DEATH. How do you explain death?
Even before this, I had already planned to write a post about death. But recent events have spurred me to write about it even more. From the death of a barely 2 years old child, to the death of a 52 year old woman a victim of a robbery, to the death of numerous people due to an unexpected bomb that exploded at the end of a marathon. No one knows why they were taken away.
Death happens all around us, death occurs every second every day all around the world. But we don't even bother to stop and mourn or be sad over the loss of a life until it affects us directly. I guess some of us just close an eye, refusing to care cuz' if they do, they would have to face the reality that they themselves would eventually have to face death one day.
Even the bible states that it is
"Better to spend your time at funerals than at parties.
After all, everyone dies—
so the living should take this to heart.
3 Sorrow is better than laughter,
for sadness has a refining influence on us.
4 A wise person thinks a lot about death,
while a fool thinks only about having a good time."
-Ecclesiastes 7:2-4-
Do we really know where we will go after death? Because the consequence of sin is death, hence all of us are doomed to the eternal fire of hell. But because God loves us so much that He sent His only son to die on the cross for our sins that we may be able to be saved.
You may wonder how could a loving God create such a terrible place as hell. Let's put it this way, say a robber killed your brother, and was sent for trial in the courts. But because God is such a loving God that He let the robber free cuz' He's such a loving God. Would that be fair? How would you feel? Therefore, because although He is a loving God, He is also a Just God, He can't condone sin. But because He loves us so much, that He sent His son Jesus Christ to come as a human to live a sinless & blameless life so that He can take our place, so that we may be saved and receive eternal life.
Would you accept Him into your life today?
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