"Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live. For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself.” John 5:25-26. KJV
INTRODUCTION
The moment we surrender our lives to Christ, we receive everlasting life or divine life in limitless measure in our human Spirit {John 3:16}. Eternal life is translated from the Greek word Zoe. English language is generally constraint in words; therefore, the best that could be done in translating the bible, specifically, the New Testament, from Greek to English language was to use the word 'life' to connote the Greek word, Zoe, (life of God); the same word which unfortunately, was used to portray several other Greek words with different meanings.
UNDERSTANDING THE LIFE OF GOD (ZOE)
The word, 'Life' from our text does not refer to the life of man. The word used in the Greek language to describe the life of man is ‘Bios;’ referring to the quality of the life in human being. Instead, the Greek word that translated ‘life’ in the above verse is ‘Zoe.’
In John 5:25-26, the Bible tells us that the Father has life in Himself, so has He also given to the Son to have life in Himself too. This tells us that the very essence of God is Life which in Greek Language is called ‘Zoe;’ the divine life. The primary content of divinity is Life; Zoe. Therefore, the essential component in the Father is divine life (Zoe). Hence, divine life is the divine substance in God that makes Him who He is.
Leviticus 17:11-14;
11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.
12 Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood.
13 And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.
14 For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off. KJV
The scriptures make it clear that the life of man or of the flesh is in the blood. Even science confines that the blood is what link every human being to natural life. If the blood in a human being is completely drained, then, he or she will stop breathing. Also, every disease actually attacks the blood which serves as our link to our physical existence. As blood is the very life in man upon which their natural existence depends, so also is Zoe or the life of God connects any human being to spiritual existence. It takes Zoe for us to be connected to the spiritual realm. We need Zoe for us to be able to function in the attributes and dimensions of God. We are not just natural beings, but we are spiritual beings. Thus, we live on Zoë; the divine life.
DIVINE LIFE: THE NATURE OF GOD
Our Understanding of God will make us describe Him to be all-powerful, bold and extremely knowledgeable. However, we can not inscribe any of these to His nature. Although, God is all-powerful, but He is not Power! Though, God is bold, but He is not boldness. Also; though, God is all-knowing, yet, He is not knowledge. The only virtue that does not only describe God's attribute, but much more portrays His nature is Love. Hence, God is absolutely loving; but essentially, He is Love!
God is who He is because of His divine life. The essential component of who He is or His nature is 'Zoe' or divine life. We have already established the fact that God is love personified. And so, the primary ingredient of the love of God is the divine life.
Furthermore, all of God's characteristics and qualities are derived from His divine life. For instance, God is omnipresent ( i.e, He is everywhere). He is everywhere, in every nation and dimension of existence all at the same time. Our God is present in heaven and in all the nations of the earth, and in all the planets of existence all at the same time. As a matter of fact, His sovereign presence is revealed in hell. He is absolutely awesome.
Psalm 139: 7-8
7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there . KJV
Moreover, all of these is possible because of who He is. The life of God is the source of His divinity, sovereignty and awesomeness. Therefore, the primary asset of divinity is divine life.
Again, God is all-knowing (i.e, having depth of knowledge and absolute knowledge of the past, present and future) because of the divine life in him. God is all-powerful, there is nothing impossible for God; this is also because of the nature of life in Him- the life everlasting. God is slow to wrath; He is swift to forgive because of His divine life. Human being are naturally not like that because of the fall and corruption at work in them. God is plenteous in mercy because of the endless measure of life everlasting that is at work in Him. Divine life is the very substance that is in God that defines all His attributes and initiates all His divine qualities.
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