“Jesus—The Word of Life”
We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning , whom we have heard and seen. We saw Him with our own eyes and touched Him with our own hands. He is the Word of Life. This One who is life itself was revealed to us, and we have seen Him. And now we testify and proclaim to you that He is the One who is Eternal Life. He was with the Father, and then He was revealed to us.” 1John 1:1-2
In the Gospel of John, we are given instructions on HOW to receive SALVATION. In 1st John, we are given instructions on how to have a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with Father God. We tend to MISS out on having the JOY of our SALVATION when we do NOT have a CLOSE, INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP with our HEAVENLY FATHER. The ONLY WAY to do that is through our RELATIONSHIP with His Son, the LORD JESUS CHRIST.
Jesus, is the ETERNAL LIVING WORD of GOD. In the Gospel of John, the Apostle tells us that “In the BEGINNING the WORD already EXISTED. The Word was with GOD and the Word WAS God. He existed in the BEGINNING with God. God created EVERYTHING through Him and NOTHING was created except through Him. The WORD, (Jesus) gave LIFE to EVERYTHING that was CREATED.” John1:1-4)
So the Word became HUMAN and made His Home with His Disciples. During His Earthly Ministry, His Disciples, HEARD His TEACHINGS and SAW with their OWN EYES the UNFAILING LOVE and FAITHFULNESS of JESUS CHRIST (the Word), They even TOUCHED Him with their OWN hands. This REMARKABLE MAN, who was/is the WORD of LIFE.
He not only BROUGHT ETERNAL LIFE, but HE IS ETERNAL LIFE. He not only IS the WORD of LIFE, and ETERNAL LIFE, but He is GOD. And He GAVE HIMSELF as a SACRIFICE to be THE LIGHT that SHINES in the DARKNESS and illumines the PATHWAY to ETERNAL LIFE. It is the LIGHT that SHINES in the DARKNESS, and the DARKNESS can NEVER EXTINGUISH it.
And to ALL who BELIEVE in Him and ACCEPT Him, He Gives the RIGHT to become the CHILDREN of GOD. If you do BELIEVE and have ACCEPTED JESUS as your SAVIOR and LORD, do you have a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with Him? Are you experiencing the JOY of your SALVATION? Now, how about those of you who do NOT BELIEVE nor have you ACCEPTED JESUS as your SAVIOR and LORD? You’re actually REJECTING the ETERNAL LIFE, who is the LORD JESUS CHRIST. And you are NOT a CHILD of the LIVING GOD. Your ETERNAL DESTINY will be spending an ETERNITY in HELL with ALL its HORRORS and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once you are there.
In order to become a CHILD of the LIVING GOD is to ADMIT that YOU are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST. And BELIEVE with ALL your HEART that JESUS DIED for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in Heaven making intercession for you, before God. Then you should CONFESS your SINS to Him and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS. You MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your SINFUL LIFESTYLE and TURN TO GOD with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART. You MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION and ETERNAL LIFE. Do this NOW while you STILL can. He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!! Don’t be LEFT BEHIND!!!