Everlasting life consists of the perfect and never-ending existence of ____.

• A. body, soul, and spirit
• B. the soul alone
• C. the spirit only
• D. the body only

Answer: (A)

Everlasting life means the complete, never-ending existence of the whole person—body, soul, and spirit. In this view, the body is not left behind or discarded; at the resurrection it is transformed and united with the immortal soul and spirit to form the full person for eternal life. The soul and spirit carry our character, will, and relationship with God, and the body provides the embodied fullness of our existence in eternity. So everlasting life encompasses the entire being, not just a part of it. That’s why the statement that best fits is the one that includes body, soul, and spirit.