Eternal Life

I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes Him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life. I tell you the truth, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live.

John 5:24-25

"Eternal life" - living forever with God - begins when you accept Jesus Christ as savior. At that moment, new life begins in you. It is a completed transaction. It is a done deal. We will still face physical death, but when Christ returns again, we will be resurrected to live forever. In saying that the dead will hear His voice, Jesus was talking about the spiritually dead, who hear, understand, and accept him. Those who accept Jesus, the Word, will have eternal life. Jesus was also talking about the physically dead. He raised several dead people while he was on Earth, and at His second coming all the "dead in Christ" will rise to meet Him. God is the source and Creator of life, for there is no life apart from God, here or hereafter. The life that exists in us is a gift from Him, perhaps that greatest gift we will ever know. In this life, we are given a chance to find out what it is really all about. Love and forgiveness. Truth and honesty. Kindness and compassion. God teaches us what is important. He teaches us what really matters. The question becomes, are we paying attention?

God Bless you,

J.H.