"Defending God"

CHAPTER 2

Bible Facts About Suffering and Sin

One of the charges against God is that He continually wrongs us by causing all our problems. Whether it be accidents, poor health, major medical crises, or even theft by robbers, it matters not. God is blamed for it all.

Have you noticed that few are blaming the devil for much of anything? What is the Bible truth about all this?

WE CAUSE OUR OWN PROBLEMS

There are three charges against the goodness of God that people frequently make:

First, why does God do all these bad things to us? He doesn’t. All our problems are the result of our own sins and mistakes or the sins and mistakes of others. All of them.

A few examples from the Bible illustrate this:

Adam and Eve fell into sin by their own act. Abel died because of his brother’s angry temper. The Flood came on the world because of its wickedness. Sodom was destroyed because of the sins of its inhabitants. Korah and his associates rebelled against God’s authority, so the earth opened up and swallowed them. We could cite similar incidents all through the Bible.

Whatever problems you may encounter, the cause can always be traced to a problem with people, not with God. The cause may be traced to an accident, bad diet, a genetic flaw, meanness, crime, or something else. But the cause is always people, not God.

Second, even though God does not directly do all those bad things, why does He not keep them from happening?

The fact that He does not interfere is part of the working out of the great 6,000-year crisis of the ages, in which we are involved.

As we learned in the first chapter of this book, for untold ages, there was peace in heaven—until Lucifer sinned. When he did, he charged God with selfishness, deception, and unjustly requiring obedience to the laws of heaven.

What was God to do in this crisis? Because of His massive power, the slightest degree He dealt with Satan would be so overwhelming that the angels would be frightened into submission. Henceforth, they would serve Him from fear.

So, in His infinite wisdom, God decided to let the crisis work its way through to its end. Satan had said his ideas would wonderfully improve life. So God gave him time to demonstrate what happens when creatures rebel against God.

We are part of this terrible experiment in rebellion because we were born into this world. Someone may say, “Well, that’s not fair. We had no say about being born, so why do we have to go through all this suffering because we are in a world filled with devils tempting men?”

That is a key point, and here is the answer:

As soon as Satan won a large number of angels in heaven and they were cast out, he successfully overcame Adam and Eve. That victory gave the devil the opportunity to tempt and harass all of Adam’s descendants. Any detailed history book tells the result: murder, intrigue, and wars. Along with them famine and disease which Satan helped produce.

Yes, it is true that we are all born into this miserable world, without any choice in the matter. Yet God makes up for it in a most wonderful way! He says, “Child, if you will prove faithful to Me and, amid the hardships of this life, patiently remain loyal to Me,—I will reward you with eternal life!”

What a reward is that! In exchange for accepting Christ as our Saviour and obeying Him throughout these few brief decades on earth,—we will live with Him for eternal ages in heaven!

Think about it a minute. There is simply no loss in such an arrangement.

But someone will say, “That’s okay for those who accept Christ, but what about the rest of us who don’t? We have to suffer and die and miss out on heaven.”

Yet no one need be lost. God’s Holy Spirit and the good angels work with everyone who has ever lived on earth, seeking to draw them to God.

It is only by our own decision that any of us will be lost.

Titus 2:11—“For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men.”

1 Timothy 2:4—“Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.”

Third, why does not God protect His own loyal children from the problems of life? Why do they have accidents? Why do they have genetic problems? Why are they robbed and slain?

Stop and think a minute. Any time anyone in the world appears to have an ability a little beyond that of the normal,—everyone is attracted to him. They crave his power, his authority, his money, his influence.

If it became obvious that Christians are given special protection,—everyone, with their hearts and lives unchanged, would become Christians! Instead, down through history, we find that the servants of God are maligned, ridiculed, persecuted, hunted, and slain. Satan works through the wicked to make their lives very difficult.

 Why then do the faithful choose to remain loyal to God? Because of principle and no other reason. They serve God, not for what they can get out of Him, but because they love Him—in spite of the treatment they receive in this world. They are devoted to Him in spite of any outward rewards they might receive in this life.

Hebrews 11:9-10—“By faith he [Abraham] sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise. For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.”

