The Defeat Of Death

Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. – 1 Corinthians 15:57


Christian faith ought to make a difference in how we live from day to day. But the final test of our trust in the gospel is how we react in the face of death. When we attend a memorial service for a departed friend who loved the Lord Jesus, we gather to honor a believer whose stalwart trust has richly blessed the lies of those who knew him. The words spoken are more an expression of praise to God than a tribute to an admired fellow pilgrim. The service is a God-glorifying testimony to our Savior’s victory over death and the grave ( 1 Cor. 15:54-57).

How different from the funeral service of Charles Bradlaugh, a belligerent British atheist. Writer Arthur Porritt recalls: “No prayer was said at the grave. Indeed, not a single ward was uttered. The remains, placed in a light coffin, were lowered into the earth in a quiet unceremonious fashion as if carrion were being hustled our of sight… I came away heart-frozen. It only then dawned on me that loss of faith in the continuity of human personality after death gives death an appalling victory.

Christians, however, believe in a face-to-face fellowship with our Lord after death and the eventual resurrection of our bodies (1 Cor. 15:42-55; 1 Thess. 4:15-18). Does your faith rejoice in victory over death? – Vernon C. Grounds


From earth’s wide bounds and oceans’s farthest coast,
Through gates of pearl stream in the countless host,
Singing to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost – Alleluia! Alleluia! – How

Because Christ is alive, we too shall live.

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1 Thess. 4: 15-18

For this we tell you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left to the coming of the Lord, will in no way precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with God’s trumpet.

The dead in Christ will rise first, then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air. So we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore comfort one another with these words.

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Death is like how... i dunno... but will my death bring any affection to other? not sure... I would like to have someone to be care for me... but i dont want these people be sad for me...

when the day come... i think i will let it be whatever it is... while i have no way to change it either better or worst... maybe the most nervous part is when facing to God... Hard to believe... but it is true...