Day 11                            Family Exam  -  The Test of Abiding                            1 John 2:6

1 John 2:6  He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

              The Apostle Paul was taught as a young man from Gamaliel,  a very respected teacher in Jerusalem.  When you sit under a teacher,  you should become a disciple of that teacher.  When you teach,  you will teach as you have been taught.  It is very unusual to become something other than what you have been taught.   Paul wrote to the Colossians, 

Colossins 2:7  Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

         He expected the Colossians to live according to the way they were taught.  If we are disciples of Christ,  we should reflect what He believed.  Again Paul said to Timothy,

2 Timothy 2:2  And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

          In other words,  “teach the things that I have taught you.”   The word disciple mathates, means,  “learner,  pupil.”   A disciple not only learns doctrines and teachings.  He also learns an example.  We read,

Philippians 3:17  Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.

         The Philippians were disciples of Paul.  They were his pupils,  his students.  As his students,  they are expected to act like they acted. 

         When the early church was formed,  the disciples were arrested.  It was obvious from their lifestyle that they were followers of Christ.

Acts 4:13  Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.

          There was something different about these men.  The acted like Jesus acted.  You and I need to take this second test.  Are we really walking as Jesus walked.  If we are abiding in Him,  we will walk like Him.  If we are not walking like Christ walked,  it will be obvious that we are not abiding in Him.