zoe the life of god part 13. i john 5 11 and this is the record, that god hath given to us eternal...

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The Life of GODThe Life of GOD

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I John 5I John 5

1111And this is the record, that God hath And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life (given to us eternal life (perpetual ZOEperpetual ZOE), ), and this life is in his Son. and this life is in his Son.

3 Kinds of Life3 Kinds of LifeBIOSBIOS – natural life and is very short and is – natural life and is very short and is

temporarytemporary (plant, animal, body – (plant, animal, body – biography, and biology)biography, and biology)

PSUCHEPSUCHE – soul, mind, will, & emotions and – soul, mind, will, & emotions and is is immortalimmortal (can not cease to exist, can (can not cease to exist, can not die) psyche, and psychologynot die) psyche, and psychology

ZOEZOE – life of God and is – life of God and is eternaleternal (perpetual, (perpetual, instantly and constantly being renewed). instantly and constantly being renewed). Resides in your spirit.Resides in your spirit.

2 Corinthians 42 Corinthians 4

1010Always bearing about in the body the Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life ((ZOEZOE) also of Jesus ) also of Jesus mimigghtht be made be made manifest in our body. manifest in our body.

II Peter 1II Peter 1

22Grace and peace be multiplied unto you Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, Jesus our Lord,


33According as According as his divine his divine (gk. – Godhead’s)(gk. – Godhead’s) power power hath given unto us all things that hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life pertain unto life (ZOE)(ZOE) and godliness and godliness, , through the knowledge of him that hath called through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: us to glory and virtue:

44Whereby Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and are given unto us exceeding great and precious promisesprecious promises: : that bthat byy these these ye might be ye might be partakers of the divine nature partakers of the divine nature (gk.- equal (gk.- equal partners of the Godhead),partners of the Godhead), having escaped having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. the corruption that is in the world through lust.


55And beside this (And beside this (the great promisesthe great promises), ), giving all diligence, add to your faith giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

66And to knowledge temperance; and to And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience temperance patience; and to patience godliness; godliness;

77And to godliness brotherly kindness; and And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. to brotherly kindness charity.


88For if these things be in you, and abound, For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.our Lord Jesus Christ.


99But he that lacketh these things is blind, But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. sins.

1010Wherefore the rather, brethren, give Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and diligence to make your calling and election sure: election sure: for if ye do these things, for if ye do these things, ye shall never fallye shall never fall: :


1111For thus shall be richly supplied unto you For thus shall be richly supplied unto you the entrance into the eternal kingdom of the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.


1212Wherefore I will not be negligent Wherefore I will not be negligent to put to put you always in remembrance of these you always in remembrance of these thingsthings, though ye know them, and be , though ye know them, and be established in the present truth. established in the present truth.

1313Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, tabernacle, to stir you up by putting to stir you up by putting you in remembranceyou in remembrance; ;

II Peter 1II Peter 1Do these thinDo these thinggs to never fall…s to never fall…

55And beside this, And beside this, giving giving allall dilidiliggenceence, add , add to your to your faithfaith virtue (virtue (valorvalor)); and to virtue ; and to virtue ((valorvalor) ) knowledgeknowledge; ;

DiligenceDiligence

Attentive and persistent in doing a thing; Attentive and persistent in doing a thing; steadily applied; active; unremitting; steadily applied; active; unremitting; untiring; constancy of effort; speed and untiring; constancy of effort; speed and earnestness; meticulous; earnestness; meticulous;

Opposite of:Opposite of: Lazy, Carelessness, Lethargy, Lazy, Carelessness, Lethargy,

Indifference, ApathyIndifference, Apathy (Jesus(Jesus equates it withequates it with FAITHFULNESS)FAITHFULNESS)

Luke 16Luke 16

1010He that is faithful in that which is least is He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. in the least is unjust also in much.


55And beside this, And beside this, giving allgiving all diligencediligence, add , add to your to your FAITHFAITH virtue (virtue (valorvalor)); and to virtue ; and to virtue ((valorvalor) ) knowledgeknowledge; ;

Faith Faith

Absolute certainty in the trustworthiness of Absolute certainty in the trustworthiness of another: another: ((shouldshould be GOD) be GOD) TRUSTTRUST

Opposite of:Opposite of:disbelief, distrust, doubt, misgiving, disbelief, distrust, doubt, misgiving, skepticism, suspicion, uncertainty, to skepticism, suspicion, uncertainty, to

be unsure, lacking in confidence, be unsure, lacking in confidence, FEARFEAR

Exodus 13Exodus 13

1717And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people God said, Lest peradventure the people repent (repent (turn backturn back) when they see war, ) when they see war, and they return to Egypt: and they return to Egypt:

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Land of Philistines --Land of Philistines --

Exodus 13Exodus 13

1818But God led the people about, through But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt. harnessed out of the land of Egypt.

Hebrews 11Hebrews 11

66But without But without faithfaith it is impossible to please it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a believe that he is, and that he is a rewarderrewarder of them that of them that dilidiliggentlentlyy seek seek (gk. – crave)(gk. – crave) him. him.

Psalm 31Psalm 31

2323O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD LORD preserves the faithfulpreserves the faithful, and , and plentifully plentifully rewards the proud doerrewards the proud doer. .

