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Retirement From Work – What Does the Bible Say?
Blog – 5/6/22

Jn 1:12-13
But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

Jn 3:16
“For God so loved the world [without distinction – in context, Jews and Gentiles], that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Jn 3:18
Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.

God’s Justification
To be justified means to be declared righteous by God. Justification refers to the sovereign act of God in justifying the elect, implying the twofold satisfaction of God’s holiness (penalty of sin paid + perfect righteousness imputed).

God’s Glorification of Man
Refers to the completed course of a believer’s sanctification (aka “ultimate sanctification”), where their Christlikeness is maximized for all of eternity (e.g., glorified body, soul, spirit).

Being Born Again
According to Jesus, being born again is a supernatural act of God the Holy Spirit as part of God’s salvific plan. No one will ever see or enter the Kingdom of God unless they are born again. (Jn 3:1-15)

Mt 6:22-23
“The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!”