Reference: Life
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In the Bible, is either natural, Ge 3:17; spiritual, that of the renewed soul, Ro 8:6; or eternal, a holy and blissful immortality, Joh 3:36; Ro 6:23. Christ is the great Author of natural life, Col 1:16; and also of spiritual and eternal life; Joh 14:6; 6:47. He has purchased these by laying down his own life; and gives them freely to his people, Joh 10:11,28. He is the spring of all their spiritual life on earth, Ga 2:20; will raise them up at the last day; and make them partakers for ever of his own life, Joh 11:25; 14:19.
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wherefore he that believeth on the Son, hath eternal life; and he that obeyeth not the Son, shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.
He hath seen the Father. Verily, verily, I declare unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd layeth down his life for the sheep.
And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; nor shall any one force them out of my hand.
Jesus then told her, I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth on me, though he were dead, shall live again.
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by me.
Yet a little while, and the world shall see me no more; but ye shall see me: and because I live, ye shall live also.
For the wages of sin is death: but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Now to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace:
I am crucified with Christ; yet I live, though no longer I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave up himself for me.
for by Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are on the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers; all were created by Him, and for Him.
Easton
generally of physical life (Ge 2:7; Lu 16:25, etc.); also used figuratively (1) for immortality (Heb 7:16); (2) conduct or manner of life (Ro 6:4); (3) spiritual life or salvation (Joh 3:16-17,18,36); (4) eternal life (Mt 19:16-17; Joh 3:15); of God and Christ as the absolute source and cause of all life (Joh 1:4; 5:26,39; 11:25; 12:50).
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And behold, there came one to Him, and said, Good master, what good shall I do, that I may have eternal life? And He said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou desirest to enter into life, keep the commandments.
And Abraham said, Son, remember that thou receivedst thy good things in thy life-time, and likewise Lazarus his evils: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.
that whosoever believeth on Him may not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that He gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on Him might not perish, but have everlasting life: read more. for God sent not his son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved by Him. He that believeth on Him is not condemned: but he that believeth not, is already condemned; because he hath not believed on the name of the only-begotten Son of God.
wherefore he that believeth on the Son, hath eternal life; and he that obeyeth not the Son, shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.
For as the Father hath life in Himself, so hath He given also to the Son to have life in Himself.
Ye search the scriptures; for ye think that in them ye have eternal life:
Jesus then told her, I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth on me, though he were dead, shall live again.
And I know that his commandment is life eternal: the things therefore which I speak, I so speak, as the Father hath directed me.
Therefore we are buried with Him by baptism into death: that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we also should walk in newness of life:
who is made not according to the law of a temporary command, but according to the power of an endless life.
Hastings
LIFE
I. In the OT
The term 'life' in English Version is used, with a few unimportant exceptions, as the equivalent of one or other of two Heb. expressions: (1) chai, or mostly in plur. chayyim; (2) nephesh. The Septuagint makes a general distinction between these two, by usually rendering the former as z
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Ye have heard, that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever committeth murder, shall be liable to the judgment:
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust corrupts, and where thieves break through and steal:
Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat, or what shall we drink, or how shall we be clothed?
whereas the gate is narrow, and the way troublesome, which leadeth into life, and few there be that find it.
whereas the gate is narrow, and the way troublesome, which leadeth into life, and few there be that find it.
Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and not one of them shall fall to the ground without the will of your Father:
the Son of man came eating and drinking like other men, and they call Him a gluttonous man, and a wine-bibber, and a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified by her children.
for he that would save his life shall lose it; but he that would lose his life for my sake shall find it.
for he that would save his life shall lose it; but he that would lose his life for my sake shall find it.
And He said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou desirest to enter into life, keep the commandments.
And He said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou desirest to enter into life, keep the commandments.
yea and every one who hath left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, shall receive an hundred-fold, and shall inherit eternal life.
