“God’s Goal in Creation Is Life” vs. “Christ Is the Reality of the Tree of Life”

 

“God’s Goal in Creation Is Life” vs. “Christ Is the Reality of the Tree of Life”

Genesis 1:26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over every creature that moves along the ground.”

Genesis 1:27 So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God; male and female.

John 1:4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.

John 1:14 The Word became flesh and pitched his tabernacle among us, full of grace and reality. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father.

John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the reality, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” 

Item	God’s Goal in Creation Is Life	Christ Is the Reality of the Tree of Life
Meaning	God’s creation centers not on things or knowledge, but on life to be imparted into man	Christ Himself becomes the life that man can receive and enjoy
Reason	God is life and desires to dispense Himself into man	God became flesh so that life could enter into man (John 1:4,14)
Type (Prefigure)	The tree of life in the center of Eden	Christ as the vine and the bread of life
Explanation	God created all things, then man, and finally placed man before the tree of life	Christ is the tree of life made available to man
Way (Path)	Man must contact and eat the tree of life	Man receives Christ by believing and eating Him as life
Result	God’s creation is fulfilled when man receives life	Man has Christ as life and becomes God’s expression
Mutual Relationship	Creation prepares the vessel for life	Redemption brings the reality of life into man
Example	Adam was placed before the tree of life	Believers daily eat and enjoy Christ as life
Application	Human existence is not merely for living, but for receiving life	We daily enjoy Christ through prayer and the Word
Burden	God desires man not only to bear His image but also His life	God desires man not only to worship Him but to enjoy Him
Prophesying Direction	Proclaim: God’s goal in creation is life, not works or knowledge	Proclaim: Christ is my tree of life today; I live by eating Him
Conclusion	Without life, creation is incomplete	Christ as the tree of life fulfills God’s purpose
Related Verses	Gen. 1:26–27; 2:9; 2:16–17	John 1:4,14; 14:6; 6:57; 15:1; Rev. 2:7

 

✨ Spiritual Integrated View (Key Point)

God’s goal in creation is life, and the reality of the tree of life is Christ.
Genesis reveals the goal, while the New Testament reveals the fulfillment.
Creation brings man before the tree; Christ becomes the life within man.

🗣 One Prophesying Sentence

God’s goal in creation is life, and Christ is the reality of the tree of life, fulfilling God’s purpose within me.

🏁 Ultimate Conclusion

Without Christ as life, creation is only an outward form.
With Christ as the tree of life, creation gains meaning, man becomes God’s expression, and God’s purpose is accomplished.

 

*Please refer to the 2025 Winter Training: Experience, Enjoy, and Manifest Christ (Part 4), Week 5: Tree of Life.