Jesus Christ is the source and giver of all life. He created all things and upholds all creation. In Him was life originally and He is the author and sustainer of both physical life and eternal life. The Bible testifies throughout that whoever believes in Jesus Christ has eternal life both now and forever. He alone can grant resurrection and eternal fellowship with God.

1. In Him Was Life
John 1:4
By David Turner
www.Bible-Studies-online.com

2. He is the Creator and Sustainer of all
things
Col 1:16-17 For by Him all things were
created, both in the heavens and on earth,
visible and invisible, whether thrones or
dominions or rulers or authorities--all
things have been created through Him and
for Him. (17) He is before all things, and
in Him all things hold together.

3. He is the Author of Life
John 1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word, and
the Word was with God, and the Word was
God. (2) He was in the beginning with God.
(3) All things came into being through Him, and
apart from Him nothing came into being that has
come into being. (4) In Him was life, and the
life was the Light of men. (5) The Light shines
in the darkness, and the darkness did not
comprehend it.

4. He was there at the giving of life
Genesis 2:7-9 Then the LORD God formed man of dust from the
ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man
became a living being. (8) The LORD God planted a garden
toward the east, in Eden; and there He placed the man whom He
had formed. (9) Out of the ground the LORD God caused to
grow every tree that is pleasing to the sight and good for food;
the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of
the knowledge of good and evil.
Genesis 2:15-17 Then the LORD God took the man and put him
into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it. (16) The
LORD God commanded the man, saying, "From any tree of the
garden you may eat freely; (17) but from the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that
you eat from it you will surely die."

5. He is the giver of eternal life
John 3:14-16 "As Moses lifted up the serpent in
the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be
lifted up; (15) so that whoever believes will in
Him have eternal life. (16) "For God so loved
the world, that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whoever believes in Him shall not perish,
but have eternal life.

6. He has authority to give life to whom He
wishes.
John 5:21-29 "For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them
life, even so the Son also gives life to whom He wishes. (22)
"For not even the Father judges anyone, but He has given all
judgment to the Son, (23) so that all will honor the Son even as
they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not
honor the Father who sent Him. (24) "Truly, truly, I say to you,
he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has
eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed
out of death into life. (25) "Truly, truly, I say to you, an
hour is coming and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of
the Son of God, and those who hear will live. (26) "For just
as the Father has life in Himself, even so He gave to the Son
also to have life in Himself; (27) and He gave Him authority
to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man. (28) "Do
not marvel at this; for an hour is coming, in which all who are in
the tombs will hear His voice, (29) and will come forth; those
who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who
committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment.

7. The Scriptures testify that he is the giver
of life.
John 5:39-40 "You search the Scriptures
because you think that in them you have
eternal life; it is these that testify about
Me; (40) and you are unwilling to come
to Me so that you may have life.

8. He is the Bread of Life
John 6:33-51 "For the bread of God is that which comes
down out of heaven, and gives life to the world." (34)
Then they said to Him, "Lord, always give us this
bread." (35) Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life;
he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who
believes in Me will never thirst. (36) "But I said to you
that you have seen Me, and yet do not believe. (37)
"All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the
one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out. (38)
"For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own
will, but the will of Him who sent Me. (39) "This is
the will of Him who sent Me, that of all that He has
given Me I lose nothing, but raise it up on the last day.
(40) "For this is the will of My Father, that everyone
who beholds the Son and believes in Him will have
eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last
day." (41) Therefore the Jews were grumbling about
Him, because He said, "I am the bread that came down
out of heaven."

9. (42) They were saying, "Is not this Jesus, the son of
Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does
He now say, 'I have come down out of heaven'?" (43)
Jesus answered and said to them, "Do not grumble
among yourselves. (44) "No one can come to Me
unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will
raise him up on the last day. (45) "It is written in the
prophets, 'AND THEY SHALL ALL BE TAUGHT OF
GOD.' Everyone who has heard and learned from the
Father, comes to Me. (46) "Not that anyone has seen
the Father, except the One who is from God; He has
seen the Father. (47) "Truly, truly, I say to you, he
who believes has eternal life. (48) "I am the bread
of life. (49) "Your fathers ate the manna in the
wilderness, and they died. (50) "This is the bread
which comes down out of heaven, so that one may eat
of it and not die. (51) "I am the living bread that
came down out of heaven; if anyone eats of this bread,
he will live forever; and the bread also which I will give
for the life of the world is My flesh."

10. The life he gives is secure
John 10:27-28 "My sheep hear My
voice, and I know them, and they
follow Me; (28) and I give eternal life
to them, and they will never perish;
and no one will snatch them out of My
hand.

11. He is the resurrection and the life
John 11:23-26 Jesus *said to her, "Your
brother will rise again." (24) Martha *said
to Him, "I know that he will rise again in
the resurrection on the last day." (25) Jesus
said to her, "I am the resurrection and the
life; he who believes in Me will live even if
he dies, (26) and everyone who lives and
believes in Me will never die. Do you
believe this?"

12. Only He gives Life
John 14:6 Jesus said to him, "I am the
way, and the truth, and the life; no one
comes to the Father but through Me.

13. Eternal life = knowing God
John 17:1-3 Jesus spoke these things; and lifting up
His eyes to heaven, He said, "Father, the hour has
come; glorify Your Son, that the Son may glorify
You, (2) even as You gave Him authority over all
flesh, that to all whom You have given Him, He
may give eternal life. (3) "This is eternal life,
that they may know You, the only true God, and
Jesus Christ whom You have sent.

14. Believing he is the Christ, the Son of
God = having life in His name
John 20:30-31 Therefore many other signs
Jesus also performed in the presence of the
disciples, which are not written in this book;
(31) but these have been written so that you
may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son
of God; and that believing you may have
life in His name.

15. With life comes fellowship
1 John 1:1-3 What was from the beginning, what
we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes,
what we have looked at and touched with our
hands, concerning the Word of Life-- (2) and the
life was manifested, and we have seen and testify
and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was
with the Father and was manifested to us-- (3)
what we have seen and heard we proclaim to you
also, so that you too may have fellowship with us;
and indeed our fellowship is with the Father, and
with His Son Jesus Christ.

16. Life is a promise He keeps
1 John 2:25 This is the promise which
He Himself made to us: eternal life.

17. You can know you have eternal life
1 John 5:11-13 And the testimony is this,
that God has given us eternal life, and this
life is in His Son. (12) He who has the Son
has the life; he who does not have the Son
of God does not have the life. (13) These
things I have written to you who believe in
the name of the Son of God, so that you
may know that you have eternal life.