Meditations—points
to ponder
Scripture identifies two types of life: (i) bios—the physical, created life; and
(ii) zoë—the spiritual eternal life.
Likewise
there are two types of death: (i) teleute—physical death; and
(ii) thanatos—spiritual death.
Thus it is
entirely possible for a person to be physically alive (bios)
whilst being spiritually dead (thanatos).
But the salvation that is in Jesus Christ
immerses us into the hidden reservoir
of Divine Love and Power.
Jesus declares
that LIFE = zoë ...
John 10:10
(NRSV) — 10b … I came that they may have life,
and have it abundantly.
1 John 5:11
(NRSV) — 11 And this is
the testimony: God gave us eternal life,
and this life is in his Son.
Romans 5:10
(NRSV) — 10 For if while
we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much
more surely, having been reconciled,
will we be saved by his life.
LIFE! LIFE! LIFE! It is all about life-
imperishable, unceasing zoë. This is the en
route to our Destination. We must seek out this life, pursue it, turn into
it—
because there is also a principle of death within us—which stems from the
fall.
Therefore we must be constantly saying yes to life and no to
death.
We must always be discerning Life-giving actions and attitudes
from
those that are death-giving.
John
11:25 (NRSV) — 25
Jesus
said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even
though they die, will live,
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