Title: Who Can Get Eternal Life?
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Who can get eternal life? (John 5:24-29)
Answer: Those who hear my words and believe in the one who sent me (those who hear the word of God, those who believe in Jesus)
(Specifically, evangelism and dedication)
24 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned, but has passed from death to life.
25 Truly, truly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
26 As the Father has life in Himself, so He also gave life to the Son, so that he may
27 And because of his kindness he has given authority to judge.
28 Do not marvel at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice.
29 Those who have done good will come out to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.
Life, whether it be a plant, an insect, an animal, or a human being, is a precious and mysterious thing, because it contains a mysterious principle.
Some time ago, I read a book that said that the tree grows even during the cold winter, and the part grown in winter is much harder than the part grown in summer. Even if we have a period like going through a long and cold winter, our faith will be strengthened only if we endure it with faith. As you all know from newspapers and TV reports, a large experimental instrument launched by the United States into orbit a long time ago broke down and a spacecraft was launched to retrieve it. However, one surprising fact was that when the tomato was taken out of the container containing the seeds of the tomato and planted again, it sprouted. This proves that plants can be grown in space.
At that time, He breathed life into us, but now, by having Him in me and becoming one, the Lord can dwell in us. When the Source of life dwells in me, we have eternal life.
In particular, the theme of the Gospel of John, where today's text is written, is "life." The words eternal life and life are repeated 54 times in the Gospel of John.
John 3:16 God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
John 10:10 I have come that they may have life and have it more abundantly.
John 11:25 Jesus said to them, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live even if he dies, and he who lives and believes in me will never die."
John 20:31 But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
1 John 5:12 He who has the Son has life, and he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.
In today's text, John 5:24, there is a deep connection between first hearing the word of the Lord and believing in God. Those who believe in God are destined to hear the word of the Lord. Why did the Jews reject the Lord, especially the priests and Pharisees who said they believed well? Because their faith in God is wrong. In this regard, I need to meditate deeply on whether my faith was tailored to God or whether it was my faith tailored to God. Those who listen to the word of the Lord will soon come to believe well in the God who sent him. Hearing the word of the Lord as it is and believing in the God who sent him, there are things that he possesses and gains, which is eternal life and eternal life. .
Depending on how you act in the sight of God, as in verse 29 of today's text, it can lead to life or death at the last judgment. What is good or evil is not judged by us, but by God. If you have life and do not work, you become a person who is obsessed with formalities and laws. You must have a living faith. You should always be a person who chooses life.
There is a principle in the life that is given to us from God and from the Lord. This life begins with God, the source, and continues to flow uninterruptedly. The throne of the Lamb of the Lord is its source. This life becomes more abundant and vivid when we share, fellowship, socialize, and participate among the saints. The Lord has not only given us life, he has made us dwell in it, and through fellowship he has made that life more abundant.
In the life of faith, I must first live this principle of life and let the stream of life flow through me. You must be transformed into a person who possesses eternal life. I hope that our church, family, and individuals will have a wonderful history of living according to the principle of life that God has given us through the Lord in the spring of vibrant life.