Titus 1:2
2 In [epi] hope [elpis] of eternal [aionios] life [zoe], which [hos] God [theos], that cannot lie [apseudes],
promised [epaggello] before [pro] the world [aionios] began [chronos]; KJV-Interlinear
2 in the hope of eternal life,
which God, who cannot lie, promised long ages ago, NASB
Eternal life sits in
contrast to forever life, which we all have when we are born into this
world.However, forever life does not
get us into heaven as does eternal life.
When God creates the
human soul and imputes human life in it, that life will live forever. The only question is, Where? that life will
be lived.
For unbelievers it will
be lived in the Lake of Fire, forever.
For believers is will
be lived in heaven, with eternal God, therefore eternal life.
The hope is not
wishful thinking. Oh I hope, this or that!
Hope here is confidence
in a result because we believe in the one making us the promise of eternal
life.God is our hope, our
confidence.We know for sure, because God
does not lie, God cannot lie.God is
truth.God is immutable and cannot
change even His own character and essence.
Therefore, based on our
belief and faith in the savior promised and who has come into this world, and
died on the Cross in our place, we can have confidence that when we leave this
world, God has waiting for us, a better place in heaven, and it is there for us
for all of eternity.
Once saved, always
saved.Once you believe in the Lord, you
cannot undo your belief in Him.Once you
have been born, you cannot undo your birth.
There is nothing that
you can think, say, or do, there are no sets of
circumstances that can remove your salvation and eternal life. Neither man, nor angels, nor principalities,
nor powers can undo or remove you from Gods protective custody.
Only an arrogant person
can think that he can undo what God has done.
Only an arrogant person can think that he can discover some sin, some
bad thing that was somehow overlooked at the Cross.
This promise was made
by God not just in this life, not just during human history, but before the
ages (plural - known and unknown ages).
In eternity past, God set out His decrees. The Divine Decrees are a Christian principle
that recognizes that God looked down through the tunnel of time and saw every
possible scenario for history.And there
are an infinite number of sets of possibilities.
God selected the best scenario
and opportunity for each and every person who will ever live, and established
that as His plan.We call this plan the
Divine Decrees.In this plan, He
included the promise for eternal life, a promise which no one can remove,
alter, or prevent.
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