~ In Jesus We Have Eternal Life, 3 ~
Introduction ~ In this
series we look at a few of the verses which state what we have when we are “in
Christ.” Consider our series theme
verse:
“God,
who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even
when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by
grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together
in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He
might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in
Christ Jesus. For by grace you have
been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
not of works, lest anyone should boast.
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good
works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them” (Ephesians
2:4-10).
Currently
we are posting some of the many verses which talk about eternal life?
What
is your definition of “eternal”?
Scripture ~ “Now as He
was going out on the road, one came running, knelt before Him, and asked Him, ‘Good
Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?’
“So
Jesus said to him, ‘Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is,
God. You know the commandments: “Do not
commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not bear false witness,”
“Do not defraud,” “Honor your father and your mother”.’
“And
he answered and said to Him, ‘Teacher, all these things I have kept from my
youth.’
“Then
Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, ‘One thing you lack: Go your
way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in
heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow Me’.”
“But
he was sad at this word, and went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions”
(Mark
10:17-22).
Comment ~ I like to
consider one-word descriptions of the Bible.
There are many but my favorite is “forgiveness.”
~ Robert
Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT
LIFE NOW blog.
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