Eternal life is what we receive after we die or when Jesus returns. Until then we have the hope and the promise of eternal life IF we remain in the faith. Did you read the scriptures I provided?
“"I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; (cuts off or removes) and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bear more fruit.”
John 15:1-2 NASB
“If anyone does not abide in Me, he is thrown away as a branch and dries up; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire and they are burned.”
John 15:6 NASB
“But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive, were grafted in among them and became partaker with them of the rich root of the olive tree, do not be arrogant toward the branches; but if you are arrogant, remember that it is not you who supports the root, but the root supports you. You will say then, "Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in." Quite right, they were broken off for their unbelief, but you stand by your faith. Do not be conceited, but fear; for if God did not spare the natural branches, He will not spare you, either. Behold then the kindness and severity of God; to those who fell, severity, but to you, God's kindness, if you continue in His kindness; otherwise you also will be cut off. And they also, if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.”
Romans 11:17-23 NASB
There are two ways we can view salvation. Either from God’s perspective which is looking at it from the aspect of who’s names are written in the book of life and there’s man’s perspective which is by looking at those who are on the path to being written in the book of life. The book of life is written according to God’s foreknowledge of who will abide in Christ to the end. Because of our free will the choices we make throughout our life are right now determining what God has already foreseen. So a person son can be on the path to receiving salvation and veer off that path resulting in God foreseeing that he did not abide in Christ thus he was not written in the book of life. That person who was on the path and strayed away would’ve received salvation if he had not strayed from the path therefore he lost the salvation he would’ve received because he did not remain in Christ. So from God’s perspective the names who are written in the book of life will not be edited and therefore cannot lose their salvation but from our perspective not knowing who is written in the book of life or who will or will not remain in Christ our salvation is still contingent upon the choices we make. So we still have the power to choose our own destiny.
There is no way I'm going to convince you that the Blood of Christ is sufficient for all your sins: past, present and future. This is between you and God. If you do not ask, He will not show you what it means in exodus... "When I see the blood I will passover".
Exodus Chapter 12
5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats. 6 Now you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month. Then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at twilight. 7 And they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses where they eat it. 8 Then they shall eat the flesh on that night; roasted in fire, with unleavened bread and with bitter herbs they shall eat it. 9 Do not eat it raw, nor boiled at all with water, but roasted in fire—its head with its legs and its entrails. 10 You shall let none of it remain until morning, and what remains of it until morning you shall burn with fire. 11 And thus you shall eat it: with a belt on your waist, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. So you shall eat it in haste. It is the LORD’s Passover.
12 ‘For I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD. 13 Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.
This is just one of the many prophecies of Jesus Christ from the old Testament. We often overlook the simplicity in these passages. Notice after the blood was put on the doorpost the people were given rules on how to cook, eat, and dispose of the flesh of the lamb. But when death came that night it wasn't the works they were told to do in the house that saved them. No, death passed over them because the blood was over their doorpost. We have no idea if these people even did what they were told to do in the house. WHEN I SEE THE BLOOD I WILL PASS OVER!!!
How do we value His blood? Do we see the purchase order of our Savior in the light of our evaluation, or in the light of our Father? Is our value based on how we see the blood, or how our Father sees the blood?
I believe to fully understand the value of the blood we have to understand the righteousness and holiness of our perfect passover lamb.
God’s righteousness requires that a PERFECT life be given… a lamb without blemish. A life that is righteous and holy is the ONLY life that could fulfill the righteous requirements of the law, thus satisfying God’s wrath against sin. Removing those sins as far as the East is from the West. “Though your sins be like scarlet, they shall be WHITE AS SNOW!!” And unto Him who “WASHED US FROM OUR SINS IN HIS OWN BLOOD!!”
Ephesians 2:13
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
So how do we see the blood? Is it according to our perception or His? We must know that He is fully satisfied, and sees us with an UNCONDITIONAL LOVE through the blood of His dear Son! Therefore the grounds of our approach to the throne are no different...
Hebrews 10:19
Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus
Is our approach to the Father merited on our daily victory? Do we approach Him according to our performance throughout the day, or do we approach Him on His terms… The precious blood of His dear Son!!
We must come every time by THE BLOOD! We come on His terms when we come by the grace that was poured out for us by that Roman spear!! He is satisfied, and our conscience bears witness that our Father loves us UNCONDITIONALLY! The terms have been established by His blood, and in those terms we find a PERFECT ASSURANCE. An assurance that we may approach the throne of God with boldness, freedom, and confidence!! Coming to Him on the grounds of the precious blood EVERY TIME!!
We are a temple of the Holy Spirit with something far greater than the blood of bulls and goats over our door posts! We have the precious blood of God’s only begotten Son over our doorpost!!
This is unmerited favor! This is the grace that sets us free!! This is the man of sorrows!! This is a King with a crown of thorns!! This is an EMPTY TOMB!! This is a COMPLETE FORGIVENESS!!