Welcome to the in-touch podcast with Charles Stanley for Wednesday, September 20th.

Today, we continue our series with a look at the essential relationship between the disciple and the Word of God.

Stay with us for a lesson from John chapter 8.

At no place in the Scripture does Al R. Jesus describe in one passage all the aspects of the disciple's life.

But all the way through these gospels there is one aspect here, one here, one here, one here, one here.

And in this dissertation to the Pharisees and the Sadducees and the Temple, he speaks to them and describes really in one word the relationship of a true disciple of Jesus Christ to the Word of God.

To his Word in that day or to us today too, the Holy Scriptures.

Now, if I should ask you what you believe about the Bible this morning, more than likely you could tell me.

Yet here in this particular verse, in verse 31, he says that a disciples relationship to the Word of God is this.

That is, if you continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed.

He says discipleship demands continuing in the Word of God.

Now, what does he mean by continuing?

Let me tell you what it does not mean.

First of all, it does not mean that a man who's saved can become a disciple if he keeps on believing in the Word of God, doesn't mean that.

Nor does it mean that a man is a disciple if not only does he believe in it, but he reads it every day.

If he reads it and studies it every day, he's a disciple, not necessarily.

They're people who read the Bible, study the Bible every day, who are not disciples at all.

No evidence of discipleship in their life.

So when he says, continuing it, he does not mean simply reading it.

But what does he mean?

Well, let's look at this word, continue for a moment.

The word continue in the Greek is Meno, which is the same word, transit in John chapter 15, Abad.

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