Only in this way, could the genuinely faithful be separated from those who would only serve God for the immediate gratifications He might give them.

THE TRIALS OF LIFE  HELP PREPARE US FOR HEAVEN

The difficulties of life actually help us. God uses the trials of life, not only to test our motives and characters, but also to help us prepare for heaven!

Psalm 119:71—“It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn Thy statutes.”

Here are several Bible passages which show this:

1 Peter 4:12-13—“Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you. But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when His glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.”

1 Peter 1:7—“That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ.”

Hebrews 11:24-26—“By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter; choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.”

The apostle Paul clearly recognized the purifying power of problems.

Romans 5:3-5—“We glory in tribulations also, knowing that tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope; and hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.”

God even predicted that His people would experience many sufferings.

Daniel 11:33—“And they that understand among the people shall instruct many; yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days.”

Our sufferings help purify our hearts and prepare us for heaven.

Daniel 11:35—“And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end.”

Hebrews 12:10—“For they [parents] verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but He [God] for our profit, that we might be partakers of His holiness.”

Count the sufferings you may experience as nothing,—but look at the exceedingly far greater reward that you will receive, if you prove loyal to God:

2 Corinthians 4:17—“For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.”

Revelation 2:10-11—“Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: Behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried . . Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life . . He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.”

James 1:12—“Blessed is the man that endureth temptations, for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life which the Lord hath promised to them that love Him.”

So you can see why we are told this:

2 Timothy 3:12—“Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.”

Hebrews 11:35-38—“Others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection. And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented (of whom the world was not worthy). They wandered in deserts and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.”

When we suffer, our God is with us to strengthen us to endure.

Job 34:28—“He heareth the cry of the afflicted.”

Isaiah 43:2—“When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and walkest through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee. When thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.”

Psalm 46:1—“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”

2 Corinthians 1:4—“Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.”

Romans 8:28—“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God.”

John 16:33, 20—“In the world ye shall have trib­u­lation, but be of good cheer: I have overcome the world.” “Ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice, and ye shall be sorrowful,—but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.”

1 John 5:4—“This is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.”

Revelation 12:11—“And they overcame him [Satan] by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.”

Hebrews 12:1-2—“Let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith.”

James 5:11—“Behold, we count them happy which endure.”

Matthew 10:22—“He that endureth to the end shall be saved.”

Revelation 14:12—“Here is the patience of the saints; here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.”

SIN IS THE BIG PROBLEM

Do not let Satan divert your attention from the real danger. Our selfish grumbling and blaming God for every little thing—keeps us from Him. It is sin which is our problem, not God.

Isaiah 59:2—“But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid His face from you, that He will not hear.”

The Bible clearly identifies sin. It is the transgression of God’s holy law.

1 John 3:4—“Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.”

The misery in our world is not caused by God. It comes from living outside of obedience to the Ten Commandments. We have all sinned; and when we sin against God, we bring misery to others and trouble to ourselves. Ultimately, those sins lead to death.

Romans 3:23—“For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.”

James 1:15—“Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin; and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.”

Romans 6:23—“The wages of sin is death.”

It is an interesting fact that, as soon as Adam and Eve chose to sin in the Garden of Eden,—they blamed God for what happened (Gen 3:12-13)!  We cannot solve our difficulties until we stop casting blame on our heavenly Father for our actions and the actions of others.

Instead of complaining, we need to come to Him, in heartfelt repentance, and plead for mercy and forgiveness. He will not turn us away when we do this!

Eternal death is not something that God wants for anyone. He wants to save everyone on earth and help them live better, happier lives. He wants to  finally take us to heaven to live with Him throughout eternal ages.

Satan knows that, as long as he can cause us to find fault with God for most everything that happens,—he, the devil, will maintain control over our lives.

Romans 1:21—“Because that, when they knew God, they glorified Him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.”

One of the reasons why people blame God for the misery in this life—is because God does not put an end to it. Yet the very reason it continues is because He is giving us extra time in which to return to Him, so we can be saved! If He suddenly put a stop to what is happening in this sinful world, everyone who had not returned to Him would perish without having had a full opportunity to do so.

