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Bible Question: I
was wondering about avoiding death. Is it messing with God's plan
for you?
Bible Answer: First,
it is not possible to live forever. God told Adam and Eve that they
would die because they had sinned, and the effect of their decision
has impacted all of us. Every man, woman, or child will die some
day.
Limited Life. God has told us
in Psalm 90 that the normal span of our life is seventy years.
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For
all our days have declined in Your fury;
We have finished our years like a sigh.
As for the days of our life, they contain seventy years,
Or if due to strength, eighty years,
Yet their pride is but labor and sorrow;
For soon it is gone and we fly away. (NASB) Ps. 90:9-10 |
But
some of us can live longer due to our good health. We can improve
our health by eating good foods, by exercising, by working, and by
the quality of the medical help we receive. In this passage, God
says that we can extend the length of our life, but we cannot live
forever.
We Will Die. Notice that God
said at the end of the verse that soon we are gone and "we fly away." Some
day we will die. There is nothing wrong with wanting to live long, but we cannot
live forever. In fact, God has set a limit on how long we can live, and no man
escapes.
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Remember
what my span of life is;
For what vanity You have created all the sons of men!
What man can live and not see death?
Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah. (NASB)
Ps. 89:47-48 |
Conclusion: Yet,
every person will live forever after our hearts stop beating and
our lungs stop breathing. After this physical life, our spiritual
life continues. Each person will live either in the Lake of Fire
in eternal punishment or in heaven with God (Rev. 20:11-14). There
are only two choices.
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These
will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into
eternal life. (NASB) Matt. 25:46 |
But
there is only one way to live with God - trust Him - believe Him! Believe
that what He has said about Jesus Christ is true. Jesus is God.
He died and then returned to life to forgive your sins. Do you believe?
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