Similarly, to what one finds in the gospel of John, the reality of “eternal life” is already present for those joined to Christ, even though they continue to live out their mortal lives. They are not just promised immortality in the future but on some level already experience it: “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears my word and believes him who sent me, has eternal life; he does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life. (John 5:24; cf. 3:36; 6:47).
