Question about " Book of life ".

[RainySunflower]

Hey hi all. <3 Hopefully this topic isn't on wrong sub-forum and that I posted it in the right place.
Long story short, I just have one question: how to know if your name is in the book of life ?
And if it isn't yet, how to get in to that point, that your name is being written there.
And if it isn't written, am I going to " second death " or will I be born again?
The thing is: I might have early stage of cancer, and I got really really bad " life cards " / life surrounding, and cause of that I didn't do my best in this life ... so .....
I just don't want to be eternal punished cause I was given bad life cards in the start .... If you get my point.
I'm not sure how I feel about whole that God relationship cause of my illness.
But it would be pretty cool to get my name there, that for sure will make me happy.
But at this point, I'm not sure if I did good enough job to get that honor.
So yeah .... Thanks for your thoughts.

 

[Freth]

John, describing the city, the New Jerusalem, stated this:

Revelation 21:27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.​

In other words, the wicked; those who do sin.

Later, in the next chapter, John goes into detail as to what he meant by defileth, worketh abomination, or maketh a lie.

Revelation 22:14,15 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.​

Notice that some of the Ten commandments are named, pointing specifically to commandment keeping.

In Revelation 14, we find a last call to worship (vv. 6-7), and a warning not to worship the beast (vv. 8-11). Immediately followed by a powerful statement concerning the saints who endure.

Revelation 14:12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.​

If we go back to the third chapter, Jesus writes to the church of Sardis and mentions the book of life.

Revelation 3:1-5 And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God. Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy. He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.​

• Hold fast.
• Repent.
• Overcome. Do not defile your garments (do not sin).
• Watch for the return of Jesus.
• Receive a white raiment (a white robe means righteousness).

Conclusion

God doesn't leave us in the dark concerning being written in the book of life.

Given scripture, we can reasonably conclude that those found written in the book of life are repentant and living a new life for Jesus, and are watching for His soon return. The patience of the saints is the keeping the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.

God bless!

 

[Aaron112]

I just have one question: how to know if your name is in the book of life ?

Read last part of this post first. See there: heavenly home

And by the way, just so you won't think I'm alone in this:

1. THE FIRST HEAVEN—We learn about this in Isaiah 55:10, which says, “For as the rain and the snow come down from Heaven and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater…”

This is talking about the atmosphere surrounding our planet. It extends as far as 300 miles into space and refers to the sky. This deals with clouds, birds, oxygen and the gasses that make life here possible. No other planet exists with an atmosphere like ours.

2. THE SECOND HEAVEN—David wrote in Psalm 19:1-6 about the second heaven, namely the universe. He wrote, “The Heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims His handiwork.” He writes about the influence of the sun and moon on our planet. There are an infinite number of stars and galaxies and astronomers tell us the universe is constantly expanding.

Jesus referred to the second Heaven in Matt. 24:29, saying “…the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from Heaven, and the powers of the Heavens will be shaken.”

3. THE THIRD HEAVEN—God Himself dwells in the third Heaven. This was the paradise of which Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians. It’s the “Heaven of Heavens” according to Moses in Deut. 10:14.

Jesus taught His disciples to pray saying, “Our Father in Heaven,” referring to the third and highest Heaven. Psalm 103:19 says, “The Lord has established His throne in the Heavens, and His kingdom rules over all.”

In fact, Deuteronomy 10:14 refers to all three in one verse: “Behold, to the Lord your God belong Heaven (#2) and the Heaven of Heavens (#3), the earth and all that is in it (#1).”

During our time on earth, we dwell in the first two heavens. Only by trusting Jesus Christ as our personal Lord and Savior can we go to the third heaven. Do you know for sure you are saved and headed to eternal paradise with your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ?

Repent of your sins and believe in Him as your Lord and in His death and resurrection for you. Only then will you have a “Heavenly” home waiting for you.

SOURCE

 

[Postvieww]

Hey hi all. <3 Hopefully this topic isn't on wrong sub-forum and that I posted it in the right place.
Long story short, I just have one question: how to know if your name is in the book of life ?
And if it isn't yet, how to get in to that point, that your name is being written there.
And if it isn't written, am I going to " second death " or will I be born again?
The thing is: I might have early stage of cancer, and I got really really bad " life cards " / life surrounding, and cause of that I didn't do my best in this life ... so .....
I just don't want to be eternal punished cause I was given bad life cards in the start .... If you get my point.
I'm not sure how I feel about whole that God relationship cause of my illness.
But it would be pretty cool to get my name there, that for sure will make me happy.
But at this point, I'm not sure if I did good enough job to get that honor.
So yeah .... Thanks for your thoughts.

