Do you look forward to death?

[michael soh]

I have not found that to be true. It might be for you, but I have seen religious Christians terrified of dying.
Tom

We wont feel terrified of dying when we realize we don't have to die. This is hard to accept but search the scriptures, there are hundreds over bible verses that explain death is no more for believers.

 

[michael soh]

The question wasn't about fear of death. I am not looking forwards to it. But at the same time, fear of death strikes me as unhealthy. I known people who really struggle with the concept of death, and letting others go, and there appears an element of imagining themselves as the corpse.

Ultimately, I'm going to die one day. I accept that, and think I have fairly healthy attitudes to death, and to living. But I have absolutely no reason to look FORWARDS to death at this point.

We do not have to die a physical death. Choose life (Deu30:19). Choose everlasting life that does not perish (John 3:16). Do not choose eternal life that perish in this world only to be raise at the end (John 3:15)

Your Ransom is paid in full. You are freed from the power of the graves.

 

[illykitty]

No I'm not, in fact I wish I could live for as long as I want to. I'm into transhumanism and wish we could reach a point where our lifespans are very long to the point of being unlimited... That is unless there's an accident or the person chooses to end it.

I don't know if I'd ever want to die, I'd probably want to just sleep for a long time and then wake up hundreds of years later, or if possible, upload my mind and live a thousand of different lives in many different worlds, be it realistic or fantasy based. I want to see the future, I want to experience space travel and maybe living on other planets. There's so many possibilities!

However I do not believe in an afterlife or a creator god that made heaven. If this sort of technology never happens in my lifetime, then I'm just going to pass away. I accept that. I'm not scared of death, in fact I'd say I'm more scared of pain. I just want to experience many things and one short life isn't enough.

 

[lewisnotmiller]

We do not have to die a physical death. Choose life (Deu30:19). Choose everlasting life that does not perish (John 3:16). Do not choose eternal life that perish in this world only to be raise at the end (John 3:15)

Your Ransom is paid in full. You are freed from the power of the graves.View attachment 15429

Yeah, so... I'm an atheist. Biblical quotes are hardly likely to convince me I'm immortal. You'd have more chance of doing that by buying me a Superman costume for Christmas.

 

[michael soh]

Don't die. Choose life. Back during the time of Moses, God ask man to choose ( same like in the garden of Eden: Tree of Life or Tree of Knowledge).

Deu 30:19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:

Choose LIFE!

God send Jesus to remind us to choose:

Joh 11:25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: [those who choose to die and be resurrected]
Joh 11:26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? [those who choose to believe and not die. ]


Praise God for His mercy and wonderful gift of life and life abundantly (John 10:10)

 

[michael soh]

Death is the only thing that really terrifies me.

Death no longer can enslave us with fear.Heb 2:14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;

 

[michael soh]

Mat 20:28 says clearly he paid for the ransom. Thus the power of the grave has no more power over us. It is not ransom paid after the power of grave takes place, not after we are dead it is paid for. For those who are dead. they will be resurrected. For those who are alive , the grave have no power to take you in. For you are freed from death.

People are still dying today is because they do not know of such ransom paid and what is it paid for. People are still fearful of death is because they are not aware that they do no have to die anymore.

 

[Onyx]

But suicide is NOT an option however

Suicide is a permanent solution to temporary problems.

 

[michael soh]

Death is the only thing that really terrifies me.

Jesus feared death. He sweat blood (Luke 22:44). He knew He is going to die. And He knew He is going to be resurrected and live. But yet He feared death.

Mat 14;28 “ … after I am brought back to life, I wi...ll go to Galilee ahead of you.” And in John 2:19 He throws a hold challenge “Tear down this temple [His Body], and I’ll rebuild it in three days.”

No matter how brave we are in facing death, we will have our moments of doubts. Hey! Jesus was in deep distress before His death. Would we be any different facing our own death?

Good news, Jesus took on flesh and blood to be like us. He did this so that by dying he would destroy the one who had power over death (Heb 2:14). In doing so He already freed us all who were once slaved with our lives because we were afraid of dying (Heb 2:14).