Nature of eternal life
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· 11 viewsTriumph over death and infinitely extended life. It also means a unique quality of life, knowing God in this life and sharing the life of Christ. Its source is God himself.
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Eternal life is knowing God and enjoying his eternal blessings
Eternal life is knowing God and enjoying his eternal blessings
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Eternal glory is the believer’s inheritance
Eternal glory is the believer’s inheritance
17 For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!
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Contrasted with eternal judgment and rejection
Contrasted with eternal judgment and rejection
Interpreters differ over whether “eternal punishment” implies an experience that continues for ever, or annihilation which is eternal in the sense of being irreversible.
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The work of helping others come to eternal life
The work of helping others come to eternal life
35 You know the saying, ‘Four months between planting and harvest.’ But I say, wake up and look around. The fields are already ripe for harvest.
36 The harvesters are paid good wages, and the fruit they harvest is people brought to eternal life. What joy awaits both the planter and the harvester alike!
Eternal life as endless life
Eternal life as endless life
The guarantee of the resurrection
The guarantee of the resurrection
“firstfruits” because the resurrection of Jesus Christ is seen as the beginning of a harvest.
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Death will be vanquished
Death will be vanquished
4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.”
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Believers will live for ever
Believers will live for ever
25 Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying.
26 Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never ever die. Do you believe this, Martha?”
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Eternal life as a quality of life
Eternal life as a quality of life
10 The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.
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One of the blessings associated with the kingdom of God
One of the blessings associated with the kingdom of God
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Life with Christ
Life with Christ
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Eternal life as experiencing Jesus Christ’s life
Eternal life as experiencing Jesus Christ’s life
20 My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
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God is the source and giver of eternal life
God is the source and giver of eternal life
God the Father
God the Father
3 And this is the way to have eternal life—to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth.
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God the Son
God the Son
6 Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.
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God the Holy Spirit
God the Holy Spirit
63 The Spirit alone gives eternal life. Human effort accomplishes nothing. And the very words I have spoken to you are spirit and life.
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