Pastors talk a lot about eternal life. That blissful state of life without suffering, doubt, anxiety about tomorrow, and every other exigency of life this side of heaven. Walking through death into new life is the goal of very believer in Jesus Christ. But, what about today, right now, right here? Scripture offers an intriguing perspective on eternal life. Eternal life by grace through faith in Jesus Christ is the reality of the Christian life. Now of new birth, life becomes eternal, abundant, and the transformation of the heart begins. When life is not eternal it becomes highly circumstantial. We are happy and content when the world reflects our personal desires. We are encouraged when our health and our family’s health is fine. We never speak of death, loss, or pain until we face all those inevitable events in every human life. When life is abundant and eternal, we have a certain hope not born of circumstance, and a strength not derived from our own capacity. In times of prosperity and in times of grief, we live to reveal God’s love and provision. The breath of our lives comes not through circumstance, but through Jesus Christ. Now, that is genuinely Good News. Blessings, Pastor Tom 1 John 5:10-11 Those who believe in the Son of God have the testimony in their hearts. Those who do not believe in God[a] have made him a liar by not believing in the testimony that God has given concerning his Son. And this is the testimony: God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
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