Eternity
Eternity is a Subject about which the wisest man can only know a
little. It is a subject which we must approach with our Bibles in our hands.
Let us seek to know what is written about eternity. What does the Scripture
say. Only those who are enabled to see the sobering truth of eternity can live
in a proper relation to this time world. Let me give you four statements which
I picked up from an old writer, that will help you to live in the awareness of
eternity.
1. We Live In A World Where
All Things Are Temporal And Passing Away.
That man must be blind indeed who cannot see this. Everything around us
is decaying, dying, and coming to an end.
2. We Are All Going To A World Where Everything Is Eternal.
That great unseen world that
lies beyond the grave is eternal. Whether it is happy or miserable, joyful or
sorrowful, it will never end. The bliss of heaven is eternal, and the torments
of hell are eternal.
3. Our State In The Unseen World Of
Eternity Depends On What We Are In Time.
If we are the sons of God
here, relying upon the merits of Christ as our only hope of salvation, we
"shall be the sons of God eternally, living in the glory of Christ. If we
are Children of wrath here, rejecting Christ, we shall be the children of wrath
forever, rejected by Christ.
4. Jesus Christ Is The Great Friend To Whom We Must Turn For Life
And Help. Both For Time And Eternity. Jesus Christ alone can save
your soul and present you faultless before, the throne of glory. You must trust
him now, and live forever, or you shall forever die.
Don Fortner