Not exact matches
Kamprad's plan
from the beginning was to set up «
eternal life»
for IKEA, which meant keeping it off the stock market and securing it within a
Before the «Dispensation of Grace» of God, by which we are saved through «Faith in Jesus Christ» as Lord and our personal Savior, Jesus Christ fulfilled the «Law of God» on our behalf during His ministry on earth, died on the «Holy Cross»
for the «Remission of Our Sins» once and
for all, descended to hell and defeated death, then rose
from the dead on the third day bringing us «
Eternal Life» and «Reconciliation» with God the Father!
In so doing, he has appeased His Holiness, Justice, and Wrath; He has conquered the enemy that we brought into the world by our rebellion, which is death itself, by rising
from the dead and
living and reigning as victorious King and Savior; and He has reconciled those who believe in Him to Himself that they may
live life eternal with Him at the consummation of all perfection,
for perfection will be restored as He has promised!
Regardless of some pagan uses in the past, Easter today is the day to remember and be thankful
for a God who sent is only begotten son, who was without transgression, to die
for our sins and then be raised
from the dead that all who believe in Him may have
eternal life.
The Lord Jesus Christ fulfilled the Law on our behalf, died on the Holy Cross
for the remission of our sins (became sin and curse
for us) descended to hell and defeated death (keys of which were held by Satan,) rose
from the dead on the third day bringing us
eternal life and reconciliation with God the Father, then ascended to Heaven promising us the Holy Spirit and preparing the place
for us.
- turn
from sin and believe in the death
for our sins burial and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ and you shall have
eternal life in heaven!
Jeremiah 31:34
For we know that if the earthly tent we
live in is destroyed, we have a building
from God, an
eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.»
And just as there are certainties we have learned
from nature, such as the laws of science, gravity, and thermodynamics, there are also certainties we can learn
from Scripture, such as the holiness of God, our own sinfulness, and our need to believe in Jesus
for eternal life.
If they know nothing about God, Jesus, their own separation
from God, or anything else, why would they believe in Jesus
for eternal life?
The bottom line is that the holiness we need comes not
from our own works, but
from Jesus Christ Himself, who gives it to us freely when we believe in Him
for eternal life.
In other words, whatever the denial of 2 Timothy 2:12 is, it is not taking
eternal life from someone who already has it,
for this would amount to God denying Himself, which He can not do.
What religion offers: — The opportunity to avoid
eternal punishment
for not worshiping / believing in my god (not worried enough to care)-- An explanation
for the universe and why we are here (I'll take the knowledge gained
from the application of the scientific method, but thanks)--
Living forever in heavenly bliss (I am content with this
life)-- The opportunity to divide humanity based upon different belief systems (There is enough dividing us already)-- Purpose, a code of ethics, and fulfillment (I have that already, without religion)-- Develop a personal relationship with god (I've never seen or heard
from any gods nor have I seen any independantly verified scientifically collected peer reviewed proof.
It is possible to believe in Jesus
for eternal life (and of course, receive
eternal life as a result), but still not be «saved»
from many of the temporal and physical consequences of sin, or
from sickness, or
from enemies, or
from many of the other negative things that can happen in
life.
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For the one who sows to his own flesh will
from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will
from the Spirit reap
eternal life.
The Servant of God Pope John Paul II wrote a letter to the priests of the world, starting with a passage
from St. John: «
For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have
eternal life.»
If you come
from eternal life, how do you settle
for anything less than
eternal life?
For we know that if the earthly tent we
live in is destroyed, we have a building
from God, an
eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands (2 Corinthians 4:16 - 5:1).
While the death and resurrection of Jesus are central to the Gospel, believing in the resurrection of Jesus is not required
for a person to receive
eternal life from Jesus.
We can not remove sin
from this world but we can be moved by the love God gave us, in his only begotten Son, to share this love, which is
eternal, forgiving, and powerful, so powerful that it can not be removed by, even, the taking of
life —
for no sooner do you take the
life of such young ones away that, in the next moment, they are with Christ.
Others have noticed this same thing, and we receive daily e-mails and phone calls
from people saying they are prayerfully supporting Bob Wilkin, myself, and the ministry of Grace Evangelical Society as we continue to present the offer of
eternal life to all who believe in Jesus
for it.
