And 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. 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 5:11-13) Observe the tenses carefully in our theme scripture; they emphasize that everyone whos born again already has eternal life. Its something God has already made available in Christ Jesus; if youre born again, eternal life is your present-hour possession. Eternal life is the God-life-Zoë (Greek); it refers to the essence or character of divinity. Now, Philemon 1:6 points out an important faith-principle; it says, That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus. It brings to mind the words of the Apostle John in 1 John 5:13. It says, 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…. When you were born again, you were born of the Spirit, and your human life was supplanted by the God-life. You need to become aware of this reality; it has to become a present-hour consciousness in your spirit that you have the God-life. This life cant be infected by sickness or disease, because its the very life of God. The Lord Jesus talked about this life when He said, ...As the Father has life (Zoë) in Himself, so hath He given to the Son to have life (Zoë) in Himself (John 5:26). In other words, the life that Jesus has in Him is the same life God has, and thats the life thats in you now. This life is immune to failure, defeat, and death! Its the supernatural life, and God wants you to have, and live with, the full knowledge that you have His divine life in you. CONFESSION Im a success; Im immune to defeat and failure. I can never be disadvantaged, because Im an associate of the God-kind; I manifest the excellence of the Spirit. The life of God in me makes me superior to the devil and all his works. Glory to God! F U R T H E R S T U D Y: John 10:10(KJV) The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.- The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows).John 10:10(AMP) 2 peter 1:3-4(KJV) According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. 2 peter 1:3-4(AMP) For His divine power has bestowed upon us all things that [are requisite and suited] to life and godliness, through the [full, personal] knowledge of Him Who called us by and to His own glory and excellence (virtue). 4 By means of these He has bestowed on us His precious and exceedingly great promises, so that through them you may escape [by flight] from the moral decay (rottenness and corruption) that is in the world because of covetousness (lust and greed), and become sharers (partakers) of the divine nature. Pastor Chris Oyakhilome
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