“If you remain in my word, you are really my disciples,

JOHN 8:31,

What It Means: Jesus’ “word” means his teachings, which came from a higher source. “The Father himself who sent me has given me a commandment as to what to tell and what to speak,” said Jesus. (John 12:49) In prayer to his heavenly Father, Jehovah God, Jesus said: “Your word is truth.” He frequently quoted God’s Word to support his teachings. (John 17:17; Matthew 4:4, 7, 10) True Christians, therefore, ‘remain in his word’​—that is, they accept God’s Word, the Bible, as “truth” and the ultimate authority for their beliefs and practices.