Trina and I value you, our partner, and pray for you to continually grow in the knowledge of God. This month we want to share this important and powerful message about eternal life with you. All religions give lessons, but only Jesus Christ gives eternal life. Many religions have good teachings, morals and practices, but there is something that sets Christianity apart from them - eternal life. It is the “controlled substance” that can only be found in God and is life as God has it. Eternal life flows from the love of God: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16) The crowning achievement of the plan of redemption was for man to receive the gift of eternal life. That life is the resurrection power that raised Christ from the dead. If it raised Christ, it will also give life to all who believe in Him. But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. Ephesians 2:4-6 He gave us the very life of Christ Himself, the SAME NEW LIFE with which He quickened Him. Ephesians 2:5 (AMPC) W.E. Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words has this definition of the Greek word, zoe: “Life as a principle, life in the absolute sense, as God has it, that which the Father has in Himself and which He gave to the Incarnate Son to have in Himself.” McLeod Campell said, “Ordinary religion is so much a struggle to secure an unknown future happiness, instead of being the meditation on and welcoming the present gift of eternal life.” Jesus clearly stated His purpose in coming into the earth was not only to destroy the works of the devil, but to impart eternal life. That life is received by faith and it should increase until it overflows into every part of our spirit, soul, body, and personality. “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” (John 10:10) The Wade translation says, “…and have it in the fullest measure.” The Williams Translation says, “I have come for people to have life and have it till it overflows.” The Wuest Translation says, “I alone came in order that they might be possessing life, and that they might be possessing it in superabundance.” Theologians have much to say about eternal life. One of my favorite quotes is from James Stewart in his book, A Man in Christ. He said, “This life which flows from God into man is something totally different from anything experienced on a natural plane. It is different, not only in degree, but also in kind. 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