John 5:24 - Eternal Life Now.
John 5:24 (NIV) I tell you the truth,
whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me
has eternal life and will not be condemned; he
has crossed over from death to life.
COMMENTARY PEARL
I know little about nuclear fission or
uranium and other elements used in making nuclear
explosives. Yet I believe in the atomic bomb, and so do
you. But how can we believe that it exists, if we
don't understand it or have any scientific
knowledge about the way it works?
The answer is obvious. Others understand
nuclear fission even if we don't, and others have
seen what happens when a nuclear reaction takes
place, even if we haven't. We read what they say,
and we accept it as the evidence of reliable
witnesses.
I spend much of my time perusing the
pages of a book - the Bible. In it I discover that
centuries ago God acted and spoke, and reliable
witnesses have written it down. God even guided them
as they wrote, so that now I read the very
words of God Himself.
I may not understand everything there is
to know about God - but I know Him and trust
Him, because I read of Him in the Bible. Most of
all, I know He came down to this earth in the
person of His Son, and "grace and truth came by
Jesus Christ" (John 1:17).
Advanced degrees are nice, and the
ability to read Greek and Hebrew is impressive.
Yet, over the years, many of the most moving
testimonies have been from those who claimed the
promise: because the Bible tells me so. [Hope
for Each Day by Billy Graham]
CLOSING THOUGHT
Everlasting life; This declaration is more
than a promise of eternal life to come; it is an
assurance that the believer now and here may begin to
enjoy life that is eternal in quality, because he
is united spiritually with His Lord, whose life
He shares. The Spirit of God, received into
the heart by faith, is the beginning of the life
eternal (DA 388). [SDA Bible Commentary]
LINKS FOR FURTHER STUDY
John 5:24 - Eternal Life Now.
http://www.abible.com/devotions/2015/20150515-1301.html
1 John 5:11, 12 - ETERNAL LIFE IS A
RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS!!!
http://www.abible.com/devotions/2022/20220320-1151.html
YOUR COMMENTS
If anyone has a paraphrase, commentary or
testimony on this passage of Scripture, either
personal or otherwise, I would be interested in
hearing from you. Thanks in advance and let's keep
uplifting Jesus that all might be drawn to Him. Fred
Gibbs
LINKS WORTH CHECKING OUT
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