God has arranged for you to know Him personally!

“Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.” (John 17:3 NIV)

Eternal life is to know God

Most of the time, when someone thinks about what it means to have “eternal life”, they are thinking of the most famous verse in the Bible, John 3:16, which says, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” They think “eternal life” is just about God sending Jesus so people can live forever. This is certainly true, living forever is a a big part of it! But, in another verse, John 13:3, Jesus defined “eternal life” as much more than just living forever! He said, “eternal life is to know God and Jesus Christ”. It's about having a personal relationship with God!

We may know Him!

“That I may know him and the power of his resurrection…” (Phil. 3:10a ESV)

“For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit.” (2 Peter 3:18 ESV)