If they believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross
for the sins of all mankind, and if they believe that three days after his death, Jesus Christ rose
from the dead and if they believe all of these things, but don't believe in Jesus
for eternal life, that person is not saved.
An extended quote
from Robert Wilkin provides further insight into why some believe in Jesus and others do not, and also what God is doing to help all people believe in Jesus
for eternal life:
Yet it remains the unshakable conviction of Christians,
from New Testament days until today, that there is what must be called,
for want of a better word, an «
eternal» order, an «
eternal» plan and an «
eternal»
life.
So when I am talking with someone, I will often take a little gospel of John, I prefer the ones called
Living Water since they have little notes that remind me what verses are key, and what the verses mean, and in just a minute or two, can show a person
from Scripture that to get
eternal life, all they have to do is believe in Jesus
for it.
Because I belong to him, Christ, by his Holy Spirit, assures me of
eternal life and makes me wholeheartedly willing and ready
from now on to
live for him.
So, while I certainly appreciate your, what I believe to be a «sincere» gesture with your quotes
from the book of Luke to... «save my
eternal soul,» I only wish you peace in your
life... and should there happen to be an after -
life... and... it happens to be exactly as you think, maybe you can put in a good word
for me with St. Peter at the Pearlies!!!
Regarding the
eternal state of people who do not believe in Jesus
for eternal life, I do think there is some sort of
eternal separation
from God, though I am not sure Scripture says much about it.
We will look at this verse in more detail when we discuss the Calvinistic idea of Limited Atonement, but
for now, it is enough to note that even if the whole world lies under the control of the wicked one, Jesus has done what is necessary to liberate the whole world
from the evil one so that they can respond to the gospel and believe in Jesus
for eternal life (cf. 1 John 5:7 - 13).
So,
for example, if your hear a pastor saying, «You have to take up your cross daily and follow Jesus in order to go to heaven when you die,» you can look in the text he is preaching
from (maybe Matthew 16:24 - 26 or Luke 9:23 - 26), and see that Jesus is talking about saving your
life (which is NOT the same thing as receiving
eternal life) by
living in a profitable way here on earth (cf. Luke 9:24 - 25).
The only one that die
for humanity and rose
from the dead to give us
eternal life and that is in Him because His is ALIVE.
But when it comes back, just try to remember what you KNOW to be true
from Scripture, that Jesus loves you, forgives you, died
for you, and will never let you go because you have
eternal life through Him.
From Plato onwards, philosophers have sought to escape from the anxiety of personal freedom by searching for certainty and objectivity in a supra - human realm, whether it be that of unchanging Platonic Forms, or in the inexorable unfolding of some grand historical design, or in an eternal life with an omniscient, loving, supreme Be
From Plato onwards, philosophers have sought to escape
from the anxiety of personal freedom by searching for certainty and objectivity in a supra - human realm, whether it be that of unchanging Platonic Forms, or in the inexorable unfolding of some grand historical design, or in an eternal life with an omniscient, loving, supreme Be
from the anxiety of personal freedom by searching
for certainty and objectivity in a supra - human realm, whether it be that of unchanging Platonic Forms, or in the inexorable unfolding of some grand historical design, or in an
eternal life with an omniscient, loving, supreme Being.
What you are saying might have some truth in it if we evolved; But since we were created by a thrice holy God, that told us about marrying, who: (marry whom you will, only in the Lord), and how: (Thou shalt not lay with mankind as with womankind), then in order to please him: (Search the scriptures,
for in them ye think ye have
eternal life...) we have to abstain
from this.
There have been many other theories of atonement, each picking out what a given generation took to be the worst possible human situation and going on to affirm that in the action of God in Jesus, God met us precisely at that point: slavery to demonic powers,
from which we have been delivered; actual slavery to human masters, with manumission accomplished in Christ; guilt
for wrongdoing, with Christ as the advocate who pleads
for, and secures, our release; corruptibility and mortal death, met in Christ with healing and
eternal life....
