Hebrews 2:15

Hebrews 2:15

No more fear of death!

The Apostle Paul deals with the subject of death, and the fear that it holds for all created human beings, in a dramatic passage in 1 Corinthians 15: 53-57. Here, he explains that we are all perishable beings, that we are clothed with mortality and will never have the means of cheating the inevitability of death. However, in verse 53, he explains that because of Jesus, our mortality has been clothed with immortality and that which is destined to perish is now imperishable. Thus, death has been conquered, the victory of Christ Jesus over death has been made available to all people, and those who believe and accept the salvation of Christ are no longer threatened by the inevitability of the grave. All fear and anxiety about our ultimate destiny as human beings has been removed! 

Death has an odour about it, it is the final and ultimate end of all human life however good or bad we may have been, we all must face this appointment with the grave. But, because of Jesus, there is a way through, there is hope. That which held us in slavery to fear has been taken away and instead of doom and gloom we may rejoice at the prospect of the end of our earthly lives. Thanks be to God! Thanks be to God! What is there left to fear? Victory has been won, the sting of death has been removed and instead we may face the future with anticipation and hope. Thank You Jesus! Thank You Jesus!

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