If God so loved us, then we shall Live !
If God so loved us, then we shall Live !
If God so Loved us Jn 3:16 ! The Prophet Isaiah wrote this Ezk 16:6-8
6 And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live.
7 I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments: thy breasts are fashioned, and thine hair is grown, whereas thou wast naked and bare.
8 Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord God, and thou becamest mine.
There comes a time in the life of everyone God Loves, a time when He commands that they Live [unto God] Rom 6:11;Gal 2:19, He says unto them Live;
The NT counterpart version again towards them He so Loved, with a Great Love, He makes them alive Eph 2:4-5
4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us Jn 3:16,
5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved)
That word quickened is the greek word suzóopoieó and means:
I make alive together with. I make that which was dead to live, cause to live, quicken.
This commanding Life or to Live is based solely upon what Christ has done for them, for He by His death for them abolished death and brings their life and immortality to light by the Gospel 2 Tim 1:9-10
9 Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
10 But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:
Folks all for whom Christ died, for them death has been abolished[ bring to nought, make of none effect], because the reason for death is sin, and by His death He put away [for them] sin Heb 9:26, when He put away sin, He put away death, for what is death but the wages of sin Rom 6:23 ?
And when He gives them Life, its brought to light by the Gospel, believing the Gospel is evidence one has eternal or immortal Life. Thats why the Gospel must be Preached to Spiritually alive People, then it brings to light the accomplishments of Christ's death for them, how it put away their sins , then death, and gave them Life, and that Proves that God so Loved them and said to them Live !
Conclusion, If God never commands one to Live so that they Live, then He never Loved them !