In John 15:9 Jesus said that as the Father has loved me, so he loved his disciples. He then told them to remain in his love. Christ was born a human. Was his love merely human? We see that his love for us was the same as the Father's love. It is a higher, divine love. That is the love that we are to remain in. Remain means to abide, sojourn, not to depart. It also means to wait.
What about waiting shows love? Does a person who waits until marriage for sex show love to a future spouse? Does a person who waits for God to promote them rather than play dirty politics show love? Remaining is a key lesson of the parable of the true vine. We are to remain in Jesus, let his words remain in us, and therefore remain in his divine love. That's what Jesus said.
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