relationship to the connection between a grapevine and its branches, an analogy they could readily understand. Abiding in fellowship with Christ, like branches “abiding” in a vine, results in a vital prayer life. Another result from abiding in Christ is a productive spiritual life; the disciples would bear fruit just as a branch bears fruit when it is part of the vine. Although He did not identify
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