What is eternal life?

 John 17:3 

"Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, who you have sent."

To know Jesus we must not only have an intellectual knowledge of Him but also know Him personally. So what does it mean to know him? Well firstly we have to confess Jesus as Lord; and, secondly, to recognize that the Lord God, His Father, raised Him physically from the dead.

What is the Significance of Jesus’ Physical resurrection? It is God proving to us ABSOLUTELY!

1. That He does exist.
2. That the Bible is His only written Word to Man.
3. That Jesus really is His only Son He sent into the World.
4. That Death, eternal separation from God, is Sin’s penalty.
5. That God accepts Jesus’ death in our place for our sins.
6. And that He will give Eternal Life to anyone who receives His Son as Savior and Lord of their lives.

To have eternal life we have to know Jesus completely,  we have to spend time praying to Him, me must read His word and continue to grow in faith. For if we do not do these things and are unbelievers then we will suffer a terrible fate of death. Jesus and the Apostle Paul tell us plainly that the Bible’s definition of death is not nonexistence, but separation from God and being condemned to a living fiery hell forever where the worm, man’s soul, does not die and where the fire will never go out, will never ever be quenched forever!

- To know Jesus is to love Jesus. And no man has ever seen, heard or even imagined what wonderful things God has ready for those who love Jesus.

Meeting Jesus regularly in prayer can add immeasurably to our knowledge of Him, building a relationship begun with factual knowledge. I pray that you will join in this never-ending effort.
And May God bless you with an ever-increasing knowledge of our Lord and Savior, our Shepherd, our Big Brother -- and our best friend.

Peace.
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