Accept Jesus Christ as your Lord And Savior and you will have eternal life guaranteed! Salvation is not based on how good or bad you have been .

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Romans 10:8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

 

[Yarddog]

Accept Jesus Christ as your Lord And Savior and you will have eternal life guaranteed! Salvation is not based on how good or bad you have been .

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Romans 10:8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

I completely embrace what Paul wrote but I wanted to ask you about after you accept Jesus as Lord and Savior. Does it matter how good or bad one is?

 

[Postvieww]

I completely embrace what Paul wrote but I wanted to ask you about after you accept Jesus as Lord and Savior. Does it matter how good or bad one is?

I didn’t say is I said have been. Of course it matters what we do after accepting Jesus. My point to the poster was that we don’t obtain salvation by being a morally good person nor does Christ reject us if we have previously lived a bad life.

 

[FutureAndAHope]

Let's have a look at an example of a person who did not live their life for God, but turned to Him at the end. There were two thieves beside Jesus when he was crucified for our sins. One swore and cursed Him, the other sought forgiveness for his lifetime of sin. God accepted the thief who sought forgiveness.

Luk 23:39-43 Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, "If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us." But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, "Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done nothing wrong." Then he said to Jesus, "Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom." And Jesus said to him, "Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise."

We as people may have lived our lives for ourselves, even as the thief has done bad things. Yet if we recognize that we need a savior, fear God, and seek His forgiveness, He is gracious to forgive.

We should, having accepted God's forgiveness, seek to know HIm better, and live HIs way.

Php 3:12-13 Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead,

 

[d taylor]

Hey hi all. <3 Hopefully this topic isn't on wrong sub-forum and that I posted it in the right place.
Long story short, I just have one question: how to know if your name is in the book of life ?
And if it isn't yet, how to get in to that point, that your name is being written there.
And if it isn't written, am I going to " second death " or will I be born again?
The thing is: I might have early stage of cancer, and I got really really bad " life cards " / life surrounding, and cause of that I didn't do my best in this life ... so .....
I just don't want to be eternal punished cause I was given bad life cards in the start .... If you get my point.
I'm not sure how I feel about whole that God relationship cause of my illness.
But it would be pretty cool to get my name there, that for sure will make me happy.
But at this point, I'm not sure if I did good enough job to get that honor.
So yeah .... Thanks for your thoughts.

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Believe in Jesus for Eternal Life (salvation). At the very moment of belief in Jesus the person's name is written in the book of life.

 

[RainySunflower]

You sure it works that way? That is " too easy ". It must be harder than that. :/

 

[David Lamb]

Let's have a look at an example of a person who did not live their life for God, but turned to Him at the end. There were two thieves beside Jesus when he was crucified for our sins. One swore and cursed Him, the other sought forgiveness for his lifetime of sin. God accepted the thief who sought forgiveness.

Luk 23:39-43 Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, "If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us." But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, "Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done nothing wrong." Then he said to Jesus, "Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom." And Jesus said to him, "Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise."

We as people may have lived our lives for ourselves, even as the thief has done bad things. Yet if we recognize that we need a savior, fear God, and seek His forgiveness, He is gracious to forgive.

We should, having accepted God's forgiveness, seek to know HIm better, and live HIs way.

Php 3:12-13 Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead,

Thinking of the two criminals who were crucified with the Saviour, when we read Mark's gospel, the salvation of one of them is even more amazing:

“Likewise the chief priests also, mocking among themselves with the scribes, said, "He saved others; Himself He cannot save. "Let the Christ, the King of Israel, descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe." Even those who were crucified with Him reviled Him.” (Mr 15:31-32 NKJV)

So to start with, both the criminals reviled Jesus. What an astounding change happened to one of them!

 

[d taylor]

You sure it works that way? That is " too easy ". It must be harder than that. :/

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You think it is easy, but it is not. Humanity's ego simply will not let most accept God's free gift of Eternal Life by belief in Jesus. They think they must do something of their own efforts to enter life. Like repenting of sins, living a life obedient to God, joining a church, being baptized, confessing Jesus as Lord and savior, saying some made up prayer and other actions.

