In Christ is life Christ is the fountain of life whether physical, moral or eternal being both the source and the principles regarding life Our existence in Christ affects us in so many ways which affect our habits as well as intellect, morals and choices in life Life as God intended involves a true sense of being which affects every area of our heart and soul The gospel reveals the connection between sin with death and the consequence of life with holiness. "Whatever truly lives, does so because sin has never found place in it, or having found place for a time, has since been overcome and expelled" (Trench) Resurrection power is involved in life. All true life is in Christ. In Him is lodged everything that is essential to life, in its origin, its maintenance and its consummation and all this is conveyed to the believer in his union with Christ. Not only does the meaning of life affect us in the world to come but He is also the source of life now He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life I am the way, the truth and the life I am the way which thou shouldst pursue; the truth which thou shouldst believe; the life which thou shouldst hope for (Thoma a Kempis, Imitation of Christ) The water of life is living and communicates life. The book of life contains the revelation of life The bread of life imparts life IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD-- IN HIM WAS LIFE John 1:1/4 In Christ life is a reality and is the character of revelation uniting revelation with reality defining the characteristics which life in Christ should so affect us as well Eternal life takes us into the arena of victory encountering life as God originally intended THE FREE GIFT OF GOD IS ETERNAL LIFE THROUGH JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD (some thoughts from Vincent's Word studies)
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