Alive In Christ!
A reflection from "Death Be Not Proud", by John Donne, and class discussion.
As we discussed in class, the Word of God says, “O Death, where [is] your sting? O Hades, where [is] your victory?” (1 Corinthians 15:55). This made me think about what the Spirit of God is referring to in this verse. So I continued reading, the next two verses says, “The sting of death [is] sin, and the strength of sin [is] the law. But thanks [be] to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 15:56,57). So I concluded that the Spirit is truly referring to the spiritual death that comes from sin… as we know, “the wages of sin [is] death, but the gift of God [is] eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6:23). This many would argue that is the only true death, because sin will cause someone to be dead (without God) in this life and in Hell. On the other hand, repentance from sin through Christ will cause as to be alive to God in this life and in Heaven. Hallelujah!Praise the Lord! Our Lord Jesus Christ has delivered us from sin so that we may not experience death, as we read in 1 Corinthians 15:57. In conclusion, the next verses confirmed my thought and made me praise the Lord even more so.
After our discussion in class I felt comforted by the reminder that, as one who follows Christ, death does not have power over my life.
As we discussed in class, the Word of God says, “O Death, where [is] your sting? O Hades, where [is] your victory?” (1 Corinthians 15:55). This made me think about what the Spirit of God is referring to in this verse. So I continued reading, the next two verses says, “The sting of death [is] sin, and the strength of sin [is] the law. But thanks [be] to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 15:56,57). So I concluded that the Spirit is truly referring to the spiritual death that comes from sin… as we know, “the wages of sin [is] death, but the gift of God [is] eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6:23). This many would argue that is the only true death, because sin will cause someone to be dead (without God) in this life and in Hell. On the other hand, repentance from sin through Christ will cause as to be alive to God in this life and in Heaven. Hallelujah!Praise the Lord! Our Lord Jesus Christ has delivered us from sin so that we may not experience death, as we read in 1 Corinthians 15:57. In conclusion, the next verses confirmed my thought and made me praise the Lord even more so.“Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over Him. For [the death] that He died, He died to sin once for all; but [the life] that He lives, He lives to God. Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:8-11)
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