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"Noahs Dove" |
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19 Apr 2006 01:51:24 AM |
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Eternal Life in Christ |
http://www.believers.org/believe/bel217.htm
Eternal life, or everlasting life, is more than living forever. Eternal
life is the life of God, the Eternal One.
The Greek word aionios is translated both as eternal and everlasting
in the New Testament.
The Greek word zoe is one of several Greek words that are translated
life. According to Vine's Dictionary, zoe means "life as a principle,
life in the absolute sense, life as God has it, that which the Father
has in Himself, and which He gave to the Incarnate Son to have in
Himself. . . . Eternal life is the present actual possession of the
believer because of his relationship with Christ, and that it will one
day extend its domain to the sphere of the body is assured by the
resurrection of Christ."
1 JOHN 5:11,13 NKJ
11 And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and
this life is in His Son.
13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the
Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you
may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.
What Is Eternal Life?
Eternal life is the life that the Eternal One, God, has.
JOHN 17:3 NKJ
3 "And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God,
and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.
1 JOHN 3:14-15 NKJ
14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the
brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death.
15 Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no
murderer has eternal life abiding in him.
From this passage, we see that eternal life is a present-tense
possession which affects the nature of a person.
1 JOHN 5:20 NKJ
20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an
understanding, that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who
is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal
life.
The Translator's New Testament contains a note which says, "In the
New Testament eternal life is that kind of life which is given to all
true believers in Christ. The word `eternal' draws attention to the
quality of that life, not to its duration in a temporal sense. Thus
eternal life can be experienced by believers even while subject to the
temporal conditions of earthly life. Translators should be careful to
avoid expressions which mean no more than a timeless continuation of
life after death."
More than three times as many scriptures refer to eternal life as a
present possession, than as a future possession.
How Do You Get Eternal Life?
When a person is born again by receiving Jesus Christ, eternal life
is imparted to that person's spirit -- which makes them a new creation.
JOHN 3:15-16 NKJ
15 "that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal
life.
16 "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that
whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
JOHN 3:36 NKJ
36 "He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does
not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on
him."
JOHN 4:14 NKJ
14 "but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never
thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a
fountain of water springing up into everlasting life."
JOHN 5:24 NKJ
24 "Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in
Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment,
but has passed from death into life.
JOHN 6:40,47,54 NKJ
40 "And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the
Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him
up at the last day."
47 "Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me has everlasting
life.
54 "Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I
will raise him up at the last day.
JOHN 10:28 NKJ
28 "And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither
shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.
JOHN 17:2 NKJ
2 "as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should give
eternal life to as many as You have given Him.
ROMANS 6:23 NKJ
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life
in Christ Jesus our Lord.
1 TIMOTHY 1:16 NKJ
16 However, for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus
Christ might show all longsuffering, as a pattern to those who are
going to believe on Him for everlasting life.
What Does Eternal Life Do?
Eternal life changes the nature of a person: turning them into
someone who cares for others. Eternal life enables people to overcome
selfishness.
Just as something with fish life in it could do what a fish does, so
someone with God's life in them can do what God does -- which is walk
in love.
1 JOHN 3:14-15 NKJ
14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the
brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death.
15 Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no
murderer has eternal life abiding in him.
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| User: "Noahs Dove" |
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| Title: Re: Eternal Life in Christ |
19 Apr 2006 02:21:38 AM |
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http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/i/f/iftpearl.htm
I've found the Pearl of greatest price,
My heart doth sing for joy;
And sing I must, for Christ is mine;
Christ shall my song employ.
Christ is my Prophet, Priest and King;
A Prophet full of light,
My great High Priest before the throne,
My King of heav'nly might.
For He indeed is Lord of lords,
And He the King of kings;
He is the Sun of righteousness,
With healing in His wings.
Christ is my Peace; He died for me,
For me He gave His blood;
And as my wondrous Sacrifice,
Offered Himself to God.
Christ Jesus is my All in all,
My Comfort and my Love,
My Life below, and He shall be
My Joy and Crown above.
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| User: "SheBlewHimDidYouBlowHim" |
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| Title: Re: Eternal Life in Christ |
19 Apr 2006 04:55:25 AM |
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life is eternal, unless the loving, caring christian god demands that your
father MURDER his only child that is.
lmao
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| User: "B. Laurie" |
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| Title: Re: Eternal Life in Christ |
20 Apr 2006 02:17:53 PM |
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"SheBlewHimDidYouBlowHim" <killgod@killgod.com> wrote in message
news:hOn1g.5986$Es3.2711@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...
life is eternal, unless the loving, caring christian god demands that your
father MURDER his only child that is.
Who claims that God demanded _your_ dad to murder?
lmao
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