The thing is many people know what verses like John 3:16 say, but they simply do not believe what the verse says. Again they think it takes more than belief. You even question belief in Jesus, so you look like you may fall into the group i write about.

Actually belief in Jesus is the only way a person can enter into the book of life.

Now the question is what is or what does belief in Jesus mean. It does not mean to simply believe Jesus existed or was a real person.

Belief in Jesus mean that a person believes Jesus is The Son of God/The promised Messiah, the resurrection and the life. In believing this they should understand that it is Jesus who is Eternal Life and since He says to believe in Him for life. That a person should believe Jesus when He says whoever believes in Him receives God's free gift of Eternal Life.

So if you want to enter into the book of life. You must believe in the only person who has defeated death and is Eternal Life. There is no other way to enter into the book of life.

“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.
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Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”
She said to Him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”

 

[Postvieww]

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Believe in Jesus for Eternal Life (salvation). At the very moment of belief in Jesus the person's name is written in the book of life.

Scripture please?

 

[RainySunflower]

+1 , not all who enter the Heaven will their names have written in Book of Life, so +1, I would also love to see scripture on it.

 

[d taylor]

Scripture please?

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Sad that people have to ask for a verse, that should be first hand knowledge.

“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”
She said to Him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”

 

[NewLifeInChristJesus]

Hey hi all. <3 Hopefully this topic isn't on wrong sub-forum and that I posted it in the right place.
Long story short, I just have one question: how to know if your name is in the book of life ?
And if it isn't yet, how to get in to that point, that your name is being written there.
And if it isn't written, am I going to " second death " or will I be born again?
The thing is: I might have early stage of cancer, and I got really really bad " life cards " / life surrounding, and cause of that I didn't do my best in this life ... so .....
I just don't want to be eternal punished cause I was given bad life cards in the start .... If you get my point.
I'm not sure how I feel about whole that God relationship cause of my illness.
But it would be pretty cool to get my name there, that for sure will make me happy.
But at this point, I'm not sure if I did good enough job to get that honor.
So yeah .... Thanks for your thoughts.

Your post asks several important questions. I will organize the qestions and answer them...

1. Is this the correct forum? Yes. Soteriology is the study of salvation, so this is the right place to ask questions about salvation.
2. Are those whose names are not written in the Book of Life going to the second death? Yes. Per Revelation 20:15, "And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire." Notice that in the preceeding verses everyone will be judged according to their works and those who survive that judgement are not said to have survived because of their deeds, but because their names are written in the Book of Life.
3. How does a person get his name in the Book of Life? You will find many different kinds of answers on this forum (and outside in the real world) but the truth is that nobody deserves to have his name in the Book of Life because there are none who do good and don't sin (Romans 3:9-12). When asked what works one must do to achieve eternal life, Jesus said, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.” (Jn 6:29) In another place, Jesus gives us insight into God's evangelism of the lost to lead people to Jesus for salvation: "It is written in the prophets, ‘And they shall all be taught by God.’ Therefore everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me" (Jn 6:45). If you sense that God is leading you to Christ Jesus for salvation, then answer the call and go to Him. And you can be confident in what the Bible says about this... "whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved" (Ro 10:13).
4. How can a person know that his name is written in the Book of Life? The simplest answer to this question is found in 2 Corinthians 13:5 --"Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified". Jesus enters a person's heart when he first puts his trust in Him for salvation. After He enters a person's heart, His presence is objectively knowable by that person. As a result, the easiest way for a person to determine if their name is written in the Lamb's Book of Life is for them to look for Jesus inside their own heart. If He's there, they are in. If He is not there, they are not in.

I hope this helps.

 

[Postvieww]

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Sad that people have to ask for a verse, that should be first hand knowledge.

“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”
She said to Him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”

That does not say what I quoted in your other post. You are assuming that it what is says.

 

[d taylor]

That does not say what I quoted in your other post. You are assuming that it what is says.

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What do you think crossing over from death to life means and never dying means. The only people who have crossed over from death to life, are people in the book of life.

Personally i am not here to prove anything to you, if you do not believe what these verses are saying that is your problem. I am not going to argue over nit picking terms.

Is Your Name in the Book of Life? – Philippians 4:3 – Grace Evangelical Society

 

[Postvieww]

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What do you think crossing over from death to life means and never dying means. The only people who have crossed over from death to life, are people in the book of life.

