John 3:16–For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Chapter 19 of John Piper’s book, “50 Reasons Jesus Came to Die” talks about life, death, and eternal life. Piper reminds us that the wish for death comes about only when suffering in life becomes unbearable. We are all wired to want life, and to want happiness in life. Ecclesiastes 3:11 says that God put eternity in man’s heart. There is something in all of us that longs to live forever. And that desire will come true.

Everyone will live for eternity; some will live an eternity in hell while others will live an eternity in heaven. John 3:36 says, “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”

John 17:3 says, “This is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you sent. Those who know God and who have placed their faith in Jesus Christ will find lasting happiness in the presence of God.

John Piper writes, “We will be changed so that we are capable of dimensions of happiness that were inconceivable to us in this life.” He then states, “For those who trust Christ the best is yet to come. We will see the all-satisfying glory of God.”

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