Ask Pastor John Will We Work in Eternity?
Sep 4, 2023
Exploring the biblical perspective on work in the eternal future, including the debate over a millennial period after the second coming, and the concept of enjoyable and satisfying work in the age to come.
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Eternity Means Being With Christ And Being Transformed
- Eternal life centers on relationship and transformation with Christ, not merely activities.
- John Piper cites John 17:24, 1 John 3:2, Philippians 3:21, and Revelation 21 to show we will be with Christ, see his glory, be like him, and enjoy joy without sorrow.
Hold Eternal Work Claims As Hope Not Dogma
- Treat expectations about eternal work as reasonable hopes, not settled doctrines.
- Piper advises humility: call this a probable hope and trust that if it's different, God's future will be better than our speculations.
God Works So Redeemed Humans Likely Will Too
- Work in eternity is probable because God is a worker and we are being made more like him.
- Piper points to Genesis 2, John 5:17, and the pattern that God and Jesus work as the theological basis for expecting work to continue.
