Eternal life actually starts when a person humbly asks Jesus Christ for forgiveness of their sins and chooses to follow Jesus Christ and His Word. For many who are living their physical lives right now, eternal life has already started. When Jesus prayed in the company of His disciples, He made this statement: “Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent” (John 17:3;
There are two obstacles that some people face regarding eternal life: (1) we are focused with the here and now – we are not interested in deferred rewards, and (2) we like to be independent. Regarding the first obstacle, we are certainly focused on the here and now. It is human nature to take care of our existence which is the immediate state we find ourselves in. I witnessed to a twenty-year old one time
What form shall we be when our souls depart these physical bodies is not clear from God’s Word. Certainly, God knows what our form will be like, it’s just not made clear to us yet. Perhaps we cannot fully understand it in human terms. The apostle John subscribes to this: “Dear friends, we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears,
The Guarantee of Eternal Life
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How can we be sure of this? Do we know for sure that our eternal life begins in this physical life and then continues on once we pass from these physical bodies? We make bank transfers and trust the people who develop the technology that these transactions will be completed properly. If we trust mere mortals with bank transfers then can we trust God with the transfer of our souls? A.W. Pitzer viewed the confidence
Before we came to Christ and His Word, our souls were “asleep” in our bodies. We were awake, even for many years, but we did not have a relationship with Jesus Christ. Then one day, we heard about Christ’s sacrifice for our sins. We confessed our sins and asked Him for forgiveness and endeavored to follow Him and His Word forever. That is when our souls came alive and began to grow in God’s Word.