Welcome to Eternal Life Quotes, a collection of profound reflections and timeless wisdom on the concept of eternal life. Throughout human history, the notion of eternity has captivated the imagination and sparked profound contemplation. From ancient philosophers to modern thinkers, poets, and religious leaders, the quest to understand the essence of life beyond the temporal realm has been a central theme of human existence.
In this curated selection of quotes, we delve into the various perspectives on eternal life, exploring its meaning, significance, and implications across different cultures, faiths, and philosophical traditions. Whether you seek solace, inspiration, or simply a moment of reflection, these quotes offer glimpses into the vast tapestry of human thought on the eternal nature of existence. As you journey through these words of wisdom, may you find insight, comfort, and perhaps even a renewed sense of wonder about the mysteries that lie beyond our earthly confines.
If you or the devil or anyone else could remove you from Christ’s hand, then that entity would be greater than Christ, and the eternal life He gave you would not be eternal at all. That’s an impossible equation. Tony Evans
Christ’s flock is made up of sheep that not only listen to their shepherd, but are also able to recognize his voice, to follow him, faithfully and with full awareness, on the pastures of eternal life. Pope John XXIII
The family unit is fundamental not only to society and to the Church, but to our hope for eternal life. Henry B. Eyring
In the lonely hours, I have spent a great deal of time thinking about eternal things. I have contemplated the comforting doctrines of eternal life. Joseph B. Wirthlin
I can’t help but tell people of the greatest story ever told – God’s love and our eternal life. David Green
My humble prayer is that all men everywhere may understand more fully the significance of the atonement of the Savior of all mankind, who has given us the plan of salvation which will lead us into eternal life, where God and Christ dwell. Harold B. Lee
Belief is so valuable and living that it infuses with life everything it enters! It transforms the fleeting glimmer of transitory life into eternal life, dispelling the transience in it. Said Nursi
Because our choices are largely based on survival. But if life is eternal, life is not a question. Neale Donald Walsch
The reward of eternal life requires effort. Thomas S. Monson
The essence of religion is the knowledge of God which is eternal life. That and nothing less than that is religion. Everything else is on the surface, is superfluous save for the needs of men. Annie Besant
It brings hope and peace of mind knowing that God gave His only begotten Son for us. I’m able to look back and know that on this day Jesus was born and gave us the opportunity to have eternal life. Adrian Peterson
Jesus means life to me. Jesus is our savior. When I think about Jesus, I think about the sacrifice He made so that we may have eternal life. I can certainly tell you I’m not afraid to die, and I certainly have a peace about my life. Jake Peavy
Children are the inheritance of the Lord to us in this life and also in eternity. Eternal life is not only to have forever our descendants from this life. It is also to have eternal increase. Henry B. Eyring
Eternal life can mean utter reverence for life itself. Seamus Heaney
For God so loved the World that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. Jesus Christ
The Creator of the seas, sands, and endless stars is reaching out to you this very day! He is offering the grand recipe for happiness, peace, and eternal life! Dieter F. Uchtdorf
I was freeborn according to the flesh; I am born of a father who was a decurion, but I sold my noble rank – I blush not to state it, nor am I sorry – for the profit of others. In short, I am a slave in Christ to a foreign nation for the unspeakable glory of the eternal life which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Saint Patrick
In contrast, Christianity, while acknowledging the presence of suffering, declares that life can be infinitely worth living and opens the way to eternal life in fellowship with God Who so loved the world that He gave Himself in Christ. Kenneth Scott Latourette
No one who strives with full faith and heart for the blessings of eternal life will be denied. And how great will be the joy and how much deeper the appreciation then after enduring in patience and faith now. Henry B. Eyring
There’s no way to get around the fact that Jesus is the only way to Heaven, and He is so good that He exchanged His place in Heaven to come suffer on a cross for humanity and rose to set us free from eternal life in Hell. Monica Johnson
Death is frightening, and so is Eternal Life. Mason Cooley
People are fascinated with eternal life and physical power – the idea of having no vulnerability. We all feel small and powerless in the world at times, so the temptation to be a vampire is compelling. Alexandra Cassavetes
Christ hath instituted Baptism as a bath, to wash away the anger, and hath put into us the Noble Stone, viz. the water of eternal life, for an earnest-penny, so that instantly in our childhood we might be able to escape the wrath. Jakob Bohme
The hope of eternal life is not to be taken up upon slight grounds. It is a subject to be settled between God and your own soul; settled for eternity. A supposed hope, and nothing more, will prove your ruin. Ellen G. White
Marriage and family are ordained of God. The family is the most important social unit in time and in eternity. Under God’s great plan of happiness, families can be sealed in temples and be prepared to return to dwell in His holy presence forever. That is eternal life! Russell M. Nelson
Eternal life and the invisible world are only to be sought in God. Only within Him do all spirits dwell. He is an abyss of individuality, the only infinite plenitude. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
The first step to eternal life is you have to die. Chuck Palahniuk
Radio 4 Extra is the network which offers the broadcasting version of eternal life. David Hepworth
Death is not an event in life: we do not live to experience death. If we take eternity to mean not infinite temporal duration but timelessness, then eternal life belongs to those who live in the present. Ludwig Wittgenstein
