How did your vision appointment go on Monday?
As I've gotten older and my health has began to fail I've began to really struggle with the concept of death.
I know as Christians we believe in the resurrection from the dead but lately I have found myself really fearing death.
Are there any words of encouragement or scriptures you can share to help me cope with this?
Thank you,
John
I wonder why the doctors don't know what's wrong with you. Maybe you're having a spiritual crisis and a lot of stress.
John be of good courage. They is hope in His word. They is no need to fear death. Because He took away the power of grave. He destroy death. Now you need to focus in getting your body back to shape. Get a body like Christ by meditating on Rom 8;11As I've gotten older and my health has began to fail I've began to really struggle with the concept of death.
I know as Christians we believe in the resurrection from the dead but lately I have found myself really fearing death.
Are there any words of encouragement or scriptures you can share to help me cope with this?
Thank you,
John
Brother, you should not fear death. God will take care of you and your family. It will be like a blink of an eye before you see them again.
hi When we dont die that is when we are strong wink wink . I imagine Paul saying that to all the churches across the known world .Death for the Christian is a wonderful release from this place,its not about wanting death because death is not something anyone wants,but it is the way God has provided to be free forever....when I think about it I think about all the things I will be freed from when that time comes never to have to deal with again....just how I see it.
Yet Paul still died,it is appointed unto all of us and how we deal with it matters,if we say we have faith then this is where the rubber meets the road.
There is a difference between physical death and spiritual death. We will all go through physical death. And for many of us, there is a lot of anxiety around that. I think the OP has some anxiety, and telling someone not to have it is counter-productive...it makes them more anxious. And telling someone to believe they will not have a physical death is a lie - and it is like telling them that they just don't have enough faith. Even men of great faith, like Paul, die.Heb9:27...appointed to die once. But that appointment is taken up by Jesus already. He kept that appointment for us. We no longer have to attend that appointment anymore.
Yet Paul still died,it is appointed unto all of us and how we deal with it matters,if we say we have faith then this is where the rubber meets the road.
There is a difference between physical death and spiritual death. We will all go through physical death. And for many of us, there is a lot of anxiety around that. I think the OP has some anxiety, and telling someone not to have it is counter-productive...it makes them more anxious. And telling someone to believe they will not have a physical death is a lie - and it is like telling them that they just don't have enough faith. Even men of great faith, like Paul, die.
All i said or claimed is that we die.....and we do,and how deal with it says a lot about our faith,how can we tell others about the kingdom of God or heaven then react in the same fear and hoplessness as the rest of the world when our time comes to go there.