The world is passing away with its lusts, but he who does God's will remains forever.
"Just as Abraham through obedience to God obtained the title ’the friend of God’ (cf. James 2:21-23), by which he is known today in three world religions and will be known forever, so too the obedient Christian can attain this same identity by obedience (John 15:14-15). Likewise, it would be reasonable to conclude that the Christian’s identity in eternity will be determined by obedience to God in time. And since all lives of obedience are unique in their particulars, each eternal ’identity’ will be as unique as the snowflakes that fall from heaven." [Note: Idem, The Epistles . . ., p. 105.] 