How do you prepare or live your life now for eternity?

4 Ways to Prepare for Eternal Life

1. Pray together. Families who pray together stay strong.
2. Memorize Scripture Together. Hiding God’s Word in our hearts is more important than we often realize.
3. Read the Bible Aloud. I’ve been reading the Bible aloud to my girls each week.
4. Family Worship.

What is the biblical meaning of eternity?

infinite time; duration without beginning or end. eternal existence, especially as contrasted with mortal life: the eternity of God. Theology. the timeless state into which the soul passes at a person’s death.

What does eternity mean in the Bible?

Eternity in the Bible means forever in the past or future. And in the case of God having never been created but necessarily exists.

Can eternal life be earned?

Eternal life can never be purchased in any way, it is entirely a free gift. The cost of this gift is the death of the Savior, Jesus Christ. The gift of eternal life is available to anyone who, after recognizing his own sinfulness, places his or her personal faith in Jesus Christ as the only Savior.

What is the difference between everlasting life and eternal life?

Theologically, “eternal” means “not within any time limit, outside of time and existing without a beginning or end, like spirit”; whereas “everlasting” means “the life which did not always exist but was granted to God and it was forever, running within time, or something similar, which has a beginning but no end.”

What does eternity have to do with our daily life?

Our daily life keeps us moving from one thing to the next. For followers of Christ, there is a view that we need that which reaches beyond the immediate concerns of today. That view is eternity. It comes with hope and warning – and we need to heed both.

Does eternal life go on forever?

Consider the famous words of John 3: For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. ( John 3.16) If asked most people would say that eternal life is everlasting life. That is, it goes on forever. Let me ask then, Live forever how? With whom? And why?

What does the term “eternity” mean?

In philosophical discussions about God and time, the term “eternity” has been used in different ways. On one usage, which will be followed here, “eternity” stands for the relationship to time that God has, whatever it is. When used in that way, the term is neutral between different ways of spelling out what God’s relationship to time is.

What does it mean to have an eternal view?

Having an eternal view should keep the gospel at the forefront of our mind and direct our conversations with others. This is the greatest news for a broken world desperately hungry for hope; we shouldn’t keep it to ourselves.