Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Matthew 25:31-46
by: Trisha Gerstel.
Jesus described here the eternal destinies of the righteous and unrighteous. Although the phrase “eternal life” alludes to the fact that those who have placed their faith in the Lord Jesus will spend eternity with God (John 6:47-51), it is not meant to imply that spiritual life begins only after someone experiences bodily death. Spiritual life (eternal life) begins the moment we give our hearts over to Jesus and are sealed by the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 1:13), who gives us the power to overcome our fleshly desires. Jesus said that power—the power of eternal life—should be evident in all that we do here on Earth (Matthew 5:14-16) and especially in the way we care for those around us.