"Eternal life" refers to a concept of living forever, never experiencing death or the end of existence.
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This not only gives them hope for their business and to overcome poverty, but a hope
for eternal life as well.
Yes, I know we do not
receive eternal life by works, but I find this entire line of reasoning quite shocking.
The word of judgment is followed by a promise of
eternal life in verses 37 - 39.
Let me put it another way: Most biblical authors assume that their readers have already received
eternal life by faith.
Some theologians have seen this rich array of images for
eternal life as cause for alarm.
So based on this idea about being able to give up the gift of
eternal life if we want to, is there a Scripture reference for that?
And those who have done good will enter
into eternal life, and those who have done evil into eternal fire.
But the meal that is celebrated is already filled with the blessed joy of
eternal life which we hope for and expect.
In other words,
keeping eternal life depends on living the right way and believing all the right things.
Regarding your points 4 & 5: Your contention that belief is the sole criterion for
eternal life does not account for the whole of Scripture which indicates otherwise.
Some folks just like to believe they will have
eternal life after the current one that sucks at times.
So if you don't get
eternal life then your version of a god will be angry with you forever?
I don't
want eternal life and I don't need a supernatural father figure to protect me.
Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life [
eternal life].
Maybe part of the confusion comes from
seeing eternal life as a quantity of life that starts after death and not a quality of life that starts when we are born from above.
I don't understand why that is bad, but then, I
think eternal life sounds boring and unnecessary.
We are not able to save ourselves or reform ourselves or do anything to produce or
secure eternal life for ourselves.
I ran into someone this past week who would pose quite a dilemma for some, especially if we are trying to determine if people have
eternal life based on what they believe.
Such is the background of this story, and it is an interesting insight into the state of Jewish thought at this time
concerning eternal life and final judgment.
The only difference between the two definitions is that the first talks about
eternal life while the second talks about salvation.
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