Abiding

John 15:1,4, & 7 ...says,

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away,and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.

"Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.""If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.”

These verses speak about the result of abiding in Messiah and His Word, so to understand the meaning of abide is very relative for us to know 'if and how we are abiding'.

"Even as the Father hath loved me, I also have loved you: abide ye in my love.If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. "

Obvious that keeping commandments is imperitive to abiding in His Love.

John 14 says,

In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.
He who has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me;and he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him."

The question to the above scripture is 'In that day" which refers to a connection between knowing and keeping His commandments is equivalent to loving Adonai.

The preceding scripture explains " In that day" - below as it says,

"If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he will give you another Counselor,to be with you for ever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive,because it neither sees him nor knows him; you know him, for he dwells with you, and will be in you."

Seems like not just believing is enough,

rather 'obedience which according to Scriptures

is better than sacrifice',

as we are called to 'walk as Messiah walked'.

We can say we Abide in Him

to others and even to ourselves, however the evidence is how we 'walk'

and realize that the Almighty knows the real truth of the matter.