An Eternal Perspective

["He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put
eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work
that God does from beginning to end." Eccl. 3:11]

"We have abandoned a self-conscious allegiance to the reality of
eternity that structures the way we think about and approach the here
and now. The functional philosophy of the modern person is simply
devoid of eternity. Forever isn't a topic written about much in our
newspapers and magazines. It isn't a topic of interest in our popular
entertainment media. It isn't a serious topic of interest in the
university or in the halls of government. The thought of forever
simply isn't a thought many of us carry around anymore, at least not
in a way that makes much differenc people who have lost sight of
forever."

["For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not
worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us."
Rom. 8:18]

- Paul David Tripp , Forever (Zondervan, 2011). p. 20