John 5:24 Truly, truly, I say to you, He that hears my word, and believes on him that sent me, has everlasting life… Life is of many degrees — lowest in the sponge, then in the oyster, and higher still in the worm. Through a long and beautifully graduated series we come to man, partly material, partly spiritual; the link between earth and heaven. Life is absolutely perfect in God only; the great source of life to all created beings. "This is life eternal," etc. (John 17:3). This life in its fulness implies — I. FREEDOM FROM SIN. 1. Its guilt. 2. Its pollution. 3. Its attendant evils. II. THE POSSESSION OF ALL GOOD. 1. Perfect love. 2. Perfect purity. 3. Perfect youth. 4. Perfect activity. 5. Perfect blessedness. (W. H. Van Doren, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. |
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