《新约》中大概只有这两节经文明确提到“永生”。

约翰福音3：16（耶稣说）“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.”（

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

就是说，我们基督徒的永生是在我们活着时、相信耶稣时开始的，不是死后开始的。你我活的时候，比如此时此刻，物理生命怎么可能永生，所以只可能是我们爱主的精神永生。