The LORD willing this section of 1Corinthians 15:20-28 should end with this post, here is what it states; "But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first-fruits of those who have fallen asleep. (as seen in Matthew 27:51-54) For as by a man (Adam) came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. But each in his own order: Christ the first-fruits, then at His coming those who belong to Christ. Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to GOD the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power. (by a fiery end to cleanse the earth as seen by Sodium and Gomorrah) For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death (eternal separation of the unwilling who are the wicked). For "God has put all things in subjection under His feet." But when it says, "all things are put in subjection," it is plain that He is excepted who put all things in subjection under Him. When all things are subjected to Him, then the Son Himself will also be subjected to Him Who put all things in subjection under Him, that GOD may be All in all." I have been examining the, "those who belong to Christ." of this passage, and in conclusion I will look at "Conditions of Receiving Eternal Life," now.
Conditions for Receiving Eternal Life,
Renunciation of the world,
Luke 18:26 -27, 28-30 (Jesus had just encountered the rich young man who's wealth held him in slavery) "Those who heard it said, "Then who can be saved?" To this Jesus said, "What is impossible with man is possible with God."
And Peter said, "See, we have left our homes and followed You." And He said to them, "Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life."
Faith in Christ,
John 3:9-15, 31-36 [36] and 4:14 "Nicodemus said to Jesus, "How can these things be?" Jesus answered him, 'Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things? Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony. If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things? No one has ascended into heaven except He Who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him may have eternal life'..... 'He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks in an earthly way. He who comes from heaven is above all. He bears witness to what He has seen and heard, yet no one receives His testimony. Whoever receives His testimony sets his seal to this, that GOD is true. For He whom God has sent utters the words of God, (Deuteronomy 18:18-20; Ezekiel 36:23-27) for He gives the Spirit without measure. The Father loves the Son and has given all things into His hand. Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son will not see life, for the wrath of God remains on him.'"
John 4:7-14 "A woman from Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, "Give Me a drink." (For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.) The Samaritan woman said to Him, "How is it that you, a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a woman of Samaria?" (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.) Jesus answered her, 'If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, 'Give Me a drink,' you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.' The woman said to Him, "Sir, you have nothing to draw water with, and the well is deep. Where do you get that living water? Are you greater than our father Jacob? He gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock." Jesus said to her, 'Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.'"
Spiritual Service,
John 4:31-38 and 5:24, 6:40 "Meanwhile the disciples were urging Him, saying, "Rabbi, eat." But He said to them, 'I have food to eat that you do not know about.' So the disciples said to one another, "Has anyone brought Him something to eat?" Jesus said to them, 'My food is to do the will of Him Who sent Me and to accomplish His work. Do you not say, "There are yet four months, then comes the harvest?" Look, I tell you, 'lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest. Already the one who reaps is receiving wages and gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together. For here the saying holds true, "One sows and another reaps." I sent you to reap that for which you did not labor. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.'"
John 5:24-29 and 6:40 (Jesus is speaking) "'Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears My word and believes Him Who sent Me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.' "Truly, truly, I say to you, 'an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. For as the Father has Life in Himself, so HE has granted the Son also to have Life in Himself. And HE has given Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man. Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear His voice (again this is seen in Matthew 27:51-54 and elsewhere in Paul's writings such as 1Corinthians 15) and come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.'"
John 6:35-40 "Jesus said to them, 'I am the bread of life; whoever comes to Me will not hunger, and whoever believes Me will never thirst. For I said to you that you have seen Me and yet do not believe. All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and whoever comes to Me I will never cast out. For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will but the will of Him Who sent Me. (Deuteronomy 18:18-20's witness) And this is the will of Him Who sent Me, that I should lose nothing of all that HE has given Me, but raise it (them) up on the last day. For this is the will [plan and purpose] of My Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in Him should have Eternal Life, and I will raise him up on the last day.'"
Self-sacrificed,
John 12:20-26 "Now among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks. So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, "Sir, we wish to see Jesus." Then Philip went and told Andrew; Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. To this Jesus answered them, 'The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for Eternal Life. If anyone serves Me, he must follow [walk in agreement with] Me; and where I am, there will My servant be also. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.'"
Knowledge of GOD,
John 17:1-5 "When Jesus had spoken these words, He lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said, 'Father, the hour has come; glorify Your Son that the Son may glorify You, since You have given Him authority over all flesh, to give Eternal Life to all whom You have given Him. This is Eternal Life, that they know You the only true GOD, and Jesus Christ Whom You have sent. I glorified You on earth, having accomplished the work that You gave Me to do. Now, Father, glorify Me in Your own presence with the glory that I had with You before the world existed."
Sowing to the spirit, by His Spirit,
Galatians 6:6-10 "Let the one who is taught the word share all good things with the one who teaches. Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the spirit of Spirit will from the Spirit reap Eternal Life. And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith."
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