15 So that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life.

16 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

— John 1:15-16

“He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”

— John 3:36

11 He came to His own, and those who were His own did not receive Him.

12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name,

13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

— John 1:11-13

6 “That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

7 “Do not be amazed that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’

8 “The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

— John 3:6-8

For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

— Galatians 3:26

for you have been born again not of seed which is perishable but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring word of God.

— 1 Peter 1:23

Thoughts on Today’s Reading

Grace, mercy and joy to you from Jesus the Lord.

We might wonder what the definition of eternal is? How longe does eternal life last? Eternal means forever. If salvation could be lost, God would have called it temporary or short-term life. Instead, the Bible insists salvation is eternal and that all believers have everlasting life. Jesus said, “…So that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life.” Jesus also said, “He who believes int he Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abide on him.”

When you were born into this world, your mother did all the work. Similarly, when you were born-again, God gave you new birth by the action of the Holy Spirit at the moment you believed in Christ. Birth is a one direction event that can never be reversed. Jest as it is impossible to become unborn physically, it is impossible to become unborn spiritually. Once you are born again, you are God’s offspring and forever a member of His family. Figuratively we believers now possess divine DNA. And just as it is impossible to remove your parent’s DNA, it is impossible to remove God’s spiritual DNA, so to speak, or His imperishable seed, from within us. Believers’ spiritual rebirth cannot be undone.