Eternal Life is in Christ – audio

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“And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.” 1 John 5:11-13

God gives us eternal life in Christ!

God loves us so much that He gave His only begotten Son, in whom is eternal life (John 3:15,16; 17:2,3)

Eternal life is in God’s Son.

As John often said, one must believe in God’s Son in order to have eternal life (John 3:36; 6:47). If we believe in Christ, we will do whatever He says (Matthew 28:18). Christ commands us to believe and be baptized (Mark 16:16) in order to be saved. Baptism is what puts us into Christ (Galatians 3:27). Thus, being in Christ we have the Son, and therefore eternal life.

We can know we have eternal life.

There is no doubt of living forever if we do what Christ commands us!

We must continue to believe in the name of Christ.

This idea involves not only having confidence in the Lord, but remaining in the faith. After all, He tells us: “Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life (Revelation 2:10).”