What is eternal life?

[arunangelo]

Eternal life (John 17:3) is to know God. To know God is to know and accept His ways. Those who know Him, therefore, do His will (Marr 7:21-23). His will is this, that we love one another as He has loved us (John 12:15). He loved us by humbling Himself to take a human form (in the person of Jesus) and suffering the most painful death in order to bring forgiveness to us, who were unfaithful to Him, betrayed Him and killed Him. Eternal life, therefore, is a life that has surrendered its will to God; sacrificed its own interest to serve others; and has forgiven and healed those who have been unfaithful to it, betrayed it and hurt it.

 

[RJ]

Eternal life (John 17:3) is to know God. To know God is to know and accept His ways. Those who know Him, therefore, do His will (Marr 7:21-23). His will is this, that we love one another as He has loved us (John 12:15). He loved us by humbling Himself to take a human form (in the person of Jesus) and suffering the most painful death in order to bring forgiveness to us, who were unfaithful to Him, betrayed Him and killed Him. Eternal life, therefore, is a life that has surrendered its will to God; sacrificed its own interest to serve others; and has forgiven and healed those who have been unfaithful to it, betrayed it and hurt it.

So true!
As a Christian we have been resurrected with Christ and are seated in the heavens with Him now.
We have eternal life now, we just can fully live it in or concieve it in our imperfect state.

Oh we can experience the perfection of eternity now and then, my wife calls these "Jesus Moments", those moments when we live in the spirit fully.

But St. Paul said that we only know in part but when the imperfection leaves and the perfection comes, we will be "Face To Face" to God and we will know and experience eternity fully.

That's why Jesus Christ tells us now, " You will have troubles but fear not for I have overcome the world".

This is a reminder that Christ has the "full" experience of eternity and So will we!

Now what's better that that?!?!