Eternal Life

Devotional Reading: I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. John 10:28 ESV

Let’s do a brief study. Eternal life is a process finished by the Father. In the expression: He gave us life, Paul used it in aorist tense, which refers to a simple occurrence of an action without reference to its completeness, duration, or repetition.

Thus, God raised us up with Christ (aorist tense), and seated us with Him (aorist tense), in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus. This is a discussion to show that salvation arrived in a punctual time and does not repeat itself.

Eternal life is possible through the effectiveness of the death of the Son because His death cleans our sins. Why do we assert the security in salvation? Sin condemns us. If sin does not exist, there is no condemnation.

The death of the Son forgives our sins once and for all. Christ was the ultimate sacrifice for our sins. The statement “Once for all” is one word Ephapax. Ephapax is an adverb that means a unique idea with the exclusion of any other idea, an idea that happens once and for all without it happening again. Meaning that both the sins of the past, present and future are all forgiven.

Eternal life is guaranteed through the work of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit gives us testimony that we are children of God. Everyone who is guided through the Holy Spirit are children of God. And if children then are also heirs, the seal of the Holy Spirit guarantees eternal salvation. The seal represents authenticity, protection, and possession.

Prayer and Confession
Thank you Jesus, for the gift of eternal life and thank you for the gift of the Holy Spirit that guarantees my Salvation.

Further Reading: Hebrews 10:10-11, Ephesians 1:13-14