Life #1 - Is it Possible to Live Forever?

Fact:  A majority of Christians believe we are appointed to die once (Hebrews 9:27 KJV).

Truth:  Few Christians believe Jesus, who dismissed Fact with Truth, when he said, “And whoever lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” (John 11:26).

Both of these, Fact and Truth, may operate as faith within a Christian—but not at the same time! This is why Jesus gave us two ways to work out our salvation:

1. the broad, wide way that leads to “destruction”, apōlĕia (ap-o’-li-a), ruin or loss (physical, spiritual, or eternal) (Matthew 7:13), and,
2. the difficult, narrow way that leads to “life”, zōē (dzo-ay’), life as God has it, vivacity, energy (Matthew 7:14).

As Christians, we tend to put more faith in undisputed Fact than we do in the Truths Jesus spoke. We are, however, not left to guess which choice the Father and Son prefer we make:

• God said through Moses, “I have set before you life and death…therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live” (Deuteronomy 30:19).
• The Son said, “I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly” (John 10:10).

The possibility is still there. Jesus makes it possible. Have we chosen life or have we let death choose us? We welcome your comments.
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Scripture quotations from New King James Version (NKJV) unless otherwise noted. Greek definitions from Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible and Vine’s Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words 1981.