The Christian’s Eternal Life

John 6:48-58

Jesus Came to Give Life to Sinners

“In Him was life…”, John 1:4

“water springing up into everlasting life” John 4:13-14

“have life…more abundantly”, John 10:10

“I am…the life”, John 14:6

“...authority…to give eternal life” John 17:1-4 2

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1 John 5:11-13

God’s gift, 5:11In His Son, 5:11Have life when you have the Son, 5:12Believers are assured by faith, 5:13

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WHEN?

Eternal Life is aPresent Reality for the

Christian

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Possessing Eternal Life Equates to Abiding in Christ

John 6:53-58

Real possession now

Not yet fully realized in presence of God

“Truly, truly” (most assuredly), John 6:47

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Life in the Son is Conditional1 John 5:12

Believe and obey, John 3:36

Hear and believe, John 5:24

Hear and follow Jesus, John 10:27-28

Feed upon Christ (bread of life), John 6:48-51, 54, 63, 68

Sacrificial service, John 12:25-268

Eternal Life is also the Christian’s Hope

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Eternal Life is also the Christian’s Hope

Not yet entered the immortal realm, 1 Cor. 15:54 (19); 2 Cor. 5:1-5

– Then we will live forever in the presence of God, 1 Peter 1:3-5, 9

– In this sense, eternal life is our hope of the future, 2 Corinthians 4:17-18

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Eternal Life is also the Christian’s Hope

Fullness of God’s promise: Immortally arrayed, Colossians 3:4– Now in this time…age to come, Mark

10:29-30– Go into eternal life, Matthew 25:46– Seek for…eternal life, Romans 2:7, 10– Result of serving God (gift), Romans 6:22-

23– Sow to the Spirit--reap everlasting life,

Gal. 6:8– Lay hold on eternal life, 1 Timothy 6:12,

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Eternal Life can be Forfeited by Returning to

Sin (Heb. 6:4-6)We must…– Guard ourselves, Jude 20-21– Hear and follow Jesus’ voice, Jno.

10:27-29– Sow to the Spirit, Galatians 6:7-9

(5:22-23)– Steadfast to the end, Hebrews 3:12-15– Do not change God’s word to fit

ourselves, Revelation 22:19 12

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And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.” (John 17:3)

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“Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.”

1 John 2:3–6