The divine life is God Himself expressed in His Son.

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永远的生命也是神的儿子。这生命不仅仅是一件事物；这生命乃是一个人位。神圣的生命乃是神自己在祂的儿子里彰显出来。约壹五章十二节说，“人有了神的儿子，就有生命。”在我们的经历中，我们知道永远的生命就是神的儿子自己。

约壹一章二节说，永远的生命原与父同在。“与…同在，”原文含示在与父的联结并交通里生活行动。那是子的永远生命，在永远里不仅与父同在，并且在与父的联结并交通里生活行动。这辞与约翰一章一至二节者同。

父是永远生命的源头，子从父并同父显现出来，成为永远生命的彰显，给父所拣选的人有分并享受。

Eternal life is also the Son of God. This life is not simply a matter or a thing; this life is a Person. The divine life is God Himself expressed in His Son. First John 5:12 says, "He who has the Son has the life." In our experience we know that eternal life is the Son of God Himself. 

First John 1:2 says that eternal life was with the Father. The Greek word rendered "with" is pros (used with the Greek accusative case). It is a preposition of motion, implying living, acting, in union and communion with. The eternal life which is the Son was not only with the Father, but was living and acting in union and com-munion with the Father in eternity. This word corresponds to John 1:1- 2. 

The Father is the source of the eternal life, from whom and with whom the Son was manifested as the expression of the eternal life for those the Father has chosen to partake of and enjoy this life.