"Whoever has the Son has Life"

“And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.” (1 John 5:11–12, ESV) 

One of my favorite passages because it so simply clarifies eternal life.  Do you have the Son?  Then you have life.  Do you not have the Son of God?  Then you do not have life.  Everything rests on Christ.  Why?  Because of Rom 5.10: 

“For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.” (Romans 5:10, ESV) 

In the death of Christ; in the pain and suffering of the cross; we are reconciled to God, and now Christ saves us by his life.  Christ's death offers us life.  All we need to do is be reconciled to God.  Yield.  Surrender.  Lay down our arms.  Lay down our lives.  

Whoever has the Son has life. Do you have the Son?