"Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on Me hath everlasting life." Through the beloved John, who listened to these words, the Holy Spirit declared to the churches, "This is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He that hath the Son hath life." 1 John 5:11, 12. And Jesus said, "I will raise him up at the last day." Christ became one flesh with us, in order that we might become one spirit with Him. It is by virtue of this union that we are to come forth from the grave,--not merely as a manifestation of the power of Christ, but because, through faith, His life has become ours. Those who see Christ in His true character, and receive Him into the heart, have everlasting life. It is through the Spirit that Christ dwells in us; and the Spirit of God, received into the heart by faith, is the beginning of the life eternal.

Sandelig, sandelig siger jeg eder: den, som tror, har evigt liv. Ved Johannes, den elskede discipel, som lyttede til disse ord, forkyndte Helligånden for menighederne: Og dette er vidnesbyrdet, at Gud har givet os evigt liv, og det liv er i hans Søn. Den, som har Sønnen, har livet. 1Joh. 5,11-12. Og Jesus sagde: Jeg skal oprejse ham på den yderste dag. Kristus blev et med os i kødet, for at vi skulle kunne blive et med ham. Det er i kraft af denne forening, at vi skal opstå af graven, ikke blot som en tilkendegivelse af Kristi magt, men fordi hans liv ved troen er blevet vort. De, som ser Kristus i hans sande væsen og tager imod ham i deres hjerte, har evigt liv. Det er ved Ånden, at Kristus bor i os, og Guds Ånd, som ved troen modtages i hjertet, er begyndelsen til det evige liv.