The Inevitability Of Death

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Perhaps the most mysterious of all human conditions is death. No one exactly knows where one goes after this life. From the vantage point of the Christians, death is not the end of everything, but it is the beginning of a better life with the Creator who brought life to humankind. In Christian theology, there are two kinds of death that one one faces -- one is the the physical death which is a natural propensity for any human being. This physical death cannot be avoided. There are those who are dying in the ripeness of age; there are those who are dying young and those who are dying of terminal illnesses. The another kind of death is spiritual death. This death is the total separation of man from God because of sin that has never been asked of God' s forgiveness. Imagine a life without God, and imagine eternity without God's ultimate purpose and perfect plan for each one. We will go back one day to our Creator for this life of ours is just borrowed. Spiritual death can be remedied by surrendering one's life to Jesus Christ, by making Him the center of life, and by yielding the borrowed life to His perfect will. A short life is better than a life so long lived but wasted and untapped. A quality life is measured by how much you have used it to serve the purpose of God. A quality life is thus characterized by purpose, usefulness, holiness and relationship. Life will never be the same again for those whose existence in the world has come to represent the the truth and ideal of God's plan for each one of us. Our life costs the life of Christ, and His death costs our salvation from spiritual death. We should not only make our lives so meaningful, more so, we should make our death worth

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