I no longer live, but the Messiah lives in me, and the life that I am now living in this body I live by the faithfulness of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Your

When the Messiah, who is your life, is revealed, then you, too, will be revealed with him in glory.

based on the hope laid up for you in heaven. Some time ago you heard about this hope through the word of truth, the gospel

"For this is how God loved the world: He gave his unique Son so that everyone who believes in him would not be lost but have eternal life.

But whoever drinks the water that I will give him will never become thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become a well of water for him, springing up to eternal life."

Just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to those he chooses.

And this is the will of the one who sent me, that I should not lose anything that he has given me, but should raise it to life on the last day.

I give them eternal life, they'll never be lost, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.

"In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me. Because I live, you will live also.

For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, will we be saved by his life!

For the Spirit's law of life in the Messiah Jesus has set me free from the Law of sin and death.

This, indeed, is what is written: "The first man, Adam, became a living being." The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.

For we live by faith, not by sight.

Therefore, because he always lives to intercede for them, he is able to save completely those who come to God through him.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah! Because of his great mercy he has granted us a new birth, resulting in an immortal hope through the resurrection of Jesus, the Messiah, from the dead

General references

"The wolf will live with the lamb; the leopard will lie down with the young goat. The calf and the lion will graze together, and a little child will lead them.

If there is no resurrection of the dead, then the Messiah has not been raised,

For here we have no permanent city but are looking for the one that is coming.