BIBLE LESSON 5

TYPES AND METAPHORES

CHRIST OUR LIFE

Genesis 1:20-31

Introduction:

Try to imagine a world without birds, fish, animals or other living creatures. That means you would not even be here, because you would be included with ‘living creatures’

In the creation story, the first four days deal with God creating matter pertaining to the earth and the universe around it. However, in days five and six, the Lord fills the earth with living creatures. He who is life, makes creatures that live and move and have their being in Him.

Once again we see how created beings bear in some small measure the mark of their Creator. There are lessons to be learned about our Lord even through the creation of birds, fish, and ultimately man himself, who above all other living, breathing, beings, bears the image of his creator.

1. CHRIST IS LIFE ITSELF-

The word ‘life’ used throughout our text means- ‘that which has sustenance in it, is active, and moves.

The Lord Jesus Christ not only gives life, but He is life itself- without beginning and without end, John 5:26. That is why the Bible says, “by Him, all things consist.” See John 1:3 and Colossians 1:16,17

Because the Lord Jesus is life, it is His to give as He wills- whether physical or spiritual- John 17:2,3

While men and creatures have this life in themselves, it is because God has given it to them for a time, but it is temporal life

Physical life is compared to a cloud-Job 7:9

Physical life is compared to a weaver’s shuttle- Job 7:6

Physical life is compared to the wind- Job 7:7

Physical life is compared to a flower that fades- Job 14:2

2. CHRIST IS THE SOURCE OF SPIRITUAL LIFE

Just like living creatures that depend upon him for their physical movement, so all who are His children by grace depend upon him for their spiritual sustenance. All who believe, have been given life by the Spirit of Christ, to come to Him- John 3:16,36. Apart from Christ giving the life, none would come- John 5:40

There is no true spiritual life apart from Christ- John 14:6. Just as creatures cannot live apart from life being given to them, so, sinners cannot live apart from Christ commanding them to live.

Physical life is temporal. Spiritual life in Christ is eternal and everlasting- John 6:27.

Just as in physical life, one organism must die, that another might live, so spiritually, Christ died, that those who believe might live in Him! John 6:51-53