God is…Eternal

This one was easier than some of the others so far because the meaning of eternal is pretty straight forward.  It's not like some of the other words where there were many verses that didn't apply.

So just to make sure we are all on the same page let's start with a definition of eternal.  There was one part of the definition that I didn't know so let's take a look.

eternal

1. without beginning or end; lasting forever; always existing (opposed to temporal):

eternal life.

2. perpetual; ceaseless; endless:

eternal quarreling; eternal chatter.

3. enduring; immutable:

eternal principles.

4. Metaphysics. existing outside all relations of time; not subject to change.

From <http://www.dictionary.com/browse/eternal?s=t>

I get that eternal means forever and ever with no end in sight.  What I had never considered as part of the definition of eternal is that it was without beginning as well.  That added a little twist to it.

As you read through the verses using eternal we see several things that are listed as eternal

God is eternal.  God has always been there and will always be there.  We aren't subject to the changing whims and policies of leaders like in an election.  God is eternal, we can count on Him and the policies don't change.

Eternal life-those who believe in Jesus have eternal life.  Or life doesn't end when we die.  We go to Heaven to live out eternal life.

Eternal judgement.  I had never thought of hell in those words before but it makes sense.  If we don't chose eternal life then what are we left with?  Eternal judgement.  If one side of the decision equation results in eternal something then the other side it would seem to me would have to result in something eternal as well.  Otherwise you would have an out of balance system.  It wouldn't make much sense for example to have Eternal Life on one side and 2 days of judgement on the other would it?  :)

Deuteronomy 33:27(NKJV)

    The eternal God is your refuge,     And underneath are the everlasting arms;     He will thrust out the enemy from before you,     And will say, ‘Destroy!’

John 3:14-17(NKJV)

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 

that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. 

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 

For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

John 17:3(NKJV)

And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. 

Hebrews 6:1-2(NKJV)

Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, 

of the doctrine of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. 

1 John 5:11-12(NKJV)

And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 

He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.