Our Eternal Identity

Eternity means forever. It means that yesterday, today and tomorrow are not all there is. Eternity means that there can be life beyond the life we now live.

What do you feel is the best way to be sure we have eternal life?

-Keeping the Ten Commandments

-Gifts to charity or the church

-Doing your best

-Living a good life

-Good works

-Trying to obey the Golden Rule

-Going to Church

-Believing in God

-Praying to God etc.

The Bible says that all these things may be good in themselves, but they will never guarantee eternal life.

It may surprise you to know that good people don't necessarily have eternal life.

Eternity: 2 - God's Plan

The question now is “How can I be sure that I have Eternal Life?”. The Problem is we have broken God's Laws and Commandments and stand guilty and condemned. However, God can forgive us and give us eternal life. The Bible says, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son (Jesus Christ), that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 What is Eternal Life? Jesus said, “Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.” John 17:3

Eternity: 3 - Our Problem

People by nature are separated from God. We have all disobeyed God and gone our own willful way. The Bible says, “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23 Roman 6:23 adds: “The wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” People have tried to bridge this gap in many ways … without success.

Eternity: 4 - God's Answer

God's love bridges the gap of separation between God and us. When Jesus Christ died on the Cross He rose from the grave, He paid the penalty for our sin. In the Bible, it says, “But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 Jesus Christ also stated, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” John 14:6

Eternity: 5 - Our Response

God invites us to respond to His love by crossing by crossing the bridge through trusting Jesus Christ. It means trusting Christ's death on the cross as Payment for our personal sin and trusting our lives to him as our personal Saviour and Lord. The Bible says, “I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and receives Him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; He has crossed over from death to life.” John 5:24

Eternity: 6 - God's Invitation

Will you right now choose to cross over by taking the step of totally committing your life to Jesus Christ, making Him the Lord and Master of your life? What to pray to receive Eternal Life: “Dear God, thank you for loving me. I confess I have sinned against you. I believe that your Son Jesus Christ died on the Cross to pay for my sin and rose again from the dead. I now put my faith and trust only in Jesus Christ to forgive me and save me from the penalty of my sin. I confess Jesus as Lord. I thankfully receive your gift of eternal life. Amen.”

Eternity: 7 - How To Be Sure

The Bible tells when we give our lives to Christ we can be sure we have eternal life. “And this is the testimony; 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.” 1 John 5:11-12

Eternity: 8 - Your New Life

This is just the beginning of a wonderful new life in Christ. To deepen this relationship you should: 1. Get to know Him read your Bible regularly 2. Talk to Him begin to pray about everything 3. Tell of Him talk about Him to others 4. Worship Him enjoy worship, fellowship and service with other Christians 5. Represent Him in a needy world your new life is shown by your love and concern for others