[Mark17]

No, we are saved now and have already passed from death into life, as Jesus told us.

You are right MM, but some people may accuse you of committing the sin of presumption. 🤣 By all means, carry on. 👍🙀

[ealgeone]

24“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does [οὐκ] not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life. John 5:24 NASB

The Greek behind this statement is awesome!

The Greek verb for has is in the present indicative tense. The verb for has passed is in the perfect indicative tense.

The indicative is used to assert a statement of fact in the Greek. In other words...what Jesus is saying is true.

The present can be defined as a continual action. The perfect describes an action that occurred in the past with effects in the present (from the time of the speaker/reader).

The Greek negation of οὐκ (not), before comes, rules out the possibility of being in judgment.

The Greek for out of and into both convey a change of direction for the believer. In this case from judgment and into life.

This verse is crystal clear of the position of the one who hears and believes. That person has passed out of judgment and into life.

And it's all because of God's love toward us sinners.

It can't get any better!

I'm trusting Jesus and His promise.