How Do I Get Eternal Life?
“On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. ‘Teacher,’ he asked, ‘what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ ” – Luke 10:25 This is the beginning of a new series dedicated to various aspects of the famous biblical account of “The Good Samaritan.” There is a question that begins this parable: What must I do to inherit eternal life? My first answer to this question, if someone asks me as a pastor today, is to tell them to depend on Jesus Christ; that He was crucified for them, and to believe in Him and they will be saved. This is the truth, and I believe it to be the case. It’s interesting that Jesus doesn’t respond like that. That’s because the phrase “eternal life” in Luke 10 isn’t just about going to heaven after death. The Greek word for this is “zoe,” and it