And the king replying will say unto them, Verily I declare unto you, inasmuch as ye did it to one of the lest of these my brethren, ye did it to me.
for he that would save his life, shall lose it; but he that would lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, shall save it.
And if thy hand cause thee to offend, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands, to go into hell, into the fire that will never be extinguished;
And as he went out into the way, there came one running and kneeling to Him, and asked Him, Good master, what shall I do, that I may inherit eternal life?
or lands for my sake and the gospel's, but he shall receive an hundred-fold: now in this time indeed, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands with persecutions; but in the world to come life everlasting.
or lands for my sake and the gospel's, but he shall receive an hundred-fold: now in this time indeed, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands with persecutions; but in the world to come life everlasting.
And that which fell among thorns, are those who when they have heard the word go away and are choked with the cares and riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to perfection.
and a woman who had been in a flux twelve years, and had spent her whole livelyhood upon physicians,
for he that would save his life shall lose it, but he that would lose his life for my sake shall save it.
Are not five sparrows sold for two assaries, and not one of them is forgotten before God.
And He said unto them, See to it that ye beware of covetousness; for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of his possessions.
But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night shall thy soul be required of thee; then whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?
Father, give me the portion that falleth to my share. And he divided his substance between them.
By Him were all things made, and without Him was not any one thing made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.
The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all into his hand: wherefore he that believeth on the Son, hath eternal life; and he that obeyeth not the Son, shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.
Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith unto thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldst have asked of Him, and He would have given thee living water.
but he that drinketh of the water which I shall give him, shall never thirst: but the water, which I shall give him, will be in him a fountain of water springing up unto eternal life.
Verily, verily I say unto you, he, that heareth my word, and believeth in Him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come under condemnation; but is passed from death to life.
He hath seen the Father. Verily, verily, I declare unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
The thief cometh only to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they may have life, and may have it in perfection.
So he, that loveth his life, shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world, shall preserve it unto life eternal.
and this is life eternal, to know Thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
and this is life eternal, to know Thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
nor is He served by the hands of men, as needing any thing: for He giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
For if, by the offence of one, death reigned through one, much more they who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness, shall reign in life through one, even Jesus Christ.
For the wages of sin is death: but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Now to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace:
If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
I am crucified with Christ; yet I live, though no longer I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave up himself for me.
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain: and if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labor:
exhibiting the word of life; to my rejoicing in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, nor laboured in vain.
for by Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are on the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers; all were created by Him, and for Him. He is before all, and by Him all things subsist.
For ye are dead as to the world, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with Him in glory.
that aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in the faith, in love, in patience:
that they may instruct the young women to be temperate, to love their husbands, to love their children, to be prudent,
Let him, that hath an ear, hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
And in the midst of the street, and of the river, which ran on each side, was the tree of life, producing fruits twelve times in the year, yielding its different fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
Morish
Life is that by which a created being enjoys the place in which the Creator has set it. God breathed into man's nostrils 'the breath of life; and man became a living soul.' Ge 2:7. Sin having come in, this life is forfeited and God claims it, saying, "surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man." Ge 9:5. This instituted capital punishment for murder, which law has never been rescinded or altered.
Scripture recognises a difference between 'life' in a moral sense and 'existence,' as seen in the passage, "What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?" Ps 34:12. Here is a man desiring life, desiring to enjoy life. This answers the objection of those who, wishing to deny eternal punishment, say that 'living for ever' is only spoken of the Christian, as in Joh 6:51,58. True, but many other scriptures prove that the wicked will have an eternal existence.
Man, in his natural state, is regarded as morally dead in sins, and as needing to be quickened by the power of God; or as living in sins and needing to accept death in order to live in Christ, as in the Epistle to the Romans.
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I am the living bread, which came down from heaven: if any one eat of this bread, he shall live for ever. And the bread, that I will give, is my flesh, which I will give up for the life of the world.
This is the bread that came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat, and yet are dead. He that eateth this bread shall live for ever.