Thomas K M Supporter A retired Defence Scientist from Indian Defence R&D Orgn.

For God to record our names in the Book of Life, we must repent of our sins, be baptized and become spiritually converted. Water baptism symbolizes one’s lifelong commitment to follow God’s way of life (Acts 2:38).

Jesus told His followers, “Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him” (John 6:27). Why is it so important for us to do this?

Jesus Christ declares, “He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels” (Revelation 3:5).

“The book of life,” also called “the scroll of life” or “book of remembrance,” contains the names of people in line to receive the gift of everlasting life. (Revelation 3:5; 20:12; Malachi 3:16). God determines those names based on a person’s faithful obedience to him.—John 3:16; 1 John 5:3.

God has kept each of his loyal servants in his memory, as if writing their names down in a book, since “the founding of the world” of mankind. (Revelation 17:8) The faithful man Abel was apparently the first one whose name was recorded in the book of life. (Hebrews 11:4). It is not just a cold list of names, though, for the book of life shows us that Jehovah is a loving God who “knows those who belong to him.”—2 Timothy 2:19; 1 John 4:8.

Can names be erased from “the book of life”?
Yes. God said regarding disobedient people in ancient Israel: “Whoever has sinned against me, I shall wipe him out of my book.” (Exodus 32:33) But if we prove faithful, we will remain in “the scroll of life.”—Revelation 20:12

Nothing evil will be allowed to enter—no one who practices shameful idolatry and dishonesty—but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life” (Revelation 21:27)

He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels” (Revelation 3:5).

Then those who feared the Lord spoke with each other, and the Lord listened to what they said. In his presence, a scroll of remembrance was written to record the names of those who feared him and loved to think about him” (Malachi 3:16, NLT).

Those who practice sin won’t be in the Book of Life, but forgiven overcomers will be written there. As Malachi points out, those who fear God and think and talk about Him will be recorded.

Those whose names are written in the Book of Life are those who receive salvation. And the Bible shows that our loving God has a plan that involves giving everyone a full chance to repent and be saved (2 Peter 3:9; 1 Timothy 2:4).

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alex watkins Supporter

I love God so much! Thank the lord for his mercy towards us as sinners who deserved to die in sin. God has delivered us from evil and the hand of the devil. Anyone reading this, I am a 13 year old boy who has sinned and done things I regret, but I have repented and been baptized, and I pray and read the bible daily. Love, Alex

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Daniel Veler Supporter

You’ve asked, “How can I get my name in the Book of Life?” To answer this, we must first understand the origins of the Book of Life. There are two prevailing perspectives on this matter. One perspective teaches that your name is entered into the Book of Life upon receiving Christ. The other perspective holds that all names determined by God to be born into this world have their names in the Book of Life from the very beginning of time. They believe that your name is only erased if you reject God. Which of these two views is true?

The confusion comes into the equation when you say the Lamb’s Book of Life is different from the Book of Life. If you know anything about grammar, then when you read the following scripture, Revelation 21:27, “But they which are written in the Lamb's book of life." When we read this, it actually shows us that the Book of Life belongs to Christ. Same book, but it belongs to Christ.

The Book of Life is referred to by other names throughout the scriptures. It is called the Book of the Living.

Psalms 69:28: Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.
Exodus 32:32 Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin—; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.

Now Moses mentions the book that God has, but not by name. When you come to understand that the Lamb’s Book of Life is the same as the Book of Life, then you’re on your way to understanding your question.

Now, if we go back to Psalms 69, there is something very important revealed to us. 

Psalms 69:21: They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst, they gave me vinegar to drink. Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap. Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake. Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them. Let their habitation be desolate; and let none dwell in their tents. For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded. Add iniquity unto their iniquity:
and let them not come into thy righteousness. Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.

Ask yourself, who is this Psalm addressing? It was those who gave Christ gall and vinegar to drink. The answer is the Roman soldiers. As you can see, they were written in the Book of the Living, also known as the Book of Life among the righteous.

Now what does this show you? It shows even the Roman soldiers were written in the Book of Life. This shows that all names have already been written in the Book of Life and they are blotted out should they reject the Lord.

The answer to your question is your name is already there. It is only blotted out by rejecting the Lord. 

This is why Revelation 3:5 is not a threat of one losing their salvation but a promise of not losing it should they be in Christ. Understand this one thing: there is no scripture that states your name is written upon the receipt of salvation only that it is blotted out if you do not receive the Lord. This is taught by those that have not understood.
I hope this helps you to understand a little more about your name being in the Book of Life.

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