What is eternal life?

John 5:24“I tell you the truth, those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life.”

2 Timothy 1:10Now he has made all of this plain to us by the appearing of Christ Jesus, our Savior. He broke the power of death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the Good News.

Eternal simply means existing or lasting forever, with no beginning or end. Thus, “eternal life” means living forever after death. Eternal life begins the moment a person trusts in Christ as Savior and continues after that person dies.