This not only gives them hope for their business and to overcome poverty, but a
hope for eternal life as well.
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.
So in this sense, it is unlikely that anyone will believe in
Jesus for eternal life without believing that Jesus is God, but once again, there is a difference between something being likely and something being required.
I think that many of them at one point believed in Jesus
alone for eternal life, but over time, have come to accept the lies of religion that they need to have the performance and good works in order to keep or prove their eternal life.
Jesus did not offer new or unique teachings, urge his followers to prepare
for eternal life with God, or fulfill a messianic mission.
The whole point of the Bible is meant to be a guideline for living here on Earth so that we can
prepare for eternal life in heaven.
Of course, when we realize that baptism is NOT
required for eternal life, then this entire debate fades away into meaninglessness, but we already talked about this...
Art. 7 of the Decree on the Missions says in so many words that God can give in ways known to himself the grace of faith and thus the hope and love
necessary for eternal life also to those whom the actual message of the gospel has not reached.
How could this ethos remain alive unless men still believed, even without admitting it, that they are children of God
destined for eternal life?
Again, the NIV unhelpfully makes the reader think that doing the will of God is a
requirement for eternal life («the man who does the will of God lives forever»).
Meanwhile, Larry and Sergei will keep throwing their money at the
search for eternal life, but eh, who are we to complain?
Though Genesis 12:1 - 3 does not contain the words «elect» or «chosen,» this passage is often cited as a defense of God's Unconditional Election of some
individuals for eternal life.
To be accurate, Jesus was a lich — a creature that is the result of a transformation, as a powerful magician or king striving
for eternal life uses spells or rituals to bind his intellect to his animated corpse and thereby achieve a form of immortality.
The words we use to describe people who have not believed in Jesus
for eternal life reveal a lot about our theology, what we think -LSB-...]
As the theologian Carol Zaleski has noted, «To be given everlasting longevity without being
remade for eternal life is to live under a curse.»
Numerous problems arise in the thinking of many Christians from the mistaken belief that the Bible has numerous
synonyms for eternal life.
If religion gives us no more than this, we can honestly and humbly be
thankful for eternal life, for our being touched and moved by our participation in it.
Yes, there is a minimum, but no one will ever believe in Jesus
for eternal life if all they know is the minimum.
And the church is made up of all those people, whether Jews or Gentiles, who have believed in Jesus Christ
for eternal life from Pentecost until the Rapture.
John wants people to believe in Jesus not
just for eternal life, but also for every other aspect of life as well.
Love allows us to live life more abundantly and peacefully in the physical world and it prepares our spritual
selves for eternal life.
And in the end you, who do nt believe in God, stand before a very real God to give an
account for your eternal life... One thing about media is that media mostly announces the bad things that go on in the world, barely the positives.
If we are believing in something
else for our eternal life, or have tried to earn our way into eternal life by some sort of good work or change of behavior, then we have not received the free gift of eternal life which is given to anyone and everyone who simply believes in Jesus for it.
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.
Can those who believe in Jesus
for eternal life somehow take credit that they were good enough, wise enough, or smart enough to understand the free offer of eternal life and respond by believing in Jesus for it?
If you want to be headed for heaven instead of hell, if you want a brand new life, if you want a royal position, and if you want to receive the riches of God's grace and kindness in the ages to come, I urge you, do not delay, believe in Jesus Christ
for eternal life right now.