The Bible Story
God wanted someone to fellowship with. Not just anyone, but those that would come to love him by their own freewill. He did not want puppets to worship him.
God created Adam and Eve, the only thing he created that he did not say “it was good”. That is because man would have that freewill to do as they saw fit. The only stipulation that Adam and Eve would have to do to forever be with the Lord was not to eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Because man was curious, and imperfect, thay did just that. God would make a way for man to again have fellowship with him and live forever with him.
The rest of the bible is about how he would show man how they could regain what Adam had lost, life with him.
I believe Jesus came to complete the promise, or covenant, with Adam and his decendents. Which we have found that it is not those of the flesh, but those of faith.
Did Jesus ever feel that he did not do this? No!
Joh 17:1 These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:
Joh 17:2 As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
Joh 17:3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
Joh 17:4 I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
Joh 19:28 After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.
Joh 19:29 Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.
Joh 19:30 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
Do we, as believers, have eternal life or not?
God wanted someone to fellowship with. Not just anyone, but those that would come to love him by their own freewill. He did not want puppets to worship him.
God created Adam and Eve, the only thing he created that he did not say “it was good”. That is because man would have that freewill to do as they saw fit. The only stipulation that Adam and Eve would have to do to forever be with the Lord was not to eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Because man was curious, and imperfect, thay did just that. God would make a way for man to again have fellowship with him and live forever with him.
The rest of the bible is about how he would show man how they could regain what Adam had lost, life with him.
I believe Jesus came to complete the promise, or covenant, with Adam and his decendents. Which we have found that it is not those of the flesh, but those of faith.
Did Jesus ever feel that he did not do this? No!
Joh 17:1 These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:
Joh 17:2 As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
Joh 17:3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
Joh 17:4 I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
Joh 19:28 After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.
Joh 19:29 Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.
Joh 19:30 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
Do we, as believers, have eternal life or not?