“Therefore does my Father love me, because I lay down my life that [in order that] I may take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.” (John 10:17, 18)
Before passing to an examination of the foregoing verse, we wish to draw attention to one fact plainly implied in it, for which reason we have introduced the phrase “in order that” in brackets. This present life is mortal life; it, therefore, can never result in eternal life. Consequently, it must either be laid down, and another life given, or “changed” for immortal life. (1 Corinthians 15:51.)
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Author: R. H. Judd
Keywords: Deity of Christ, Deity of Jesus
Bible reference(s): John 10:17-18
Source: One God: God of the Ages (Oregon, IL: Restitution Herald, 1949).
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