21 Days of Fellowship | Day 6: Committed love

Today, we explore the nature of God's committed love through the lens of eternal life, emphasizing that eternal life is not about a future destination in heaven or the afterlife but rather is the present reality of our intimate knowledge of God through Christ. The message challenges common misconceptions about eternal life and presents it as a present and settled reality for believers, rooted in God's intentional and committed love. 5 Takeaways: 1. GREAT LOVE: Love is defined as "an unselfish choice to be constantly committed and continually content in the one you choose to love." The Great love of God was paid at a “dear” price to save us from disaster and perishing. It cost the life of the beloved and only unique son, Christ. God's love is a deliberate, committed choice made before the foundation of the world. Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11, John 3:16 AMP 2. ETERNAL COMPANIONSHIP: The dear price of God’s great love was to bring us to spiritual completeness, progressive knowledge, and eternal fellowship with God in Christ. Believers have a guaranteed eternal fellowship with God through Christ's finished work. Scripture: 1 John 1:1-3, John 17:3 "Eternal companionship is not a product of effort. Is a reality in Christ." 3. HOPE-FILLED OUTCOME: Spiritual completeness is not achieved through religious works but is received as a gift in Christ. Eternal life is the hope-filled and hope-fulfilled outcome for the believer. We receive complete spiritual fulfillment in Christ as a present possession. Scripture: Ephesians 1:4-7, Romans 6:22-23 4. IN-CHRIST REALITY: Christ is our hope. Christ is Faith. Christ is the true God. Christ is Eternal Life. Eternal life is not an abstract concept; Christ himself is eternal life personified. Scripture: 1 John 5:20, John 1:1-3 5. ETERNAL GIFT: Eternal life is the eternal gift of God’s love and commitment to the believer expressed, fulfilled, and embodied in Christ. Scripture: John 17:3, 1 John 5:11-13, John 3:16 "Eternal life is not in the Bible; eternal life is in Christ. So you don't find eternal Life by scrolling through scripture. You find eternal Life by believing in Christ." Declarations: I am greatly loved by God my Father, I possess eternal life as God's free gift of committed love in Christ Jesus By belief, I enjoy the reality of Christ By belie,f I enjoy the reality of Faith and Truth By belie,f I enjoy the reality of Christ's eternal life, By belief in Christ, I recognize, I understand, and I know my Father I enjoy spiritual completeness and endless fellowship with God in Christ My hope is full and fulfilled in Christ