Eternal Life

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The gift of God
is eternal life in Christ Jesus.
Romans 6:23
 


We who desire to live forever
should do the will of God - who is everlasting.

 
St. Cyprian, 3rd century

 
 
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And so, we shall always be with the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 4:17
 


It is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

 
St. Francis of Assisi, 13th century

 
 
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I go to prepare a place for you.
Jesus; John 14:3
 


Let us strive to be found
in the number of those who wait for Christ,
that we may share in his promised gifts.

 
St. Clement of Rome, 1st century

 
 
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The God of all grace…
called you to his everlasting glory in Christ.
1 Peter 5:10
 


Christ as God is the homeland where we are going.
Christ as man, is the way we must travel.

 
St. Augustine, 5th century

 
 
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Rejoice in the Lord.
Psalm 33:1
 


Rejoice in the hope of eternity,
not in the fading flower of vanity.

 
St. Augustine, 5th century

 
 
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Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?
Luke 10:25
 


Desire eternal life with all spiritual longing.

 
The Rule of St. Benedict

 
 
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I am the resurrection and the life.
Whoever believes in me, will live.
Jesus; John 11:25
 


God gives life and immortality and eternal glory
to those who follow and serve him.

 
St. Irenaeus, 2nd century

 
 
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We are God's children now.
1 John 3:2
 


The Father sent his Son to make us children of God,
and heirs to eternal life.

 
St. Charles Borromeo, 16th century

 

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