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What is Christian Death?

 To be absent from the body (death) is to be present with the Lord! (2 Corinthians 5:8). Christians believe that when we die believing in Christ that when we die we enter God’s Presence. When Jesus Christ died on the cross, he was dying for the sins of humanity. Anyone who puts their trust in Jesus Christ on this earth and lives with this faith up until their death, won’t suffer eternal death after they die (hell). The bible doesn’t give us details about heaven, but we are promised that our souls will experience joy and bliss while we are there. Every Christian who is now in heaven is also awaiting the resurrection of the dead. 


When someone dies physically they enter eternity. There will be a time when Jesus Christ will come back to this earth, and when he does, he will bring with him all the Christians who have died, (1 Thessalonians 4:14). It is our faith that prepares us for heaven, the Bible says that without faith it’s impossible to please God, (Hebrews 11:6).


Christian death is a renewal of hope in that the person’s soul has not really died, but is living forever with Jesus. When we die in faith, our faith transports us right into God’s presence after death. The hope of the resurrection gives us hope in this life, because if we live believing in the resurrection, we are able to die with hope. We need to remember that because Jesus Christ rose from death, if we die in Christ we too will rise from our deaths at the appointed time. 


Death is not the end for those who believe in Jesus Christ. It’s the beginning of a life that will last for all eternity. This is Mike.


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