Union with Christ: Saints: Exhorted to Maintain

Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.

When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.

…rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.