No one wants to talk about it, but the truth is everyone will die. Although most are not excited about the idea of having to go the way of the undertaker, we can have confidence that it can be a means to a better future!
“For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.” I Cor. 15:22
Read what I Corinthians 15 teaches about death:
- The good news is that death does not need to be the end. It can be the beginning of a new life. You cannot have everlasting life until this body “gives up the ghost” (dies).
“But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come? 36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:” I Cor. 15:35-36. “Quickened” means “giving life.”
“… 42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: 43 It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: 44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.” I Cor. 15:41-44 One has to die to have the new spiritual body. It is God’s divine order:
“Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.” I Cor. 15:46
- Eternity in Heaven will not be for everyone. There is only one way there, God’s way, as is recorded in the Bible. That way is having Jesus’ death on the cross as payment for all your sins. There are not many roads to get there. It is God’s Heaven, and it can only be reached the way He says.
“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” John 14:6
“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.” I Cor. 15:1-2 Vain means “empty, worthless.” If you believe a way contrary to God’s way your belief is for naught. Those false ways include unbiblical traditions, rituals, superstitions, and ceremonies.
- If you are saved, you do not have to worry or fear the “sting of death.” A born-again believer can have the confidence of Heaven when it is God’s time for him to leave this world.
“So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. 55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?” I Cor. 15:54-55
“Some die without having really lived, while others continue to live, in spite of the fact that they have died.” — Author Unknown
I like how you brought out the way to life, is by death. I was waiting to hear more about the definition of the word, sting. Some Christians even fear if the sting signifies pain or a shock feeling as they pass away from earth. I experienced an out of the body about 40 years ago and felt nothing but can not know if this will be true on the permanent transition.
I need to write on the word “sting”. That sounds like something i need to add to the article. Thanks.