Having studied the original languages you know there are 3 words that are translated "life." There are bios (biological life), psuche (psychological life), and zoe (God's eternal uncreated life). God is life (zoe), Christ came to remove the barrier so that God as life (zoe) can come into us as life (zoe). Otherwise, you live your life (bios & psuche), whether good or evil, and then you die.
Although I don't believe in this, I do completely appreciate the angle... its been 30 years since I dove into scripture that deeply. However, regardless of the old meanings and the new translations they don't really do it for me anymore. I would never seek to deprive anyone of their faith, but at the same time have my own thoughts absent God and it took me half a lifetime to get here.
Having studied the original languages you know there are 3 words that are translated "life." There are bios (biological life), psuche (psychological life), and zoe (God's eternal uncreated life). God is life (zoe), Christ came to remove the barrier so that God as life (zoe) can come into us as life (zoe). Otherwise, you live your life (bios & psuche), whether good or evil, and then you die.
Although I don't believe in this, I do completely appreciate the angle... its been 30 years since I dove into scripture that deeply. However, regardless of the old meanings and the new translations they don't really do it for me anymore. I would never seek to deprive anyone of their faith, but at the same time have my own thoughts absent God and it took me half a lifetime to get here.