“… God has given us eternal
life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does
not have the Son of God does not have life.” 1 John 5:11b-12 NIV
John,
the Apostle, tells his readers that eternal life can be acquired thru God’s
Son. The verses above echo his
sentiments in his gospel. Listen: “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal
life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on
them.” (John 3:36) and again, "Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word
and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has
crossed over from death to life.” (John 5:24)
While
there are a multitude of ‘religions’ in the world today proclaiming the way to
attain heaven, such an attainment comes thru the only begotten Son of God,
namely Jesus Christ. It is a historical
fact that a man named Jesus lived at the time the Bible declares. If you doubt it read Flavius Josephus’ Antiquities
of the Jews. In it Josephus mentions
Jesus by name and has roughly a paragraph regarding his being more than just an
ordinary man.
Christians
have come to recognize that their faith has led them to the place where they
see sin for what it truly is; a virus that is eroding the very fabric of human
society. They see their need of being
saved. They feel the power of God’s word,
which humbles, heals, quickens and comforts one’s soul. Thru salvation they have become united with
their Savior. Our names are written in
the Lambs Book of Life when we receive Christ into our life thus being cleansed
of all sin. God’s wrath is coming for
those whose name is not. The 2nd
chance we receive creates a new disposition that enables us to be at peace in
spite of our circumstances. If we live in Christ this side of heaven, we will
live with Him for all eternity. Until next time, walk with the King and be a
blessing!
Resources:
Matthew Henry’s Commentary of the Bible; Matthew Poole’s Commentary.
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