5 Reasons Not to Fear Death
Death is a part of life. Yet, some people become so obsessed with death that they forget to live their lives. People become obsessed with how they’re going to die, how painful it’s going to be, etc. Death appears to be final, and people recognize that because death is brutal and causes people such pain and sorrow, they can’t help but fear it. 5 Reasons Not to Fear Death But for the Christian, there’s no reason to fear death. Jesus died on the cross to pay the penalty for the sins of His people so that they could be forgiven and have a new life in heaven. Death is, therefore, a gateway to freedom for the Christian. In heaven, there will be no death because Christ overcame it on the cross. That’s why Christians do not need to fear death. Here are five reasons not to fear death. Reason One: Death is inevitable Everything on this earth dies, and nothing gets out of dying. The hope we have is that when God saves us, we spiritually die to sin and are born again in Christ. In fact, we continually die more and more to the sin of our flesh in order to make us more Christ-like. Death can be a gift if only we choose to embrace the reality of it. If we are living yielded to Christ and focus on the hope we have, there is no reason to fear the inevitability of death. “He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” - Revelation 21:4, NIV Reason Two: No one knows when death will come God does not tell us when it is our time to die, [...]