What is the message John 17 3?
In John 17:3, Jesus defined eternal life saying, “This is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.” By Jesus’ loving and caring ways, by His power to meet every human need, and by His teaching the word of God, His disciples came to know the Father and the Son.
What verse says we can know that we have eternal life?
The Apostle John, in his first Epistle, explains that he is writing to “you who believe in the Name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.”(1 John 5:13) If that sounds redundant to you, that’s understandable.
Why is eternal life important?
Eternal Life. God’s presence in our lives produces peace, purpose and power. Peace shows itself by the ability to properly relate to God, other persons, ourselves and our world. Purpose provides understanding of God’s desires for our lives.
Who believes in eternal life?
For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life. For 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.
What did Jesus teach about eternal life?
In John 10:27–28 Jesus states that: “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.” This refers to the personal, heart to heart relationship the Christian is expected to have with Jesus.
What would eternal life actually be like?
Eternal life is not simply life that never ends, but a fullness of life that is unending. In fact, in many ways, eternal life really has nothing to do with time as it can be experienced apart from time as well as within time. The Bible tells us that everyone will exist eternally—it is the quality of that existence that separates us.
What does Jesus say about eternal life?
The Bible inextricably links eternal life with the Person of Jesus Christ. John 17:3 is an important passage in this regard, as Jesus prays, “Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.” Here, Jesus equates “eternal life” with a knowledge of God and of the Son.
Is eternal life a blessing or a curse?
Eternal life means life with God forever. That is a conditional gift that only those who deserve it will receive. Immortality is only a curse if you had your goals set at eternal life. Is life meaningless if we can live forever? No, our lives would not be meaningless if we could live forever.