Dear Friends,
Welcome back to the gospel blog page and I am sharing on this platform today: Develop That Life.
"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; he that hath not the Son of God hath not life." 1John 5:11-12.
By virtue of the New Birth, you received the life of God into your spirit. The Bible calls the life of God eternal life.
Many have interpreted eternal life to mean life that doesn't come to an end; life that is lived forever: No! That's not what eternal life is all about.
The word that is translated 'eternal life' or 'everlasting life' in the Bible is the Greek word Zoe. This is one of such words the English language cannot adequately render its full meaning.
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When the Bible says "For God so love the world that he gave his only begotten son, and whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life" (John 3:16), 'everlasting life' here refers to Zoe, which is the life and nature of God; the very substance and essence of Divinity; the very quality of God's being.
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So when you are born again, you received that very life and nature of God, that quality of God's being; you become like Him. But you see, you have got to develop that life in maturity. As a human person, you are required to develop your body by eating balanced diets and exercising your body regularly.
That's the way the vast potentials of the human body can be adequately harnessed. It's the same spiritually!
Spending quality time in fellowship with the Holy Spirit and studying God's word will help ensure an effective development of the life of God in you.
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When you were born again, you were born with the same nature and life of God. But that doesn't guarantee your living to the full potential of the God-life. You cultivate that life and develop it everyday as you study God's Word and fellowship with the Holy Ghost.
God bless you.