#2 - The Living Gospel is for Today

Pines on Oahu 2011

In the Garden of Eden, death was nonexistent until God brought it forth in the form of a curse upon the Adamic race (Genesis 2:17). Since that time, however, God’s purpose and grace would reveal his intent to restore our original state of life and immortality.

• “…according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began, but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel…” (2 Timothy 1:9, 10).

Again, we Christians are immovable advocates for death based on one Scripture in Hebrews 9:27—even while confronted with other scriptural truths that Jesus “has abolished death”.

Do we Christians even know what “abolish” means? The Thesaurus uses similar words like "to put an end to, eliminate, close down, bring to an end, stop, do away with, eradicate, and get rid of".

If death was meant to continue unbroken for Christians, then who did Jesus have in mind when he “abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel”?

To all Christians who believe in him and live (John 11:26), the living gospel is for today and centers on Jesus, who:

1. abolished death, and 
2. brought life and immortality to light.

We welcome your comments.
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Scripture quotations from New King James Version (NKJV) unless otherwise noted.