Sentences with phrase «talking about eternal life»

When the Bible uses the words «save» or «salvation,» it is almost never talking about eternal life, but is instead referring to some sort of temporal or physical deliverance from sickness, death, enemies, or other calamity.

Now again, this is not talking about eternal life.

And no, I am not talking about eternal life in any of those sentences.

Even if so, I don't think any of those passages you referred to are talking about eternal life.

This is not talking about eternal life, but about surviving the tribulation.

The debate over «Once Saved, Saved Saved» is easily solved, however, when we realize that almost none of those verses which talk about «salvation» are actually talking about eternal life.

Bartchy never talks about eternal life at UCLA, just the social justice side of Jesus.

When the Bible wants to talk about eternal life, it uses terms like «eternal life» or «everlasting life.»

The only difference between the two definitions is that the first talks about eternal life while the second talks about salvation.

Not exact matches

tallulah: Talking to someone on their death bed about eternal life is a most important discussion point.

If she's not witnessing to the person and talking to them about eternal life through Jesus Christ, she's not ultimately doing them any good.

Paul was talking to CHRISTIANS and talking about th eternal life with God... use the context..

God created Adam from a handful of dirt and his spouse from a rib; Talking snakes; trees that bear fruit, that imparts knowledge and eternal life; a global flood, that required a pair of each organism on earth, be stuffed onto a boat; people who lived hundreds of years; a man who was swallowed by a fish, only to be spit up 3 days later, unhurt; a tower god was afraid might reach heaven; a woman who is turned into a pillar of salt; talking donkeys; unicorns; satyrs; a leviathan god creates and then does battle with; a zombie messiah, who was actually god incarnate; zombie Saints who left their graves and wandered about the town; belief in a circular, flatTalking snakes; trees that bear fruit, that imparts knowledge and eternal life; a global flood, that required a pair of each organism on earth, be stuffed onto a boat; people who lived hundreds of years; a man who was swallowed by a fish, only to be spit up 3 days later, unhurt; a tower god was afraid might reach heaven; a woman who is turned into a pillar of salt; talking donkeys; unicorns; satyrs; a leviathan god creates and then does battle with; a zombie messiah, who was actually god incarnate; zombie Saints who left their graves and wandered about the town; belief in a circular, flattalking donkeys; unicorns; satyrs; a leviathan god creates and then does battle with; a zombie messiah, who was actually god incarnate; zombie Saints who left their graves and wandered about the town; belief in a circular, flat earth.

But this passage is not talking about how to receive eternal life, but is instead talking about how God rescued us from our enslavement to the sin of death and showed us a new way of life in Jesus Christ.

The term salvation is more appropriately used in this sense because we are talking about a finality: the decision whether one will attain eternal life.

Again, most of the references you refer to are talking about something other than eternal life.

Regarding Hebrew 5:9 and Revelation 14:12, I don't think that either reference is talking about how to receive eternal life.

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...

If we are talking about how to receive eternal life, it is not simple belief that matters, but believing in the right person for the right thing.

While Peter does teach that baptism saves us, a careful study of the context reveals that Peter is not talking about gaining eternal life and going to heaven when we die.

He is talking about a finite world that is infinitely holy, a world of time that is filled with life that is eternal.

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.

Usually, even a non-Christian knows something about the earth, the heavens, and other elements of the world... Now it is a disgraceful and dangerous thing for an unbeliever to hear a Christian, presumably giving the meaning of Holy Scripture, talking nonsense on these topics... How are they going to believe these books in matters concerning the resurrection of the dead, the hope of eternal life, and the kingdom of heaven?

As for Matthew 19:21 - 24, I don't think Jesus was talking about how to get to heaven or receive eternal life in that text.

On the other hand, there were other men who disagreed: Tertullian, who believed that the soul would live on forever, that the wicked would suffer misery in proportion to the righteous» reward; St. Augustine, who came up with the doctrines of Original Sin and Predestination (some would be saved, the rest would be damned); and Jerome, who would end up retranslating the Latin Bible into what would become the Latin Vulgate and would twist various scriptures that talked about eonian chastening into teaching eternal torment.

But if the Book of Life contains the names of people who have eternal life, then when Revelation 3:5 talks about blotting someone's name out of the book of life, does this mean it is possible to lose eternal lLife contains the names of people who have eternal life, then when Revelation 3:5 talks about blotting someone's name out of the book of life, does this mean it is possible to lose eternal llife, then when Revelation 3:5 talks about blotting someone's name out of the book of life, does this mean it is possible to lose eternal llife, does this mean it is possible to lose eternal lifelife?

t its most fundamental level, Christianity requires a belief that an all - knowing, all - powerful, immortal being created the entire Universe and its billions of galaxies 13,720,000,000 years ago (the age of the Universe) sat back and waited 10,000,000,000 years for the Earth to form, then waited another 3,720,000,000 years for human beings to gradually evolve, then, at some point gave them eternal life and sent its son to Earth to talk about sheep and goats in the Middle East.

