1 John 5:12 - He who has the Son has life; he who has not the Son of God has not life.
once there was a beggar who hanged around the park
everyday, a young boy would go to the park and talk to the beggar
they'd talk about everything under the sun
the beggar found out the the boy was actually the son of a rich man
a rich man who collected paintings of famous artists
their friendship grew day by day
one day, the beggar decided to paint a portrait of the boy
however, after a few days, the boy stopped visiting the beggar
being curious, the beggar went to the boy's mansionate
the boy's father said that the boy had passed away several days back
in an act of respect, the beggar presented the father with the son's portrait
although the painting wasn't exactly well done, the father took it anyway
a few months later, the father passed away too
an auction was held to auction off the father's collection of paintings
on the father's request before his death, the painting entitled 'The Son' was auctioned off first
due to the poor drawing, there were no bidders for the painting
just then, the beggar came by
upon seeing his painting up for grabs, he offered five dollars
since that no one was interested in that painting, sold for five dollars it was
just when the bidders were awaiting for the next item to be auctioned, the auctioner announced,
'the person who bought 'The Son' shall have possession of all the paintings'
i know this story doesn totally capture the meaning of the verse
but i just hope to provide some food for thought (:
-yingen-