Many will rise from the dead and live forever
A selection of verses showing that God’s plan is to raise people from the dead.
The prophet Daniel speaks of a time when the dead will rise from the grave:
Your long-term future
Wealth is no help for a long-term future
A selection of verses showing how this theme runs consistently through the Bible.
Resurrection at the return of Jesus Christ
A selection of verses showing that the resurrection will be at the return of Jesus Christ.
Jesus confirms the confidence that his friend Martha expresses in the resurrection:
The importance of belief and baptism
A selection of verses showing the importance of belief and baptism.
Jesus instructs his apostles to teach others what he has taught them. Belief is confirmed by the act of baptism – total immersion in water:
Repentance
A selection of verses showing the importance of repentance.
Repentance is concerned with a change of attitude and behaviour in our relationship with God. God’s appeal to Israel, through the prophet Ezekiel, defines repentance and its necessity:
God's message asks us to change our lives
A selection of verses showing that God's message in the Bible asks us to change the way we think and behave.
Our hearts need to be cleaned to give us a right spirit (or motivation):
How should we view the judgement?
A selection of verses showing what the Bible tells us about our judgement:
The apostle Paul makes it clear that there will be a judgement:
Blessings and help that faith in God's plan brings
A selection of verses showing the blessings that trust in God's plan brings:
If we trust the promises our caring God has made, we can be assured that one day all suffering will end:
Our only hope of a long-term future is through Jesus Christ
A selection of verses showing that we can only be saved from eternal death through Jesus.
The apostle Peter told his listeners that we can only be saved through Jesus. After talking about Jesus he said:
Eternal life is a gift from God
A selection of verses showing that we cannot earn salvation, it is given freely by God.
Jesus makes it clear that eternal life is a gift from a loving God: