《新約》中大概只有這兩節經文明確提到“永生”。

約翰福音3：16（耶穌說）“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”（

約翰福音17：3（耶穌說）“Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.”

就是說，我們基督徒的永生是在我們活着時、相信耶穌時開始的，不是死後開始的。你我活的時候，比如此時此刻，物理生命怎麼可能永生，所以只可能是我們愛主的精神永生。