www.PresentTruthMag.comProclaimingtheGoodNewsoftheforgivenessofsinandeternallifebyGod’sunmeritedgracealonethroughfaithaloneinthesinlesslifeandatoningdeathofJesusChristourLordalone.SolaGratia…………OnlyByGraceSolaFide………...…OnlyByFaithSoloChristo…….....OnlyByChristSolaScriptura……..OnlyByScriptureVolume40.5SpecialIssueWhatisLife?ThePursuitofLife–page2ThePrescriptionforLife:Input–page6ThePrescriptionforLife:Function–page13TheValueofLife–page17TheConditionsforLife–page22TheImpossibilityofLife–page28TheVerdictofLife–page34TheGiftofLife–page39TheRaceofLife–page43TheCelebrationofLife–page462WhatIsLife?Chapter1ThePursuitofLifeLetusimaginethatthetreasurecalledlife–lifeatitsbest,lifeaslifewasmeanttobe–ishiddenonagreatmountainpeak.Apathleadstoit,andwearegatheredatthestartingpointbelowWearegoingtoseekthistreasuretogether.Thetimehascometobegin,theprospectsarehopeful,andweareeagertobeoff.Beforewebeginourjourney,however,weneedtoknowsomethingaboutthepathahead.Weneedaclear;soundphilosophyoflife.TheIdealLifeOurfirstandmostfundamentaldefinitionoflife–theideallife–isthatlifeisbeingtrulyhuman.Itisasfusslessanddown-to-earthasthat.Iflifeiswhatweareafter;wecanforgetaboutdoingweirdandwonderfulthings.Lifeisbeingtrulyhuman.Thisraisesabasicquestion.Whatdoesitmeantobetrulyhuman?Onepersonlooksforlifeinsomeexoticfood,pillorpotion,whileanotherseeksitinmeditation,andstillanotherinsocialrevolution.Eachhasadifferentviewoflife.Thefoodfaddistthinksmanisbasicallyastomachonlegs.Thesecondpersonthinksmanisaghostinamachine.Thethirdthinksofmanasaneconomicanimal.Eachperson'sviewofwhatmanisdetermineshislifeandaction.Werecognizethathumannatureiscomposedofvariousfaculties.Amongthesearesight,hearing,speech,mobility,sexuality,affectionsandreason.Butonreflectionweseethatthesefacultieshavemeaningonlyinthesettingofrelationships.Couldtherebeanyvaluetosightiftherewerenothi