Eternal life is a kind of life that is found in Jesus Christ. That life is His life...and to get it we must let go of our own. That life is in holiness and in the presence of God. There there is love joy and peace at a depth that surpasses anything we can experience naturally. So we are to strive to enter into that life and rest from our own lives.
1 John 5:11
11 And this is the record, that God has given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
We need to enter into Christ to experience the eternal life. And this is done by believing TO Christ...or...into Christ.
John 6:47
47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believes on (Greek eis meaning "to", or "into") me hath everlasting life.
How do we know we have believed to Jesus? Well we know because we are then translated into the kingdom of God in order to abide in Him and walk as He walked. God takes us up to walk with Him when we have pleased God or moved Him to compassion.
1 John 5:11
11 And this is the record, that God has given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
We need to enter into Christ to experience the eternal life. And this is done by believing TO Christ...or...into Christ.
John 6:47
47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believes on (Greek eis meaning "to", or "into") me hath everlasting life.
How do we know we have believed to Jesus? Well we know because we are then translated into the kingdom of God in order to abide in Him and walk as He walked. God takes us up to walk with Him when we have pleased God or moved Him to compassion.