CategoryTheological Term / Core Doctrine
Modern Equivalentthe life of the age to come; unending life with God through faith in Christ.
KJV Word TypeNoun phrase
DefinitionLife that participates in the very life of God — qualitatively rich and quantitatively without end. In John's Gospel "eternal life" begins now for the believer; it is not merely future but a present possession. It is the supreme gift of the gospel, received through faith in Christ.
Key Verses"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16); "And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent." (John 17:3)