John 17:3 says, “And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.”
This definition of eternal life was given by Jesus himself in his prayer to the Father. It signifies a crucial understanding that possessing eternal life in Christ is not about religion and the facets that come with “maintaining” a right standing with God (as some may see it). It is simply about knowing (intimate personal relationship) Jesus by faith. When God’s Spirit begins to work in our hearts and we respond to His work by faith, then we are born-again by the Spirit into the family of God. We enter into a familial relationship with God the Father, adopted as sons of the King (Romans 8).
Eternal life is that reason which Christ came to give His life for mankind. It is a free gift of grace given to all who would believe and receive that life in Him (John 1:12-13). It was given by way of the cross where Jesus laid down His life in substitution for man’s condemnation and penalty of sin. And it is only possible to receive that eternal life by the gracious gift of the Almighty.
So, do people really KNOW Jesus? Do YOU really KNOW Jesus?
