Joining

Joining
Christmas Story Luke 2:1-20

 In that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you.  John 14:20 NASB

Carpentry requires two fundamental skills: and .

Putting two pieces of wood together and making them is a must.

A works better than .

Types Of Joints

1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –
5 – & 6 – 7 – 8 –

The Essential Principle of “Joining”
For two boards to , they must be to fit each other.

The Bible Teaches DWELLING!

Scripture teaches – we in Christ and that Christ in us.

In that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you.  John 14:20 NASB

Clearly – Jesus was speaking as a here.

When two boards are together in a joint, one in the other.

Jesus us so that we are fastened to Him.

The words of Paul:

For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.   Romans 8:38-39 NASB

A Fit!

made the first move.

Jesus joined us in our .

For a joint to be strong too must be shaped into as well.

Only the can join us into Christ’s but – we can in the process.

The better the – the stronger the .

is required on a joint and the strongest is .