0522. 511. Life Eternal

511. Life Eternal

1. Man has not this life naturally. “Ye have no life in you” (Joh_6:53).

2. Christ is its Substance. “I am the Life” (Joh_14:6).

3. The knowledge of God in Christ is its meaning. “This is life eternal,” etc. (Joh_17:3).

4. Received by faith in Christ. “He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life” (Joh_3:36).

5. Those who have received Christ have “passed” from “death into life” (Joh_5:24).

6. Christ’s indwelling is its power. “Springing up into everlasting life” (Joh_4:14).

7. This life reproduces likeness to itself. “We know we pass from death unto life, because we love the brethren” (1Jn_3:14).

By: DR. F. E. MARSH