That is, those who believe Christ is God submit themselves and will never ever lose their salvation.

Who is the one who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? 1 John 5:5 (NASB)

Those who overcome are Christians since they believe Christ is God (John 8:24, 58). What does overcome mean? 1 John 5:5 answers that question. Therefore, we are supposed to understand this as a promise that those who overcome will never have their name removed from the book of life. The English word “not” in this verse is actually two Greek words, ou me. He who overcomes will thus be clothed in white garments and I will not erase his name from the book of life, and I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.

In Revelation 3:5 we are given the assurance that once a person’s name is written in the book, it will never be removed. However, we find help in the book of Revelation. Indeed, true companion, I ask you also to help these women who have shared my struggle in the cause of the gospel, together with Clement also and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life. Philippians 4:3 (NASB)īut this verse does not tell us when the names were written in the book or the significance of the Book of Life. Philippians 4:3 reveals that the names of Christians are written in the Book of Life. The first Greek word can be translated as “book, roll, scroll, record” or “the contents of a book.” The second Greek word means “the.” The third Greek word, zoe, means “life” or “vitality.” Taken together the Book of Life refers to those who will have vitality of life. The Greek phrase translated as Book of Life is biblion ho zoe. The Book of Life occurs in the New Testament one time in Philippians (Philippians 4:3) and six times in the book of Revelation (Revelation 3:5 13:8 17:8 20:12, 15 Revelation 21:27).

This Q&A explains the meaning and purpose of both books. The term Book of the Living appears only one time in the Old Testament. The Book of Life occurs seven times in the Bible. What is the Book of Life and the Book of the Living? Bible Answer:

The living bible