Eternal life in John 3:16 refers not only to the “quantity” of life, that is it is eternal; but also the “quality” of life, life in relationship with the God who “so loved”. John Piper in God is the Gospel asks, “If you could have heaven, with no sickness, and with all the friends you had on earth, and all the food you ever liked, and all the leisure activities you ever enjoyed, and all the natural beauties you ever saw, all the physical pleasures you ever tasted, and not human conflict or any natural disasters, could you be satisfied with heaven, if Christ were not there?”
How do you answer this question?
Read John 17:3. How does Jesus define eternal life?
Read and mediate on the following scriptures. What do they reveal about the nature of eternal life?
Psalm 16:11—
Psalm 21:4-6—
John 4:14—
John 10:10—
John 11:12-26—
Ephesians 1:3-14—
Colossians 3:4—
Read John 4:35-36. How ought the reality of eternal life to motivate a follower of Jesus?
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