Besides the physical ordinance of baptism and the laying on of hands, one must be spiritually born again to gain exaltation and eternal life. Ezra Taft Benson
I suspect that perfect happiness is not possible for me. I suppose if I was ever selected for eternal life – the moment I was informed – that would bring me the closest. Owen King
The purpose of God’s creations and of His giving us life is to allow us to have the learning experience necessary for us to come back to Him, to live with Him in eternal life. Henry B. Eyring
We physicists know that a beautiful postulate is more likely to be correct than an ugly one. Why not adopt this Postulate of Eternal Life, at least as a working hypothesis? Frank Tipler
I believe that nothing happens apart from divine determination and decree. We shall never be able to escape from the doctrine of divine predestination – the doctrine that God has foreordained certain people unto eternal life. Charles Spurgeon
Cloning will enable mankind to reach eternal life. Claude Vorilhon
To live forever should not be an obligation. In fact, eternal life should only be for those who wish for it, because if we are depressed and unhappy with our lives, just the idea of living forever is an unbearable source of suffering. Claude Vorilhon
This earth indeed is the very Body of God, and it is from this body that we are born, live, suffer, and resurrect to eternal life. Either all is God’s Great Project, or we may rightly wonder whether anything is God’s Great Project. One wonders if we humans will be the last to accept this. Richard Rohr
As a Christian, Christ died so that we will have eternal life in Him in Heaven. What it looks like doesn’t matter, what it smells like doesn’t matter, as long as Christ is there it will be Heaven to me. T. D. Jakes
Life eternal is to live in unity, in families, with the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Eternal life is only possible through the keys of the priesthood of God, which were restored through the Prophet Joseph Smith. Holding that eternal goal before the youth you lead is as great a gift as you could give them. Henry B. Eyring
When we consider the beginning of our life, and compare the same with the eternal life, which we have in the promise, we cannot say nor find that we are at home in this life. Jakob Bohme
God’s purpose in creation was to let us prove ourselves. The plan was explained to us in the spirit world before we were born. We were valiant enough there to qualify for the opportunity to choose against temptation here to prepare for eternal life, the greatest of all the gifts of God. Henry B. Eyring
I often quote Ronald Reagan, who is pretty close to my favorite President ever, I will have to say that, but one of my favorite remarks he ever made was that when you look at Federal programs, there is nothing so close to eternal life on Earth as a Federal Government program. Marsha Blackburn
The progress of science is strewn, like an ancient desert trail, with the bleached skeleton of discarded theories which once seemed to possess eternal life. Arthur Koestler
Well, to the people who pray for me to not only have an agonising death, but then be reborn to have an agonising and horrible eternal life of torture, I say, ‘Well, good on you. See you there.’ Christopher Hitchens
Eternal life should be sought elsewhere, perhaps in the religious community, not politics. Matt Salmon
The destination is a happy life, an accomplished life that doesn’t end with death but with eternal life. Angelo Scola
Each heartfelt prayer, each Church meeting attended, each worthy friend, each righteous decision, each act of service perfomed all precede that goal of eternal life. Thomas S. Monson
Vampires are so sexy and powerful – they’re so otherworldly; they have eternal life and youth. Jessica Clark
Among the many signs of a lively faith and hope we have in eternal life, one of the surest is not being overly sad at the death of those whom we dearly love in our Lord. Saint Ignatius
Literature – Eastern and Western – abounds with stories, myths, legends about the search for youth, for eternal life. F. Sionil Jose
The Lord protects, guides, and watches over those who are His trusted friends in His work. His work and that of His Father and our Father is to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of the children of God. And Satan, the enemy of our happiness, opposes those who serve the Lord. Henry B. Eyring
If we continue to seek learning to serve God and His children better, it is a blessing of great worth. If we begin to seek learning to exalt ourselves alone, it leads to selfishness and pride, which will take us away from eternal life. Henry B. Eyring
The nations were awakened from the sleep of death, as the words of eternal life flowed from the Apostles’ lips, – the temples of superstition were shut or destroyed, and churches were planted in every part of the civilized world. John Strachan
No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we’ll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Thrones, dominations, principalities know now with a terrible certainty that mere force of arms has no power which compares with that living word of the crucified Nazarene, that bears with it Eternal Life, and directs the duty of a world of men whom he can lead, but who bend no knee to power. Edward Everett Hale
Jesus’ sinless life was given as a gift to the world – the ultimate gift. Some would receive Him, and others wouldn’t. Nonetheless, He continues to be our gift, and His life and death makes it possible for His children to receive eternal life with Him. That’s a reason to give God glory. Monica Johnson
The scripture is God’s plan on how we are to live our lives here and what we are to do to have eternal life. Deborah Norville
I think in order to have eternal life, you have to have a soul, and the soul of the show is that we all really did love each other. I think that really came across. Susan Olsen
Saving faith is an immediate relation to Christ, accepting, receiving, resting upon Him alone, for justification, sanctification, and eternal life by virtue of God’s grace. Charles Spurgeon
I would rather live and love where death is king than have eternal life where love is not. Robert Green Ingersoll
God our Heavenly Father knows us by name. Jesus Christ lives; He is the Messiah. He loves us. The Atonement of Jesus Christ is real; it brings immortality to all and opens the door to eternal life. Dieter F. Uchtdorf