聖經是我們獨一無二的標準 - 生命.. 結晶.. 啓示

Meaning

God's eternal life, imparted to believers at the time of faith

God's being, including all His constituent elements and attributes

How Obtained

One-time: received at the moment of believing in the Lord

Continuous: obtained through constant enjoyment and experience

Temporal Quality

Once and for all

Continuous and ongoing, unto eternity

Examples

- Regeneration to become God's children

- Receiving eternal life

- Continuously enjoying God's attributes like eating food

- Tree of life and river of water of life

Manifestations

- Right to become God's children

- Position as God's children

- Holiness, love, righteousness, kindness, purity and other divine attributes

- These attributes become believers' virtues

Application

- Received by faith

- Living by God's promises

- Daily enjoying God's nature

- Experiencing God's attributes in various circumstances

Key Verses

- John 1:12-13 "But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God."

- 2 Peter 1:4 "Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature."

Relationship Between Both

1. Life is the foundation, nature is the expression

2. Having God's life enables enjoyment of God's nature

3. Life produces nature, nature expresses life

4. Mutually complementary:

life enables participation in God's nature, nature brings full expression of God's life