June 12, 2024. YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE
1 John 5:11-13 “And the witness is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life. These things have I written to you who believe the name of the Son of God, in order that you may know that you have eternal life.”
We will not one day be eternal beings; those who have the Son, are now eternal beings. God has already given us eternal life. We must not view life in the short term, waiting to some day receive eternal life. It is spiritually healthy (and I believe physically healthy) to view ourselves as those who will never die, even though our natural bodies will die. The death of our natural bodies is simply the doorway to our life with God in heaven; it is a transfer from limited life on earth to the unimaginable life in the presence of God. The major issue in all of life is whether or not we have the Son. When our faith is in Jesus as Savior, we have the Son. Paul wanted the believers of His day to know that if they believed in the name of the Son of God, then they had eternal life. How awesome to know that whether we die of old age or our life is taken by an accident or sickness, the real us lives on! We no longer have to fear death; it has lost its sting. So, see yourself as who you really are-as one who is an eternal being because you have the Son. Having the Son makes all the difference in this life and the one to come. We are totally secure in Christ.
John 10:27-28 “My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of My hand.”
Blessings, Buddy
1 John 5:11-13 “And the witness is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life. These things have I written to you who believe the name of the Son of God, in order that you may know that you have eternal life.”
We will not one day be eternal beings; those who have the Son, are now eternal beings. God has already given us eternal life. We must not view life in the short term, waiting to some day receive eternal life. It is spiritually healthy (and I believe physically healthy) to view ourselves as those who will never die, even though our natural bodies will die. The death of our natural bodies is simply the doorway to our life with God in heaven; it is a transfer from limited life on earth to the unimaginable life in the presence of God. The major issue in all of life is whether or not we have the Son. When our faith is in Jesus as Savior, we have the Son. Paul wanted the believers of His day to know that if they believed in the name of the Son of God, then they had eternal life. How awesome to know that whether we die of old age or our life is taken by an accident or sickness, the real us lives on! We no longer have to fear death; it has lost its sting. So, see yourself as who you really are-as one who is an eternal being because you have the Son. Having the Son makes all the difference in this life and the one to come. We are totally secure in Christ.
John 10:27-28 “My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of My hand.”
Blessings, Buddy
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