The Present Tenses of the Blessed Life #247897

In a true and deep sense, all who believe have already entered upon the Eternal State. They have stepped across the frontier line into that glorious state of being, in which the changes of this mortal existence cannot affect the permanence of their life or blessedness. "He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life."<br><br>And it is important for us to remember, that our position does not depend on our experience of it, or on our emotions. These, alas, fluctuate perpetually, now waxing to the full, and again waning to a crescent streak.