have heard the voice of their Creator, and have put their faith in his Son, Jesus Christ. On that basis they have travelled through life at peace with God (Rom 5:1), happy in the possession of eternal life, and confident of being at last forever with Christ in the Father’s house above (John 14:1–3). That said, however, the New Testament itself will tell us (see, for instance, Heb 5:7–14), that for a mature understanding of the gospel, we must come to know ever more fully and exactly who Jesus Christ
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