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This stands commonly in
scripture
in contrast to
death
. It is revealed in
the
Lord
Jesus
. “He is the true
God
, and
eternal
life
.” “This is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his
Son
. He that hath
the Son
hath life; and he that hath not the
Son of God
hath not life” (
1 John 5:11-12, 20
11
And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
12
He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. (1 John 5:11‑12)
20
And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. (1 John 5:20)
). He that has the Son of God therefore has life now, and knows it by
the
Holy
Spirit
, the Spirit of life. The
apostle
John speaks of life as a subjective state in believers, though inseparable from the
knowledge
of God fully revealed as the
Father
in the Son, and indeed characterized by this. The Lord said to His Father, “This is life eternal, that they might know Thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom Thou hast sent” (
John 17:3
3
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. (John 17:3)
). The Apostle
Paul
presents eternal life more as a
hope
before the
Christian
, which however has a present moral effect (
Titus 1:2
2
In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; (Titus 1:2)
;
Titus 3:7
7
That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. (Titus 3:7)
). From which we gather that eternal life for the Christian refers in its fullness to the
glory
of God, when the present body as a part of the old
creation
will be changed, and there will be
complete
conformity to Christ, according to the
purpose of God
. In the meantime the mind of God is that the Christian, indwelt by the Holy Spirit, should know (have the conscious knowledge) that he has eternal life (
1 John 5:13
13
These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. (1 John 5:13)
). For Christians it is evident that eternal life is morally distinct from life after the
flesh
.
Related Books and Articles:
Eternal Life: March 2009
Eternal Life
From:
Eternal Life
By:
Alexander Craven Ord
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Eternal Life
From:
Eternal Life: March 2009
The Eternal Life
From:
The Child of God: Part 1, His Life
By:
Henry Forbes Witherby
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“Study to show thyself approved unto God, … rightly dividing the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15).
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