Eternity Does Not Forget

This is the start of my bible study. I hope you see and experience God more clearly through it.

BIBLE STUDY PART 1

Mind (truth) guards and strengthens the heart (relationship).

1. Truth:
a. Guides (Psalms 119:105,112)
b. Guards (Eph 6:14)
c. Girds (1Sam17:45)
d. Guts (Proverbs 27:6)

Without truth the heart has no support, the heart does not understand the basis of the relationship it is designed to have with God and people. The truth that leads people into correct relationship with God will be in accordance with the character of God. (1Samuel 16:7, Jer 11:20, Jer 17:10, Rev 2:23)

2. A View of Eternity

Why is eternity important?

Eternity is the final dwelling place for:

God, Angels, Mankind

Here are a few scriptures that deal with eternity. There are many more.
Gen 1:1, Proverbs 8:22-31, Isaiah 43:10-13, John 1:1-3, John 8:56-58, Eph 3:11, 2Titus 1:9-10, 1Pet 1:20, Rev 1:8, Rev 13:8 Rev 22:13

God views all actions through the lens of eternity. It is kind of like looking at an hourglass. You can see the space and all the moments of time (moving grains of sand) within the glass all at once.

God dwells outside the glass and therefore sees the beginning and the end of time and space. He knows the choices you are going to make. They are still your choices, He just knows them. (Eph 1:4)

Question: What kind of choices do you make every day that affect your outcome in the future? (i.e., brush your teeth). How about choices that have eternal implications?

God views your soul all at once. When it comes to your soul all your actions are laid out before Him. If you were to take a stack of sticky notes and on each one was a description of a day of your life, God would not view your actions as one note on top of the next. He sees them all laid out in front of Him at the same time. None of your actions today would cover your actions from yesterday. Since God sees all your actions at once, yesterday and today and tomorrow, there is nothing we can do to cover our previous actions with today's or tomorrow's actions. This is important, because it shows why reincarnation cannot work. Our actions are forever locked up into eternity and there is no changing or painting over them by our own actions. No matter how many times you came back reincarnated your previous actions would still have painted your eternal soul. To God your actions are eternally marked and there is nothing you can do to unmark them.

Because your actions have eternal implications, God is always taking the long view towards your well being. God is not above giving momentary suffering in order to reap eternal benefits (1Pet 1:6-7, James 1:2-4). God does not take joy in your suffering, but in its righteous benefits. His grace considers eternity.

Prayer time.

Remember: Eternity does not forget.