John reminds his readers in 2:25 that the reward for acknowledging the Son and the Father is eternal life. This phrase appears exactly 42 times in the NIV, and all 42 occurrences are in the New Testament.
I wonder how this concept developed in the intertestamental period. What did God's chosen people believe about life after death in Old Testament times?
What is clear is that Jesus taught that faith would lead to eternal life and in fact always had (cf. Matthew 22:23-32 and Exodus 3:1-6)
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Eternal Life
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