Scripture
Matthew 24:44
Matthew 24:37-44
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When Henry David Thoreau, the author of “Walden Pond,” was terminally ill, a friend tried to get him to express his thoughts on life-after-death. Thoreau replied, “One world at a time.” It is a great blessing to be able to live in one world at a time: to be able to live fully and completely in the present moment. It is a great blessing to realize that the very best way to prepare ourselves to die is to live fully and completely now.
The words “eternal life” obviously have a future reference, but not always. There are a great many Scripture passages in which the words “eternal life” have a present reference. For example, in the Old Testament, although…
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