Personally i am not here to prove anything to you, if you do not believe what these verses are saying that is your problem. I am not going to argue over nit picking terms.

Is Your Name in the Book of Life? – Philippians 4:3 – Grace Evangelical Society

I am not here to argue over “nit picking terms” either, but I am here for learning about the scriptures and the truth of the scriptures. We are on a debate forum and neither you or I have the luxury of stating any doctrine as fact without the possibility of someone challenging us or just asking us to prove from scripture what we claim. I challenged you to back up your claim about the Book of Life and I do not believe you have done that. 1. There are scriptures that speak of people’names being in the Book of Life 2. There is a scripture that speaks of names possibly being blotted out. 3 . I know of know scripture that speaks specifically of when those names were written in that book. This quote is from your link: “ It proves that each and every believer can know that he has eternal life and that his name is permanently inscribed in the Book of Life!” Now my question to you is if a name is permanently inscribed why is there a scripture that speaks of the possibility of it being blotted out? I have a belief on this but unlike your post I would never declare it to be the absolute truth without absolute scripture to back it up. If you want to discuss it further great if not that is fine as well. I just asked you to prove your emphatic statement and I do not believe you did.

 

[d taylor]

I am not here to argue over “nit picking terms” either, but I am here for learning about the scriptures and the truth of the scriptures. We are on a debate forum and neither you or I have the luxury of stating any doctrine as fact without the possibility of someone challenging us or just asking us to prove from scripture what we claim. I challenged you to back up your claim about the Book of Life and I do not believe you have done that. 1. There are scriptures that speak of people’names being in the Book of Life 2. There is a scripture that speaks of names possibly being blotted out. 3 . I know of know scripture that speaks specifically of when those names were written in that book. This quote is from your link: “ It proves that each and every believer can know that he has eternal life and that his name is permanently inscribed in the Book of Life!” Now my question to you is if a name is permanently inscribed why is there a scripture that speaks of the possibility of it being blotted out? I have a belief on this but unlike your post I would never declare it to be the absolute truth without absolute scripture to back it up. If you want to discuss it further great if not that is fine as well. I just asked you to prove your emphatic statement and I do not believe you did.

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I can play the same game with you. You prove that never die in John 11:26 does not actually mean never die, but actually means the believer will never die, unless their name is blotted out of the book of life.

Or never thirst in John 4:14 actually does not mean never thirst

but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”

Like i have said, if you do not believe the clear statements/promises of Jesus. That is not my problem and I will not going to try and convince you other wise.

 

[Avaree]

Long story short, I just have one question: how to know if your name is in the book of life ?
And if it isn't yet, how to get in to that point, that your name is being written there.
And if it isn't written, am I going to " second death " or will I be born again?

. . . it would be pretty cool to get my name there, that for sure will make me happy.
But at this point, I'm not sure if I did good enough job to get that honor.

When struggling with doubts about matters of faith and what comes afterwards, remember that GOD genuinely desires for everyone to respond to HIS offer of salvation. This is not a distant or unapproachable GOD, but a loving FATHER who longs that all should eventually be saved.

JESUS' invitation is open to everyone. In Matthew 11:28, HE says, "Come to ME, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." The use of the word "all" emphasizes that this invitation is not limited to a select few, but is extended to every person. The Bible promises that a great multitude from every nation will respond to this message of salvation, as described in Revelation.

We must remember that our good deeds or efforts cannot earn us a place in heaven. Instead, it is the redemptive work of CHRIST that allows us to be accepted as children of GOD. As the Bible says, there is forgiveness of sins for all who turn to CHRIST JESUS, fulfilling the Old Testament prophecy which says: "And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered" (Joel 2:32).

Receiving the free gift of eternal life is surprisingly simple. All one must do is call out for help. Take as an example the thief who, on the cross, says, "LORD, remember me when YOU come to YOUR KINGDOM." Exactly at that moment, he received salvation.

CHRIST JESUS also promises, "The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before MY FATHER" (Revelation 3:5). This assurance implies that the names of the redeemed, including yours, are already written in the book of life.

If you're struggling with doubts, take comfort in the fact that GOD's love and forgiveness are available all the time. HE desires a personal relationship with us all, and HIS invitation is always open. You can respond to HIS call today, and experience the rest and peace that only JESUS can offer.