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Eternal Life is often mistaken for Immortality. The two are not the same.
Immortality pertains to a body that's immune to death.
Eternal Life, on the other hand, pertains to a soul that's immune to death.
It's possible for people to obtain eternal life prior to obtaining immortality.
For example: Christ had eternal life all along (John 5:26, 1John 1:1-2) but
according to Rom 6:9 and Rev 1:18, he didn't obtain immortality till after his
crucified dead body was restored to life.
Likewise his believing followers have eternal life now (John 5:24, 1John 5:13) but
according to Rom 8:23-25, 1Cor 15:51-53, and 1Thss 4:14-17 they won't obtain
immortality until their resurrections.
Eternal Life and Immortality are very important benefits primarily because they
protect people from the second death depicted by Rev 20:11-15.
● Matt 10:28 . . And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the
soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in Hell.
FAQ: Don't people in perdition have eternal life? Wouldn't they have to in order to
be there forever?
REPLY: If they had eternal life; they wouldn't be in perdition.
● John 3:16-17 . . God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send
his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
● John 10:27-28 . . My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish.
The thing is: eternal life has more to do with divine qualities than it does with longevity.
Folks in perdition are there because they departed with human nature instead departing
with the divine nature mentioned in 2Pet 1:2-4.
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Eternal Life is often mistaken for Immortality. The two are not the same.
Immortality pertains to a body that's immune to death.
Eternal Life, on the other hand, pertains to a soul that's immune to death.
It's possible for people to obtain eternal life prior to obtaining immortality.
For example: Christ had eternal life all along (John 5:26, 1John 1:1-2) but
according to Rom 6:9 and Rev 1:18, he didn't obtain immortality till after his
crucified dead body was restored to life.
Likewise his believing followers have eternal life now (John 5:24, 1John 5:13) but
according to Rom 8:23-25, 1Cor 15:51-53, and 1Thss 4:14-17 they won't obtain
immortality until their resurrections.
Eternal Life and Immortality are very important benefits primarily because they
protect people from the second death depicted by Rev 20:11-15.
● Matt 10:28 . . And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the
soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in Hell.
FAQ: Don't people in perdition have eternal life? Wouldn't they have to in order to
be there forever?
REPLY: If they had eternal life; they wouldn't be in perdition.
● John 3:16-17 . . God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send
his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
● John 10:27-28 . . My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish.
The thing is: eternal life has more to do with divine qualities than it does with longevity.
Folks in perdition are there because they departed with human nature instead departing
with the divine nature mentioned in 2Pet 1:2-4.
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