When it comes to dying, there are three positions you can take. You can not care less whether you live or die. You can deny the reality of death, or you can defy it. The Christian position is to defy it. The first option is the one we see in the days of Rome's collapse, and … [Read more...] about #18 Jesus and Death
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To Die is Gain
God’s main purpose for our existence is to Glorify Jesus Christ. God gave us life so that with our bodies and minds and hearts we might draw attention to Jesus and show His greatness and His goodness towards mankind. That is why Paul said, ..according to my earnest … [Read more...] about To Die is Gain
Live Not By Lies
Written on the 12th February 1974, the same day he was arrested by the secret police and sent into exile, "Live not by lies," was Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's call to speak the truth always and at all times, without fear. The issue for Solzhenitsyn then, as today, was this: Are the … [Read more...] about Live Not By Lies
Jesus, Look and Live
Matthew 27:45-61 gives us the account of Jesus' death on the cross, the cataclysmic events that occurred while he was dying and His burial. At the centre of these events is the declaration of the Centurion in verse 54 who looked up to Jesus and said, Truly, this was the Son of … [Read more...] about Jesus, Look and Live
Jesus, When We Die
In Luke 16:19-31, we meet two men. The rich man in this event was an idolater. He knows who God is but he suppresses it with cheesecake, leg ham and satin sheets. At death, he finds himself in Hades awaiting a final judgement. The other lad, a man called Lazarus, also dies and … [Read more...] about Jesus, When We Die