Numbers 13Numbers 13

2525And they returned from searching of the And they returned from searching of the land after forty days. land after forty days.

2626And they went and came to Moses, and And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land. of the land.


2727And they told him, and said, We came And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sent us, and unto the land whither thou sent us, and surely it flows with milk and honey; and surely it flows with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it. this is the fruit of it.

2828Nevertheless the people be strong that Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover we walled, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there. saw the children of Anak there.


2929The Amalekites dwell in the land of the The Amalekites dwell in the land of the south: and the Hittites, and the Jebusites, south: and the Hittites, and the Jebusites, and the Amorites, dwell in the mountains: and the Amorites, dwell in the mountains: and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by the coast of Jordan. by the coast of Jordan.

3030And And CalebCaleb stilled the people before stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for and possess it; for we are well ablewe are well able to to overcome it. overcome it.


3131But the men that went up with him said, But the men that went up with him said, We be not ableWe be not able to go up against the to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we. people; for they are stronger than we.


55And beside this, And beside this, giving allgiving all diligencediligence, add , add to your to your faith faith VIRTUEVIRTUE ( (valorvalor);); and to and to virtue (virtue (valorvalor) ) knowledgeknowledge; ;

Virtue (gk. – VALOR)Virtue (gk. – VALOR)

Courage; Boldness; Brave; Fearless Courage; Boldness; Brave; Fearless especially in battleespecially in battle

Opposite of:Opposite of:

Cowardice, Fearful, Timid, Faint-Cowardice, Fearful, Timid, Faint-hearted, Shrinking, Shy, hearted, Shrinking, Shy,

Skittish, Retreating, SubduedSkittish, Retreating, Subdued

Joshua 14Joshua 14

66Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the LORD said unto Moses the man of that the LORD said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadeshbarnea. God concerning me and thee in Kadeshbarnea.

77Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadeshbarnea the LORD sent me from Kadeshbarnea to to espy out the landespy out the land; and I brought him word ; and I brought him word again as it was in mine heart. again as it was in mine heart.

Joshua 14Joshua 14

88Nevertheless my brethren that went up Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my God. God.

Joshua 14Joshua 14

99And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy feet have trodden shall the land whereon thy feet have trodden shall be thine inheritance, and thy children's for ever, be thine inheritance, and thy children's for ever, because thou hast wholly followed the LORD because thou hast wholly followed the LORD my God. my God.

1010And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old. fourscore and five years old.

Joshua 14Joshua 14

1111As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me: as my strength was day that Moses sent me: as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, both then, even so is my strength now, for war, both to go out, and to come in. to go out, and to come in.

1212Now therefore give me this mountain, whereof Now therefore give me this mountain, whereof the LORD spake in that day; the LORD spake in that day; for thou for thou heardest in that day how the Anakims were heardest in that day how the Anakims were there, and that the cities were great and there, and that the cities were great and fencedfenced: if so be the LORD will be with me, then : if so be the LORD will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out, as the LORD I shall be able to drive them out, as the LORD said. said.

Joshua 14Joshua 14

1313And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance. inheritance.

1414Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite unto this day, because that he wholly followed the this day, because that he wholly followed the LORD God of Israel. LORD God of Israel.

1515And the name of Hebron before was And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; which Arba was a great man Kirjatharba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.from war.


55And beside this, And beside this, giving allgiving all diligencediligence, add , add to your to your faith virtue (valor)faith virtue (valor); and to virtue ; and to virtue ((valorvalor) ) KNOWLEDGEKNOWLEDGE; ;

Knowledge (gk. – science)Knowledge (gk. – science)

Information, especially that gained through Information, especially that gained through observation, identification, description, observation, identification, description, investigation, experience, and investigation, experience, and explanation. explanation.

Opposite of:Opposite of:Ignorance, Unawareness, Ignorance, Unawareness,

Incomprehension, Incapacity Incomprehension, Incapacity (which (which puts you in a position of being weak, puts you in a position of being weak,

helpless, powerless)helpless, powerless)

2 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 1

77In that night did God appear unto In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee. shall give thee.


88And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast shewed great mercy unto David my shewed great mercy unto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his father, and hast made me to reign in his stead. stead.

99Now, O LORD God, let thy promise unto Now, O LORD God, let thy promise unto David my father be established: for thou David my father be established: for thou hast made me king over a people like the hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude. dust of the earth in multitude.


1010Give me now wisdom (Give me now wisdom (hb.- skillfulness in hb.- skillfulness in using knowledgeusing knowledge) and ) and knowledgeknowledge, that I , that I may go out and come in before this may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge (people: for who can judge (make make decisionsdecisions) this thy people, that is so ) this thy people, that is so great? great?


1111And God said to Solomon, Because this And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and and knowledgeknowledge for thyself, that thou for thyself, that thou mayest judge (mayest judge (make decisions make decisions concerningconcerning) my people, over whom I ) my people, over whom I have made thee king: have made thee king:


1212Wisdom and Wisdom and knowledgeknowledge is granted unto is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like. have the like.

Ecclesiastes 10Ecclesiastes 10

88He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him. breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

99Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby. endangered thereby.

1010If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strengthedge, then must he put to more strength: : but wisdom is profitable to direct. but wisdom is profitable to direct.

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