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THE PRIORITY OF LOVE PT2

THE PRIORITY OF LOVE PT2
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." But what does it mean "whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life"
John 3:16 is probably the most popular text in the bible and is generally interpreted to mean Jesus purpose in coming was to die in place of sinners or to pay a penalty of death required by God and done by God instead of sinners.
However the bible tells us we are to interpret scripture by putting precept upon precept. So taking another text that speaks of the reason of Christ coming I quote 1 John 4:9
"In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him."
So having everlasting life is having Jesus within that we may live through Him. And having Jesus within is having the mind of Christ or the truths of Christ within as written in Eph.2:17 Christ dwells in us through faith - the revealed truths. And also Gal.2:20 tells us similarly that when we are crucified with Christ, Christ lives in us through faith.
The everlasting life that is to received in John 3:16 is indeed the revealed truths of Christ or the knowledge of God through Jesus Christ for we are told in John 17:3 and I quote:
"And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent."
This understanding of the purpose of Christ coming to give an everlasting life that is a knowledge of God is brought out most clearly in 1 John 5:20 and I quote:
"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."
As regards the purpose of Christ's coming see also Romans 8:3-4, 1John 3:8 & John 6:51-54, 63 below.
My dear Facebook friends let God and His word be true and let every man be a liar. The truth here is clear and as always is what is needed for Christ to dwell in you by faith, so heed these words of faith as directed by the Holy Spirit and you shall have everlasting life.
P.S. Rom.8:3-4 "For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit."

1 John 3:8 "He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil."
John 6:51-54 & 63 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
52 The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
53 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.
54 Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. (Note: the eternal life is to be had in the person now that they would be raised in the last day)
63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

Note that words of life is something to be applied to the mind that a person would have everlasting life now, in that having everlasting life is having the Spiritual mind. Remember Romans 8:6 tells us "to be Spiritually minded is life". So the statement "Whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life" does not mean whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting physical life, but whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life of the Spiritual mind now. This Spiritual Life or everlasting life within now is the prerequisite for God to raise us up in the resurrection and give us immortal physical life forevermore.

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