Hi everybody! I was wondering about eternal life and when we believers inherit it. Have we already inherited eternal life or will we inherit it in the future? As a believer, should I say " I have inherited eternal life" or "I will inherit eternal life"? Thanks for all help and God bless you all.
About inheriting eternal life
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Does it really matter if we inherit now or at death or some other time, what matters is that we Inherit.
Hey All,
Good question Moment Of Salvation. Let's look for an answer.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Please notice there is neither "shall" nor "will." It reads, " . . . but have everlasting life." Everlasting/eternal life starts the moment we receive Jesus as our Savior. Let's look a little further.
John 3:36 “ Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them.”
"has eternal life."
John 5:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
" . . . hath everlasting life . . . "
Also interesting about this verse is this:
" . . . but is passed from death unto life."
"Is" means present tense language. "Passed" is past tense language. Which, when combined, means everlasting life has happened, and is continuing.
John 6:47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
" . . . hath everlasting life."
John 6:54 Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
" . . . hath eternal life . . . "
I believe we can confidently say eternal/everlasting life begins the moment we believe.
Keep walking everybody.
May God bless,
Taz
Good question Moment Of Salvation. Let's look for an answer.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Please notice there is neither "shall" nor "will." It reads, " . . . but have everlasting life." Everlasting/eternal life starts the moment we receive Jesus as our Savior. Let's look a little further.
John 3:36 “ Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them.”
"has eternal life."
John 5:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
" . . . hath everlasting life . . . "
Also interesting about this verse is this:
" . . . but is passed from death unto life."
"Is" means present tense language. "Passed" is past tense language. Which, when combined, means everlasting life has happened, and is continuing.
John 6:47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
" . . . hath everlasting life."
John 6:54 Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
" . . . hath eternal life . . . "
I believe we can confidently say eternal/everlasting life begins the moment we believe.
Keep walking everybody.
May God bless,
Taz
Thanks Josef Taz! I feel so blessed to have received eternal life as a believer in Christ. Yes it makes sense that we receive it the moment we believe. Thanks again. God bless you all.
You are welcome. Give God the glory. God bless you as well.
Keep walking everybody.
May God bless,
Taz
Frankly speaking, we all have eternal life the instant we are born.
The question should be, where will you spend that eternity ?
At my rebirth, from God's seed, I received a new life in Christ.
As long as I submit to God, that new life is eternal.
If I fail God, my eternity will be in a lake of fire.
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Luke 10:25 And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Luke 10:26 He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
Luke 10:27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
Luke 10:28 And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.
Luke 10:26 He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
Luke 10:27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
Luke 10:28 And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.
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Technically, the scriptures tended to favor the latter use. For instance, the following passage in Peter 1 has a distinctly future sense, and reads as follows:
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, 5 who are kept by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. (1 Peter 1:3-5)
I think the important thing is to walk in faith and assurance of the grace of God, however, so I hope you continue to do so.
Blessings in Christ,
Hidden
Thanks. Yes I will continue to do so, I want to be a child of God forever. Thanks again!
Now in this life we have eternal life by faith.
If we continue steadfast to the end, and not depart from the faith, then we will receive the end (end result) of our faith; the salvation of our souls.
- receiving the end of your faith—the salvation of your souls.
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ, whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, receiving the end of your faith—the salvation of your souls.
1 Peter 1:6-9
Remember, faith is the substance of the thing we are hoping for…. the evidence of things not seen. See Hebrews 11:1
Why are we hoping for something we already have?
Paul says it this way to the Church in Rome —
- For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees?
- But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.
Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body. For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance. Romans 8:23-25
- we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.
Amen.
JLB
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You've stepped on a bit of a doctrinal "hornets' nest" with your question here. In answer to it, some will tell you that you're a sort of co-savior with Jesus Christ and remain saved only so long as you act in the "right way." Of course, they don't come straight out and say this because such an idea is clearly blasphemous; but, in essence, it's what they believe - and encourage others to believe - citing Scripture that seems to make the case for their false doctrine. They will tell you that your eternal destiny is uncertain, hanging on your success in living the "right way" in the here-and-now and only when you stand before God on Judgment Day will you know if you've actually achieved your salvation. Under this co-savior model of things, fear rather than love is the primary motive for right living and Christ's redemption of the lost only "takes" if they step up and add to his work with their own constant, careful observance of God's commands. This bunch, then, cannot say that they have eternal life, only that they hope to inherit it (if they add sufficiently to Christ's atoning work on the cross with their own faith and good deeds).
Scripture, though, indicates that salvation is a "now" thing, the person who is born-again receiving complete spiritual redemption, sanctification and justification in Jesus in the present and by this means obtaining acceptance by God and freedom from the penalty and power of sin (1 John 5:11-13; 1 Corinthians 1:30; Ephesians 1:6-7; Romans 6). When a saved person leaves this world and enters eternity, they throw off the presence of sin permanently, as well, and at the Final Resurrection will come to possess an eternal, glorified body, like that of Christ (Romans 8:18-25; Philippians 20-21; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18). There is, then, both present and future aspects of a person's salvation, the full benefits of being born-again experienced at Christ's Second Coming and in the New Jerusalem on a new earth.
There is, then, only one Savior and his atoning work was perfect, full-satisfying God's holy justice. We can add nothing to what Christ has done for us on Calvary. We have only to trust in the Savior, by faith receiving what he has done for us and by the Holy Spirit made a "new creature in Christ" (John 14:6; Acts 4:12; 1 Timothy 2:5; John 3:3-7; John 3:16; Romans 8:9-16; Romans 10:9-10; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, etc.) When we do, we are made "co-heirs with Jesus Christ," fully-adopted children of God forever (Hebrews 13:5; Romans 8:33-39; John 10:27-29) and have inherited eternal life.
In my thoughts there is a difference between eternal life and llfe eternal or everlasting life.
One has to do with the quality of life here on earth,
For this is life eternal that they may know you the only true God and Jesus Christ who you have sent. Look that up
The word "know" is said to be as Adam knew Eve, an intimate relationship with the creator.
Look up the word in the scripture here this might help
Net.bible.org/classic < google it, nice tool
Hi Moment Of Salvation
As a believer, I would say, "I have the promise of God that through Jesus I have eternal life." Yes, I believe that once one's name is written in the Lamb's Book of Life, you have eternal life.
God bless,
Ted