5/20/09
I John 5:12 says, "whoever has the Son has life." As I have been breathing this verse this day, I was at first troubled. Is having the Son like having a possession? I quickly discovered that it is more like accepting a gift. Having the Son is not something we earn, it is a relationship that we receive.
And the life we have is not simply life after death. I believe that eternal life begins in the here and now (I have read some commentaries about John's theology that support this). It is not simply a life that goes on and on, but a quality of living that is full of hope and healing.
May you who have received the Son have the kind of life that comes from knowing Him.

Love,
Pastor Lynn