Another ginosko (See March 13, 2009 post)

In John 17:3, Jesus says:

"This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent."

The word in the Greek for "know" is ginosko. So what Jesus is saying here is that eternal life is not found in an intellectual understanding of God, but in an intimate knowing of Him. It is a relationship thing - not an intellectual or performance thing.