For as the Church prays, the sufferings we endure, if taken to Christ in the Sacrament designed for forgiveness, can bring us «increase of grace and the reward of eternal life», or, quoting from St Vincent de Paul, «the throne of God's mercy isset on my wretchedness&raqu
For as the Church prays, the sufferings we endure, if taken to Christ in the Sacrament designed
for forgiveness, can bring us «increase of grace and the reward of eternal life», or, quoting from St Vincent de Paul, «the throne of God's mercy isset on my wretchedness&raqu
for forgiveness, can bring us «increase of grace and the reward of
eternal life», or, quoting
from St Vincent de Paul, «the throne of God's mercy isset on my wretchedness».
Craig i thought what you wrote was really good and agree with you.Enduring to the end is not that the person hasnt already received
eternal life by faith in Jesus Christ as once done that is a done deal.Enduring to the end is to encourage those who are persecuted to keep believing in Christ and do nt lose there faith and trust in God and to be strong in the faith.In doing so they will get there reward
from the Lord because they trusted him more than the fear of death.They overcame them there persecuters with love
for the Lord that is true courage.brentnz
Following this, the course also looks as numerous texts
from the Gospel of John in which Jesus promises
eternal life to those who believe in Him
for it (cf. John 1:12 - 13; 3:14 - 16; 5:24; 6:35 - 40; 10:27 - 30; 11:25 - 26).
Even if we were to grant (
for the sake of argument only) that God could or would intervene in this way in earthly affairs, God's resurrection of this one person can not logically support the likelihood of salvation
for the rest of us: (A) It can not prove that God is able to save us
from death and grant us
eternal life; (B) it can not guarantee that God is interested in doing this; and (C) it does not even show that God will forgive our sins.
For if, as Calvinists teach, God, in eternity past, chose some people to be the beneficiaries of His grace so that they, out of all the people of the world, might alone receive
eternal life from Him, then Israel, as God's elect people, should all unconditionally receive
eternal life from God.
Jack you cant sell what you do nt have satan already had us under his control through our sinful nature once we give our
lives to Christ we are Christs and then are protected
from the enemy he also empowers us so we walk according to our new nature so we wont be influenced by satan.That is why we must be born again.You need to be saved by believing in Jesus Christ that he was the son of God and died
for our sin then you wont be worried about what you think you have done or might do once you believe in him there is no doubt that you are forgiven and saved through the blood of Jesus.jOHN 3:16 say that if we believe in Jesus Christ Gods son we shall have
eternal life.brentnz
As he went about
from place to place, John tells us that Jesus was constantly telling people that in order to have
eternal life, all they had to do was believe in him
for it.
When you believe in Christ
for eternal life, God writes your name in the Lambs book of
life, and once that happens, your name will never be removed
from the book.
For the Christians, the point of human life is not to understand what is eternal or to learn how to die or to free oneself from concern for personal bei
For the Christians, the point of human
life is not to understand what is
eternal or to learn how to die or to free oneself
from concern
for personal bei
for personal being.
While some might disagree with the view that «boyhood» is not old enough as an ideal
for our body, few are likely to dispute another feature of
eternal life, that of «freedom
from noxious passions, internal and external.»
I believe that Jesus was teaching an interpretation of the Mosaic law which would make it easier
for Jews to keep, and which would open the door of the kingdom to all people, not just to Jews, and that ultimately,
eternal life is not about keeping the law anyway, but is all about grace,
from first to last.
But John 5.28 - 29 suggests that in some way works are effecting the salvation of the individual
for eternal life and
from eternal death.
From the results of my own study, I believe there are only two likely candidates
for places where the word «save» refers to receiving
eternal life: Acts 16:30 - 31 and Ephesians 2:8 - 9.
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.
Numerous problems arise in the thinking of many Christians
from the mistaken belief that the Bible has numerous synonyms
for eternal life.
How many times, in reading the liturgy
for the Holy Communion, I have felt both exultation and despair at the moment of the Sanctus: «Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify Thy glorious Name; evermore praising Thee, and saying: Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Saboath...» Exalted because, in this language, this place and time and company of momentary
lives are interpreted and blessed within the scope of an
eternal action of God, released
from the tyranny of death and what Dylan Thomas has so movingly alluded to when he laments that