How should an eternal perspective change how we view saying no to worldly pleasures?
An eternal perspective reframes saying no to worldly pleasures as a wise exchange rather than mere deprivation. Even seventy years of earthly pleasure cannot compare to the billions upon billions of years of eternity. Believers say no to fleeting worldly bliss because they possess peace with God and access to the Creator Himself.
Les explains that the world thinks it is living it up, but even if someone could live it to the full for seventy years, that is nothing compared to the billions upon billions upon billions of years of eternity. If people could get that perspective, they would realize that saying no to worldly pleasures is not merely limiting ourselves and ignoring the world's pleasures for a few years of bliss. For the believer, it is an eternity forever and ever. This perspective rests on justification by faith, peace with God through the Lord Jesus Christ, and access by faith into a glorious relationship with the Creator.