The Purpose of God's Revelation

                                       "The purpose of God's revelation,
                                        according to Scripture, is precisely
                                        that human beings may know God
                                        and so receive eternal life."
                                                                 Herman Bavinck
                                                                 Reformed Dogmatics Volume 2:
                                                                 God and Creation


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          Eternal life is found only in Jesus Christ, who is revealed in the Gospel!


                                             "[Jesus prayed], 'Now this is eternal life:
                                              that they may know you, the only true
                                              God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent."
                                                                                   John 17:3


          Many of Jesus' miracles were recorded as evidence that He was the Son of God.
    Anyone who believes in Him has eternal life.


                                              "But these are written that you may
                                               believe that Jesus is the Christ, the
                                               Son of God, and that by believing
                                               you may have life in His name."
                                                                              John 20:31


          Jesus had to be lifted up on the cross to pay for the sins of those who would
     believe in Him, according to God's plan.


                                               "Just as Moses lifted up the snake in
                                                the desert, so the Son of Man must
                                                be lifted up, so that everyone who
                                                believes in Him may have eternal life."
                                                                             John 3:14-15


          Jesus promised that anyone who hears the Word of God, and believes in Him,
      will have eternal life.


                                               "I tell you the truth, whoever hears
                                                my word and believes Him who
                                                sent me has eternal life and will
                                                not be condemned; he has crossed
                                                over from death to life."
                                                                              John 5:24


           The Father's will is that everyone who believes in His Son shall have
     eternal life.  Though he dies, he will live again.


                                               "[Jesus said], 'For my Father's will
                                                is that everyone who looks to the
                                                Son and believes in Him shall have
                                                eternal life, and I will raise him up
                                                at the last day."
                                                                               John 6:40


          Those who remain in their sin, will not have eternal life with God,
     but will be separated from Him, in hell.
           Eternal life with Him, is a gift from God, to those who believe in the Son.


                                                 "For the wages of sin is death,
                                                  but the gift of God is eternal
                                                  life in Christ Jesus our Lord."
                                                                                Romans 6:23