2 Peter 3:9—“The Lord is not slack [slow] concerning His promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.”

By His angels and His Holy Spirit, God is pleading with everyone to find shelter in Him before it is too late.

Ezekiel 18:32—“For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God; wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.”

Revelation 22:17—“And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.”

CHRIST’S SUFFERINGS WERE GREATER THAN OURS

Rather than casting blame on Christ, we should humbly acknowledge that His sufferings were greater than ours.

And He went through all that agony for us! For our sakes, He left heaven and came down to our dark world, so that we could be redeemed and live forever with Him above. Jesus Christ experienced the greatest sorrow of all! The Son of God lived a life of suffering and grief and died on the cross of Calvary, so you and I could return to God.

Isaiah 53:5—“He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities. The chastisement of our peace was upon Him, and with His stripes we are healed.”

Christ suffered far more throughout His earthly life than any of us will ever experience. Satan used every type of persecution and harassment to keep Him from going forward with the plan of atonement. Yet, for our sakes, Jesus steadfastly went all the way to the horrible death on the cross.

Our sins crucified the Son of God! Surely, we have much to repent of. Instead of blaming God, let us blame ourselves for our problems. When we blame God for anything, we please Satan; and he draws his chains the more closely about us.

Instead of faultfinding, let us praise our Redeemer! Christ would have experienced the agonies of Calvary for just one person. You are that person.

Luke 19:10—“For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.”

John 3:16-20—“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved.

“He that believeth on Him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.”

STRENGTH IN THANKFULNESS

It is not in blaming God, but in confessing and forsaking our sins and praising Him, that you and I can find a way out of the dark cave of despair.

Psalm 34:1—“I will bless the Lord at all times. His praise shall continually be in my mouth.”

Psalm 145:2—“Every day will I bless Thee, and I will praise Thy name forever and ever.”

Revelation 12:11—“They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony.”

It is when we thank God for everything that happens that we receive renewed strength to carry on. We only weaken ourselves when we accuse Him of wrongdoing.

Nehemiah 8:10—“The joy of the Lord is your strength.”

I promise you that the more you thank God, the more you will have to thank Him for.

1 Thessalonians 5:18—“In every thing give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”

Ephesians 5:20—“Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Philippians 4:6—“Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God.”

Psalm 66:16—“Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what He hath done for my soul.”

Psalm 34:2-3—“My soul shall make her boast in the Lord. The humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together.”

CHRIST WILL FINALLY DESTROY SATAN

Christ died on Calvary, not only to save us but to destroy Satan and his evil deeds.

1 John 3:5, 8— “And ye know that He was manifested to take away our sins; and in Him is no sin . . He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.”

Hebrews 2:14—“Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, He also Himself likewise took part of the same; that through death He might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil.”

But when that final day comes that Christ destroys the devil, all those who have sullenly clung to the devil and voiced his accusations against God will also perish.

It is now that we want to begin praising God all the day long! For that is how the saints in heaven will spend eternity. Let us not dally in the devil’s camp, encouraging him with our complaining.

Revelation 5:13—“And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb forever and ever.”

Sin and sinners will finally come to an end, and their evil deeds will forever perish.

2 Peter 3:10—“But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.”

Hellfire will end and everywhere throughout the universe there will be peace and happiness. No eternally burning hell will bring sadness to the hearts of God’s faithful ones.

Revelation 21:4—“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain. For the former things are passed away.”

The wicked will perish and sin will never arise a second time.

Nahum 1:9—“What do ye imagine against the Lord? He will make an utter end. Affliction shall not rise up the second time.”

Revelation 21:4; 22:3—“There shall be no more death.” “And there shall be no more curse.”

PRECIOUS PROMISES IF YOU WILL COME

Just now, I invite you to come to the best Friend you could ever have. Here are several precious Bible promises written just for you. Claim each and every one. Make them your own.

On your knees, plead them before God. He will comfort, He will strengthen. He will make you His own child.

Romans 6:23—“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

Exodus 34:6-7—“The Lord God, merciful and gracious, long­suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty.”

Matthew 1:21—“He shall save His people from their sins.”

Isaiah 53:6—“All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.”

Acts 16:31—“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.”

