Title: This Is Life (1 John 05:12)
Contents 1 John 5:12 says, “He who has the Son has life, and he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.” Life is the most precious thing to us. So let's find out what life is. The Russian writer Tolstoy said that the true and ultimate purpose of life is to perceive eternal life. We often say that life is a journey of hardship, and life is a struggle to overcome it and then perish. In addition, human beings live with attachment to life even though they know the futility of life. So what is life and what is the essence of life? The Bible says: John 17:3 says, “This is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.” Therefore, whoever has Christ Jesus in him has life, and whoever does not have Christ Jesus has no life. We are going to look at the view of life revealed in the Bible.
2. The prodigal son's view of life In Luke 15, the prodigal son sold all the property he had inherited and went to the city to give the meaning of life to the taste of prodigal life. He hated parental interference and hated hard work. Also, I got tired of living that I couldn't do on my own, so I had the urge to live my life according to my own standards. So, he left his parents to earn money and live freely, but he got only temporary pleasure. After that time, hunger came to him, and he had to fill his hungry stomach with the nutmeg. It was only then that I began to miss my parents' arms. Queen Elizabeth I of England had so much wealth and honor that it is called the country where the sun never sets in her territory, but when he died, he said that if he could extend his life by just one more hour, he would give it all. However, his life could not be extended and he died leaving behind riches and honors.