Part of Theology is what you believe about eternity. You have to define what forever means to you. How to you view eternity? How do you define eternity for you? How you endure your life will depend on how you answer these questions.
Eternity is Biblical. The soul never passes, ends, or stops existing. The soul is the part of you that is eternal. While you live in this life God sustains, protects, and heals the soul. Life is a gift from God, but eternity is a long time. You have to figure out where you want to be for eternity during this short life.
Christians have been persecuted since Jesus' trials and sacrificial death. He instantly created the one and only way to eternity with God. It is easy to have salvation, but living it out is not always easy. God's Word prepares you. It can be trusted. It is never irrelevant.
God's Word is timeless. It speaks to everyone who is willing to listen. It resonates and changes lives. It helps a lot if you learn the history and cultural context to scriptures, but it can still speak to you as you journey through your faith. You will find correction where it is needed in time. As long as you hold onto the never changing truths without altering them then you are doing fine. Faith is a journey that begins with accepting the truth of salvation and ends when you join God.
The Bible instructs how to live, rebukes sin, corrects erroneous thinking, and trains in self-discipline through decrees, precepts, statutes, commands, history, promises kept, and everything else that the Word gives you to learn God's character. Life may feel messy or out of control, but trust that God is working things for the good of all His people. He sees the eternal picture.
God never promised security in work, relationships, health, or financially. His security comes with what happens after this life. When you put your trust in those things you replacing them on your throne. The throne belongs to God, so trust Him over the seasons of your life. Choose what you believe and hold on. Allow it to help you endure during the temporal hard times.
Life success means nothing in the eternal. Give all your accomplishments to God. Sacrifice them to glorify Him so that you can start seeing the bigger picture. Your relationship with God is your most vital relationship that you will ever have. It will make your life thrive even in the hard times. God is sovereign over eternity. His Word has stood the test of time and stands firm that it is true.
Psalm 119:89-112, Isaiah 40:6-8, & Matthew 24:32-35
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