We can never by soaring and ascending come to the height of the love of God.

We can never by descending come to the depth of the love of God,

or by measuring know the length and the breadth of it.

Let the thoughts and the desires extend themselves as they will.

Here is space enough for them in which they may expand forever and ever.

Now, that's my picture of eternity.

My heart expansively, forever expandingly, seeing more of God.

That's John Piper quoting Jonathan Edwards.

If you've ever wondered what makes eternal life good, what makes it worth wanting, this message gets to the heart of it. I'm Dan Kruver.

In this episode of Light and Truth, John Piper helps us see that eternal life means more of God

forever with no end and no diminishing of what can be known and enjoyed.

This message was originally delivered at Bethlehem Baptist Church on Christmas Day, 1994.

Let's take our minds now, and for the next little while, focus our minds earnestly, intently upon the destiny of the promise of this text.

Whoever believes will not perish, but have eternal life.

This is Christmas morning.

And there isn't anything better to think about on Christmas morning than what Jesus said the purpose of Christmas was.

John 1010.

I came that they might have what?

Life and that they might have it abundantly.

Christmas is about a mission to give life.

And so as I thought about it, I thought, as we bring this series to a climax on Christmas

morning, let me Jesus just join you in that mission.

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