eternal now

Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. (John 17:3)

A popular misconception among christians today is that "eternity" or "eternal life" is something we recieve after we die. In the verse above Jesus is praying and says that tihis "eternal life", "eternity" begins as soon as we come to know God and Jesus. 1Corinthians 2:11 says "For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man's spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God". So the way to come to know God is through his spirt. As most christians know, the spirt ascended awsomely on the day of penticost so as to live inside of each person so that we can know God, but only if we accept him. "Getting saved", a common term used when someone accepts God. The only problem with using this term is that it seperates and makes us think differently about people, thats for another blog entry thingy. but most christians accept this idea of being saved or babtized into the family of God. My proposition is the same as the verse up top........when we come to know God, that is eternal life. This is an awsome idea, rather than something to obtain after we die, its something we already have. Amen