He always had eternal life.
I believe that once a person has eternal life,
they always have eternal life.
Not exact matches
ddeev... I
have always been curious about people that deemed
eternal life more desirable than reality.
I
always begin to answer that question by emphasizing that although the answer is «No,» the real question is, «
Have you believed in Jesus for
eternal life?»
Jeremy it just hit me like a bolt of lightning i am so excited about this thought that salvation
has nothing to do with
eternal life but is speaking of losing the ability to be an overcomer in Christ.
Having been there as a carnal christian i
always believed in Jesus but i felt i did nt
have the power to
live a christian
life so i felt like a hippocrite i was still subject to sin and sinful desires.So in that sense i
had never received salvation because i
had never been an overcomer in the first place.So i can see how a christian could lose there salvation
having once walked by faith but that does nt effect there
eternal life in Christ.Just so others know i am now walking by faith and am an overcomer i know what it is like to experience the power of the holy spirit and to not be overcome by my old nature that is what Jesus wants us all to experience rather than being a victim of the enemy.Whether we are an overcomer or not does nt effect our
eternal life.brentnz
He said that he
always talks about the death and resurrection, but that if someone believed in Jesus for
eternal life before he
had the chance to tell them about the death and resurrection, he thought they
would probably go to heaven, but wasn't sure.
Instead, forgiveness of sins and
eternal life have always been dependent upon one thing, and one thing only: the grace of God.
Mike i like what you wrote about the relationship with Christ its all about that.To me the gospel description is found in that verse it covers our fathers love that he
has always loved us from the beginning when he created us it covers the reason why Jesus was sent to put things right to remove our sin guilt and shame and to receive from him new
life his
life eternal but it is just as real today and tomorrow and forever.brentnz
If this should not happen within a man's
life, then the
Eternal comes again under another name, and once again shall
always have time.
It is my understanding (and belief) that God the Father
always stays true to his own Word and plans, so it seems that He
would fully carry out his plan for His Son to be born,
live, and die in fully Jewish tradition and by Jewish laws, before arising from the dead to
eternal life.
Thee good soil represents someone who; * admits and understands that they are indebted to God because of their sinful nature * that sin equals
eternal damnation hellfire * they turn to Jesus as our own saviour to abide in his covenant to fully repent of sins and become holy enduring right to the end * remember Jesus said you can not serve the world and God, or money and god you can not be a master to both * the path to
eternal life is very narrow and strait and only few are able to find it you
have to let go of your desires and dictates of the flesh and
always embrace and find happiness serving god set your eyes on Jesus... crucify your desires..
I am not yet sure if
eternal life is separate from salvation, but while I believe that «once receiving
eternal life,
always receiving
eternal life» is not theoretically true, I do believe that it is virtually impossible to lose
eternal life once you
have received the Holy Spirit by believing in Christ.
Jesus wants us to learn to love him and know that he is
always with us and the
life he
has given to us is
eternal from the day we turned to him.
This then
would be another verse that teaches the same thing I
have always taught: We can believe in Jesus for
eternal life, and we can repent to escape the devastating and destructive consequences of sin.
Martin it is not by works that we are saved but by grace that none should boast.Works do not get us us closer to God but good works come from a heart that loves God and desires to please him.John 3:16 is clear if we believe in Jesus Christ we shall
have eternal life it is based not on what we do or
have done but by the grace of God that
has been poured out upon us because of Jesus Christ.God
always gives us assurances or promises the condition to receive
eternal life is to believe in Jesus Christ as the one who
has saved from our sin.Personally i believe that the continued walk will determine our reward from the Lord again its not based on our effort but a trust or faith in God.This does not effect the gift of
eternal life through Jesus Christ.
These photos are from two months back so I barely remember which stone
has what meaning but Mr. Sunaryo emphasizes a lot about how
life is temporary and death is
eternal so we must
live our
lives well and in tune with nature; and to
always remember that there is a sky above this sky that we can see (meaning to
always stay humble because there is
always someone that is better than you).