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Unless one knows Him, there is no eternal life. His Holy Spirit does not dwell in the unbeliever, only the believer. This is how He knows one is in His Body, by Jesus Christ of Nazareth making His Home in them through His Holy Spirit.
Yes. The two are not mutually exclusive of one another.
This is very insightful. Jesus promised His disciples that He would return with His Father to take up residence in their hearts in order to "reveal" Himself to them and not to the world (Jn 14:22-23). Today, He reveals Himself to us from inside our hearts. Knowing Him is only possible for those in whom He lives.
“Key” in this context represents a means of access. If we picture a door separating our world from the other world (heaven) then to gain entry we need to know JESUS because only through HIM is salvation possible.
Heaven is union with God. On the last day, when Christ returns, all who are saved shall receive new, incorruptible, glorified bodies that will never again die, age, or decay.
We share in God's divine nature (1 Peter 1:3-4).
It means that eternal life is a different quality of life than is human life, just as human life is a different quality of life than is plant life.
And yet the new birth is in this life. We begin to taste of the goodness of God and His life now,. We begin to know Him now, imperfectly to be sure and only to be fully consummated in the next life.
