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have been written about reigning with Christ in the millennial kingdom. However, reigning in life should not be a matter only for the future. This should be our experience today. I am not content with promises about being a king in the future; I desire to reign in life as a king today. In Romans 5:17 Paul does not refer to the millen nial kingdom. If you consider this verse in its context, you will realize that Paul is speaking about our present daily life. Praise the Lord that even today we can be kings in life!
A CONTINUATION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
Before we explore further the matter of reign ing in life, we need to consider the relationship between the Gospel of John and the book of Ro mans. Romans is a continuation of John. John 1:4 says, "In Him was life," and verse 14 of the same chapter says, "The Word became flesh and tabernacled among us…full of grace and reality." Verse 16 continues, "For of His fullness we all re ceived, and grace upon grace." Hence, in the first chapter of the Gospel of John, we have life and grace. In John 10:10 the Lord Jesus said, "I came that they may have life and may have it abun dantly." John 8 speaks of certain negative things,