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John
  
24"Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears my word and believes Him who sent me, has eternal life; he does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life."


He who gladly hears Christ’s Gospel, and believes in his Sonship and redemption receives eternal life. A life that does not begin at death, but here on earth through the Holy Spirit. This Spirit descends on you because you believe in the Father and the Son. Not all grasp the sense of Christ’s words, even if they have heard it thousand times, and read it and analyzed its contents. They will not speak about the Son’s grace, nor walk in the Spirit. True faith is confidence in Christ and allegiance to him. Entering this bond with Christ you are justified, freed from judgment, because it is faith that saves you not works. Christ’s love covers those who take refuge in the cross, and wipes out their sins and purifies the conscience. It encourages us to approach God. For the Eternal has become our Father by our new birth. Our rebirth is the result of our justification.
Have you recognized Christ’s great promise. You have been freed from death and its terrors. You are eternally alive in Christ’s grace. God’s wrath will not fall on you.
Your faith in Christ has transformed you, a holy everlasting life is now yours. Our link with Jesus is not simply intellectual, but practical, existential and genuine. There is no greater salvation than our abiding in Christ. Learn verse 24 by heart, and fix your life in him, and we shall meet in eternity face to face.

Prayer
We worship you Father, Son and Holy Spirit, for you have forgiven our sins and justified us. We shall not pass into judgment, because your wrath has passed over us. We adore you because your life has poured into us, and death for us has been cancelled. We live for you eternally. Make us firm in you, to magnify your name.
Question
Which are the two important tasks that the Father gave to Christ for executing?