Eternity is Now in Session: A Radical Rediscovery of What Jesus Really Taught About Salvation, Eternity, and Getting to the Good Place

by John Ortberg Narrated by Dean Gallagher

Overview

Something in us is waiting—for what, we don't know. Something different? Something better?

For Christians, perhaps the deepest expression of what we're waiting for is found in the phrase “eternal life.” But what is eternal life? Why do we want it? And how do we know if we have it?

In Eternity Is Now in Session, bestselling author John Ortberg dispels the myth that eternal life is something way out in outer space that we can only hope to experience after we die—and that being saved is merely about meeting the minimal entrance requirements for getting into heaven. Instead, John unpacks the reality that the moment we trust Christ, we are initiated into “eternal living” with God as a here and now reality, one that will continue beyond our life on this earth.

Jesus defined eternal life just once, in John 17:3: “. . . that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.” The kind of “knowing God” that is eternal life is an interactive relationship, not just an affirmation of certain facts about God. Once we begin the transformative journey of truly knowing God, we can start to experience His presence, favor, and resurrection power right here on this earth—in the details, tasks, and challenges of daily, ordinary life.

And as we begin to know God this way, we'll realize each moment of our lives is a vehicle to the eternity we've been longing for all along.

Editorial Reviews

Library Journal - Audio

Winter 2018

Ortberg (If You Want To Walk on Water, You've Got To Get Out of the Boat) is a clinical psychologist and pastor. New and established readers will find provocative wisdom in his latest offering, a wide-ranging examination of what Christians understand is meant by the kingdom of God and eternal life. Ortberg calls on church leaders to question assumptions about the status quo for Christians, inviting them and nonbelievers alike to reflect on the startling possibility that there is no time or place where God is not—that the kingdom of heaven breaks into everyday reality if Jesus's gospel is true. While he is grounded in biblical awareness, Ortberg is also attuned to the language of psychology, Twelve Step insights, and popular culture, suggesting that heaven and eternal life begin with daily awakening to the human condition of personal failure and weakness (or sin, in the language of theology). VERDICT Dean Gallagher presents this message in a conversational tone that will appeal to a general audience of seekers as well as Christian readers.—Bernadette McGrath, Vancouver P.L., BC

Product Details

BN ID:	2940171870461
Publisher:	Oasis Audio
Publication date:	09/04/2018
Edition description:	Unabridged

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