The Life of Discipleship, Part 3: Abiding in Christ

September 16, 2025

by Peter Amsterdam

Abiding in Christ is an important aspect of our discipleship that encompasses loving God with our whole being, studying and abiding in His Word, aligning our lives according to its principles, and following Jesus’ teachings and example.

  • 1 Corinthians: Chapter 13 (verses 1–13)

    Paul wrote throughout his epistles of the importance of love among Christians, which is the theme of 1 Corinthians 13, often referred to as the supremacy or preeminence of love.

    by Peter Amsterdam

  • The Life of Discipleship, Part 2: Loving God …

    How do we express our love for God and what kind of response does God seek from us as His children, born into His kingdom through Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross? In the book of Luke, Jesus taught us to “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind” (Luke 10:27 NIV).

    by Peter Amsterdam

  • 1 Corinthians: Chapter 12 (verses 12–30)

    In the second half of 1 Corinthians chapter 12, Paul continues to focus on the themes of unity and diversity.

    by Peter Amsterdam