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DoxologyDoxology

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Amen.Amen.

New Memory VerseNew Memory Verse

John 17:4, “I glorified You on the earth,

having accomplished the work which You have given

Me to do.”

John 17John 17

The Great High Priestly The Great High Priestly Prayer of our Lord!Prayer of our Lord!

John 17:2John 17:2

Doctrine of Eternal Life!Doctrine of Eternal Life!Part 3Part 3

John 3:36,John 3:36,“He that believes on the Son “He that believes on the Son has eternal life, but he who has eternal life, but he who does not believe on the Son does not believe on the Son

shall not see life, but the shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”wrath of God abides on him.”

Eternal Life is for all of Eternal Life is for all of mankind, not just the Jew. mankind, not just the Jew. Acts 13:14-48; Rom 2:11Acts 13:14-48; Rom 2:11

Eternal Life is identified with Eternal Life is identified with your regeneration and is your regeneration and is

received in the new birth, received in the new birth, John 3:3-6; Titus 3:5. John 3:3-6; Titus 3:5.

Experientially, it is the Experientially, it is the manifestation of your new life manifestation of your new life

in Christ as you walk in in Christ as you walk in God’s will and plan on a daily God’s will and plan on a daily

basis.basis.

This occurs when you are This occurs when you are willing to die to everything in willing to die to everything in

your life, including your rights, your life, including your rights, virtues, and religion, and virtues, and religion, and

become willing to receive into become willing to receive into yourself a new life that you yourself a new life that you

have never before experienced. have never before experienced.

This new life exhibits itself in This new life exhibits itself in your conscious repentance your conscious repentance

and through your unconscious and through your unconscious holiness. holiness.

Are you seeking only for the Are you seeking only for the evidence of God’s kingdom, evidence of God’s kingdom,

or are you actually or are you actually recognizing His absolute recognizing His absolute

sovereign control in your life? sovereign control in your life?

The new birth gives you a The new birth gives you a new power of vision by which new power of vision by which

you begin to discern God’s you begin to discern God’s control. control.

John 3:3, John 3:3, “Truly, truly, I say to you, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of cannot see the kingdom of

God.”God.”

Mat 5:3,Mat 5:3,“Blessed are the poor in spirit “Blessed are the poor in spirit

((those who recognize they those who recognize they need a saviorneed a savior), for theirs is ), for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” the kingdom of heaven.”

Mat 5:8,Mat 5:8,“Blessed are the pure in heart “Blessed are the pure in heart ((filled with Bible Doctrinefilled with Bible Doctrine), ),

for they shall see God.”for they shall see God.”

Mat 5:10, Mat 5:10, “Blessed are those who have “Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake been persecuted for the sake of righteousness (of righteousness (spiritually spiritually

mature believersmature believers), for theirs is ), for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”the kingdom of heaven.”

All three members of the All three members of the Trinity are said to impart Trinity are said to impart

Eternal Life to the believer.Eternal Life to the believer.

1. Eternal life is given by the 1. Eternal life is given by the work of the Holy Spirit at the work of the Holy Spirit at the

moment of faith in Christ.moment of faith in Christ.

John 3:3-6; Titus 3:5John 3:3-6; Titus 3:5

2. The Father is said to beget 2. The Father is said to beget His spiritual children.His spiritual children.

James 1:17-18James 1:17-18

3. The life which is bestowed 3. The life which is bestowed upon the believer is identified upon the believer is identified

with the life which is in with the life which is in Christ.Christ.

John 5:21; 2 Cor 5:17; John 5:21; 2 Cor 5:17; 1 John 5:121 John 5:12

As a result Jesus Christ is the As a result Jesus Christ is the bestower of Eternal Life to bestower of Eternal Life to

the believer.the believer.

John 10:28; 17:2John 10:28; 17:2

The impartation of eternal life The impartation of eternal life is embodied in three principal is embodied in three principal

figures in the Scripture.figures in the Scripture.

1. 1. RegenerationRegeneration is described is described first as a new birth, being first as a new birth, being

“born of God”, John 1:13, or “born of God”, John 1:13, or “born again”, John 3:3.“born again”, John 3:3.

2. The new life in Christ is 2. The new life in Christ is described as a described as a spiritual spiritual

resurrectionresurrection. Not only is the . Not only is the believer “raised together with believer “raised together with Christ”, Col. 3:1, but is “alive Christ”, Col. 3:1, but is “alive

from the dead”, Rom 6:13.from the dead”, Rom 6:13.

John 5:25,John 5:25,“An hour is coming, and now “An hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and voice of the Son of God; and

those who hear will live.”those who hear will live.”

3. The bestowal of new life is 3. The bestowal of new life is compared to the act of compared to the act of

creationcreation..

Eph 2:10Eph 2:10

Eph 2:10,Eph 2:10,“Created in Christ Jesus for “Created in Christ Jesus for

good works.”good works.”

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Doctrine of Eternal Life Doctrine of Eternal Life Great High Priestly Prayer, Part 8Great High Priestly Prayer, Part 8

John 17:2; 3:3-6; Mat 5:3-10; Acts 13:46-48John 17:2; 3:3-6; Mat 5:3-10; Acts 13:46-48

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