2 Corinthians 6:2—“Now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.”

John 1:12—“But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name.”

Galatians 2:20—“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave Himself for me.”

John 3:3—“Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

2 Corinthians 5:17—“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”

Philippians 2:13—“For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure.”

Hebrews 10:16—“I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them.”

1 John 1:9—“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

Philippians 4:13—“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”

CHAPTER 3 

 Bible Facts About the Other Side of Death

Genesis 2:17—"Of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die."

Genesis 3:4—"Ye shall not surely die."

Genesis 3:19—"Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return."

Genesis 3:22-24—"And now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever; therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the Garden of Eden . . So He drove out the man; and He placed at the east of the garden of Eden cherubims and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life."

Ezekiel 18:4—"The soul that sinneth, it shall die."

Romans 5:12—"By one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin."

Job 4:17—"Shall mortal man be more just than God . . his Maker?"

1 Timothy 6:16—"[God] who only hath immortality."

1 Timothy 1:17—"Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God."

Genesis 2:7—"The Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul."

Genesis 7:15—"They went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life."

9. Are animals "living souls"?

Genesis 1:30—"To every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life."

John 3:16—"God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

2 Timothy 1:10—"[Jesus Christ] hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel."

1 John 5:12—"He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life."

Genesis 2:7—"And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul."

Ecclesiastes 12:7—"Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it."

Psalm 146:4—"His breath goeth forth."

Ecclesiastes 12:7—"The spirit shall return unto God who gave it."

Second, when the breath of life leaves it, the body returns to the ground.

Psalm 146:4—"His breath goeth forth, he returneth to His earth."

Ecclesiastes 12:7—"Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was."

Genesis 3:19—"Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return."

Psalm 104:29—"Thou hidest Thy face, they are troubled: Thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust" (also Job 34:14-15)

Job 17:16—"Our rest together is in the dust" (also Job 3:11-18).

Isaiah 26:19—They "dwell in the dust."

Isaiah 38:18-19—"For the grave cannot praise Thee, death cannot celebrate Thee . . The living, the living, he shall praise Thee, as I do this day."

Acts 2:29, 34—"Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulcher is with us unto this day . . For David is not ascended into the heavens."

Psalm 146:4—"His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish."

Ecclesiastes 9:5—"The living know that they shall die: but the dead know not anything."

Ecclesiastes 9:10—"There is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest."

Ecclesiastes 9:6—"Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished."

John 11:11, 13-14—"Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep . . Howbeit Jesus spake of his death . . Then said Jesus unto them plainly, ‘Lazarus is dead.’ "

1 Thessalonians 4:13—"I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep [dead]."

In verse 14, he speaks of them as asleep in Christ, and explains, in verse 16, that this means "dead in Christ."

Psalm 6:5—"For in death there is no remembrance of Thee."

Psalm 115:17—"The dead praise not the Lord, neither any that go down into silence."

Ecclesiastes 9:5—"The dead know not anything."

Job 14:21—"His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them."

1 Thessalonians 4:16-18—"The Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first. Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words."

2 Timothy 4:8—"Henceforth, there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love His appearing."

Acts 2:34—"For David is not ascended into the heavens."

1 Corinthians 15:16, 18—"For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised . . Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished."

John 5:28-29—"All that are in the graves shall hear His voice, and shall come forth."

Job 19:25-26—"I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that He shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: and though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God."

Philippians 3:21—"[Christ] shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto His glorious body, according to the working whereby He is able even to subdue all things unto Himself."

Luke 20:36—"Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection." At the second advent of Christ, He will raise His own from the dead. Oh, glorious promise! Wonderful assurance!

1 Corinthians 15:51-58—"Behold, I shew you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

"For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

"So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

"O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

"The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

"Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord."

Acts 4:12—"Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved."

Christ is the pathway to life. "I am the way, the truth, and the life." John 14:6. It is only through Christ that we can have that life. "That whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16.

John 10:27-28—"My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me: and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of My hand."

I John 5:11—"This is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in His Son."

1 John 5:12—"He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life."

John 5:24—"He that heareth My Word, and believeth on Him that sent Me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life."

John 6:53—"Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink His blood, ye have no life in you."

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