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).

Remember, Paul is not talking in Ephesians about how to receive eternal life; He is writing to Christians about how to live out the life in Christ they already have.

Or some hear the gospel as a metaphorical message about how to live a better life in the here and now and view any talk of after - lives, eternal damnation, and saving as only metaphor that tends to get abused when it is used to stir up fear in order to get converts and tithing members.

What this means is that when Paul talks about blindness and the veil in 2 Corinthians 2 — 3, he is not talking primarily about how a person receives eternal life by faith in Jesus Christ, but about all the other truths of the gospel which are contained in the rest of Scripture, and which are centered on the person and work of Jesus Christ.

While we can agree with the Calvinist that Jesus» words are blunt and forceful about the choice that He made, we must disagree with the Calvinist that the choice Jesus is talking about is in regards to who receives eternal life.

If we read these passages thinking they are talking about how to receive eternal life, we will get very confused.

Also thank you for the revelation about Romans 10:9 which talks about the salvation over the power of sin rather than eternal life.

They are the ones I am hoping to reach, and who are receptive to talking about Jesus, and His promise of eternal life to those who believe in Him for it.

Obviously I am not talking about the mechanical motion of the planets or the rumpus of atoms and molecules, but about the eternal beingness of intelligent, purposing, seeking life.

So who are you talking to about the free offer of eternal life through faith in Jesus?

You are talking with a man about how to receive eternal life.

Hardly any serious medical scientist will talk about achieving life eternal, but they are perfectly comfortable in projecting cures in the future for all of the important lethal diseases.

So how did these verses get from talking to Nicodemus about eternal life to abiding in the truth.

Whether we are talking about receiving eternal life, OR experiencing the kingdom, either way, you can not do it unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and pharisees.

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.

Hence in the end it would seem as if that true eternal claim that demands purity of heart, by willing one thing, were done away with, as if it had been withdrawn from government, set away in retirement at such a distance from daily life that there simply could be no talk about it.

You talked with a man about how to receive eternal life.

In Romans 8:28 - 30, Paul is not talking about an eternal decree from eternity past about to whom He would give eternal life, but rather, God's plan from eternity past to bring those who believe in Jesus into conformity to the image of Jesus Christ, which does not fully occur until glorification (cf. Eph 1:4; 4:1; 5:27; Col 1:22 - 23).

In a recent book (After Death: Life in God, SCM Press) I have argued that what has just been said is a proper «demythologizing» of traditional Christian talk about death, judgment, resurrection, and eternal lLife in God, SCM Press) I have argued that what has just been said is a proper «demythologizing» of traditional Christian talk about death, judgment, resurrection, and eternal lifelife.

Instead, there are consequences in this life (loss of relationships with others, loss of health, even loss of life), and consequences at the Judgment Seat of Christ where we experience shame and loss of eternal reward (this is what Paul is talking about in 2 Corinthians 5:10).

So the next time you are talking with someone about the gospel or how to receive eternal life, don't use unclear and muddled statements.

Gil if we only received one blessing in this life and that was eternal life in Jesus Christ that alone would be enough but we are blessed way more than that because we have been sent his holy spirit to help us overcome our old nature.He never leaves us nor forsakes us whether good or bad happens he strengthens us in our weakness.It says in the bible that the rain falls on both the righteous or the wicked God is fair to all whether they deserve it or not he can not be anything else than a holy righteous loving and fair God.I do nt need to convince you to believe about God he will reveal himself to you if you are seeking the truth as he is the truth.I do nt try and make others believe its pointless.I know without a doubt that i am saved and my sins are forgiven.As a christian it will a joy to be with the Lord there is no fear in death for those that love him.In the meantime i serve him with all my heart until he calls me home.I love talking about the Lord but each of us must walk according to what we believe.I trust my life to Jesus Christ and i choose to follow him who do you follow?

At its most fundamental level, Christianity requires a belief that an all - knowing, all - powerful, immortal being created the entire Universe and its billions of galaxies 13,700,000,000 years ago (the age of the Universe) sat back and waited 10,000,000,000 years for the Earth to form, then waited another 3,700,000,000 years for h.omo sapiens to gradually evolve, then, at some point gave them eternal life and sent its son to Earth to talk about sheep and goats in the Middle East.