The Christmas tree reminds us how shepherds and wise men brought gifts to honor His birth, and how Jesus Himself brings
the free gift of eternal life to all the world.
If you are trying to understand what the Bible says about
the free gift of eternal life, this Study Bible might help you with that as well.
-- we can do to earn, keep, or prove God's
free gift of eternal life.
Humans do not contribute the tiniest bit to
the free gift of eternal life.
The free gift of eternal life is given completely by God's grace.
But repentance itself is nowhere connected explicitly to receiving
the free gift of eternal life from God.
Thankfully, God has provided an antidote to legalism through
the free gift of eternal life which is received by grace along through faith alone in Christ alone.
The solution to this gospel problem is to recognize once and for all that there is nothing we need to do to earn, keep, or prove God's
free gift of eternal life.
But
the free gift of eternal life is 100 % a free gift of God to anyone who believes in Jesus for it.
So if people think that when the Bible talks about reward, it is actually referring to eternal life, it is no wonder that people get confused about how to receive
the free gift of eternal life.
The great riches we have in Jesus not only includes the infinitely valuable
free gift of eternal life, but also includes the resources to break free from patterns of sin and to live in our lives as God wants, calls, and desires us to live.
The gospel contains all sorts of truths and teachings about how to live our lives now once we have
the free gift of eternal life.
I'm going with
the free gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ offered to me by the creator of everything who knows exactly when we will die...
Essentially, when it comes to the role of faith and works, it is critical to understand the important distinction between
the free gift of eternal life to all who simply believe, and many of the other benefits of the Christian life which can be gained through following Jesus daily.
Again, does this mean that Jesus was chosen by God to sovereignly receive
the free gift of eternal life from God?
To receive
the free gift of eternal life by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone.
Only through Jesus Christ can we receive
the free gift of eternal life.
Not exact matches
God is love, and He gives the
gift of eternal life for
free to anyone, atheist, murderer, rapist, et al., who asks for it with a repentant heart.
And if we believe the promise, if we believe what God has said, if we believe in Jesus for
eternal life, then we have received the
free gift of grace.
Craig that was exactly my understanding however if we believe that in that traditional sense a person could lose there
eternal life by there actions by not walking in the Lord which i do nt think is right as
eternal life is a
free gift from God not based on works.Jeremys definition is that we are saved by faith in Jesus Christ to
eternal life.I believe the term salvation has the meaning to be saved not necesarily to
eternal life but saved from ourselves Christ gives us the power to be transformed into his likeness or to be Christ like.In the
eternal picture our actions determine how we are rewarded from God although its not the motivation
of the reward but because we love the Lord.regards brent
I believe that
eternal life is a
free gift of God to all who believe in Jesus for it, and that works play no part whatsoever in gaining, keeping, or proving
eternal life.
23 For the wages
of sin is death, but the
free gift of God is
eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Every knee shall bow to him in the end but if you use your
free will to accept him now, you can receive the
gift of eternal life.
However, I am firmly convinced that
eternal life is an absolutely
free gift of God.
But this verse is not about whether or not we
eternal life, for that
life is a
free gift of God to anyone who simply believes in Jesus for it.
This function
of the will, though it is the responsibility
of a person, is not meritorious in any way, for faith is not a work (Rom 4:5), but is simply being persuaded or convinced about what is true, which, in the case
of eternal life, is being persuaded that
eternal life is the
free gift of God to all who believe in Jesus for it.
While there are many texts which tell readers how to receive
eternal life by faith alone, the vast majority
of the Bible is intended to encourage and inspire those who have received
eternal life to
live in light
of the
free gift they have already received.
Eternal life is a
free gift of God's grace to all who simply believe in Jesus Christ.»
«But the wages
of sin is death, but the
free gift of God is
eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord.»
The Bible pretty clearly indicates that
eternal life is an absolutely
free gift of God which He gives to anyone and everyone who simply and only believes in Jesus Christ for it (cf. John 3:16; 5:24; 6:47, etc.).
There are many who believe they have
eternal life, but may not in fact have this
free gift of God, because they do not understand what how God gives
eternal life to us.
Eternal life is a
free gift of God to all who simply and only believe in Jesus for it.
1) that
eternal life given on the basis
of faith alone, in Christ alone, apart from works; 2) that
eternal security is part
of the
gift of eternal life; 3) that assurance
of salvation is through faith in Christ's promise
of eternal life, and not by looking at one's own works 4) Christians can apostatize in this
life, and are still eternally secure 5)
eternal rewards are earned by faithful works, and lost by unfaithfulness 6) unlimited atonement 7)
free - will to respond to God's drawing or not
Others say, «No, we don't have to do anything to gain
eternal life; it is the
free gift of God (Eph 2:8 - 9), but if we want to keep
eternal life, we have to
live a
life of holiness and obedience.
The prize is not
eternal life, for
eternal life is a
free gift of God.
Eternal life is a
free gift of God to everyone and anyone who simply and only believes in Jesus for it (John 3:16; 5:24; 6:47, etc.).
As you know,
eternal life is a
free gift of God to anyone and everyone who simply believes in Jesus for it (John 3:16; 5:24; 6:47).
There is the aspect
of eternal life which is the
free gift of God to all who simply and only believe in Jesus for it, and then there is the ongoing, daily experience
of eternal life, which is called «inheriting»
eternal life, which is through
living by faith.
Eternal life is the
free gift of God to anyone who simply believes in Jesus for it.
Romans 6:23 — For the wages
of sin is death, but the
free gift of God is
eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6: 23 For the wages
of sin is death, but the
free gift of God is
eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.»
I have been a proponent
of the radical
free grace
of God for about fifteen years now, by which we get
eternal life as a completely
free gift of God, with no strings attached, and no works required on our part to gain, keep, or prove that we have
eternal life.
The Gospel is the amazing news that by faith alone we are made unconditionally and irrevocably eternally secure.There are no buts or what ifs only a constant absolute our Lord Jesus.He is God and He guaranteed
Eternal Life as a
free gift if we believe Him for it.What a Gospel
of amazing news!.
The Hope
of the Scriptures is
eternal life which is a
free gift to those that believe.
So when the gospel is presented to us and we are told that
eternal life is the absolutely
free gift of God to anyone who receives it by faith in Jesus, and that there is nothing we need to do or even can do to earn it or keep it, most people start a get a little suspicious.
Just remember to reiterate time and time again that
eternal life is the
free gift of God to anyone who believes in Jesus for it.
The central promise
of the Gospel is that
eternal life is a
free gift to anyone and everyone who believes in Jesus for it.
Thankfully,
eternal life is
free gift of God to anyone and everyone who believes in Jesus for it.
I like how he emphasizes that
eternal life is the
free gift of God to all who believe in Jesus for it.
I believe that
eternal life is a
free gift of God's grace to anyone and everyone who simply and only believes in Jesus for it (John 3:16; 5:24; 6:47; etc.).