Question

According to the Christian worldview, how does one gain eternal life? Use Bible verses to support your response. How does the Christian concept of hope for the afterlife differ from that concept in other worldviews?

Answer 1

• The plainest verse in the bible states: “Jesus answered,I amthe wayand the truthand the life.No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6 New International Version). The belief in Jesus and his teachings as well as faith in Christianity are the road to salvation and eternal life per Christian worldview. Jesus is saying that we will find eternal life through following his teaching and understanding his truth.
• The only way to access this eternal life is by true faith in God. Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him (John 3:15-14). So it is important we make God our center and lift Him above earthly things to have our place in heaven. We were able to achieve not through our good works, but through true faith. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not fromyourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast (Ephesians 2:8-9).
• According to the Christian worldview, I believe that one will gain eternal life by simply living a life through Jesus. Meaning that if you trust your faith into Jesus he will lead the path for you to go into the afterlife. At the core of Christian worldview, Christians believethat Jesus Christ life a death exemplified divine love for humankind; hence exerted influence for good as well as sacrifice. Jesus death provided sinners a sinless sacrifice that satisfied divine justice.
• Christians believe that the work that Jesus did, and him dyingon the cross provided an atonement for our sins, which provided a promise in which God promised eternal life to all those who believe and accept Jesus Christ as their Savior. The Christian concept of hope for the afterlife differs from other worldviews due to the fact that Atheist, don’t believe in an afterlife. They believe that upon death, people simply cease to exists. Others attempt to define the afterlife using science mechanisms or other methods.