Life Beyond Death

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But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ – by grace you have been saved... --Ephesians 2:4-5 I heard about a man from China who was keeping up a family tradition of putting a nine-course meal on one of his family member’s graves. One day, an American was also at the cemetery putting flowers on his family member’s grave. So the American watched the Chinese man place a full nine-course meal on that grave. He was amused. So he went over and said, “Let me ask you a question. When is the man in that grave going to eat that meal?” Pointing to the newly laid-out flowers on the other grave, the Chinese man said, “As soon as the man in that grave smells those roses!” Apart from Jesus Christ, every man and every woman is dead. They can’t sense, can’t feel, and can’t know of the things that are spiritual. There is no hunger for God’s Word or for prayer, for spiritual ministry or for service. Why? Because people are dead without Jesus Christ. But on the other hand, in Jesus Christ we are made alive. And when we’re made alive, we can hunger for God’s Word. We can yearn for His fellowship. And we can desire to serve Him with our lives. In Christ, we’re alive. So if you haven’t, come to Christ today and experience real life that’s only found in a relationship with Him! MOVE FROM DEATH TO LIFE BY TRUSTING IN JESUS CHRIST TODAY FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF YOUR SINS! Life Beyond Death Friday, March 06, 2020 by Dr. Paul Chappell “Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?” John 11:23–26 Scientists in Israel recently announced that they had successfully grown date palm trees from two thousand-year-old seeds. The seeds were discovered at the fortress of Masada and in caves near Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. They were turned over to a special team who treated the seeds and then planted them. Despite the centuries that had passed, what seemed to be dead came alive again. Date palm seeds are tough and acclimated to a dry climate, and so the passage of time did not change what was inside. The promise of Jesus is that those who believe in Him as their Saviour, claiming His free offer of salvation by faith, will have eternal life. Those who have believed on Him through the years, even though their physical bodies have died, are still alive and will never perish. Throughout eternity, this life of salvation will endure. Paul wrote, “For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive” (1 Corinthians 15:22). Even though he had been dead for four days, when Jesus called, Lazarus came out of the grave. Though one day, in the fullness of time, his physical body died again, Lazarus had a life that would never end. This is the promise of salvation—to replace the death which is the rightful penalty for our sin with the life that only Jesus can provide. No work that we can do can provide salvation, but faith in Jesus gives us life. Today's Growth Principle: The promise of eternal life is made to everyone who will come to Jesus Christ in faith.