Life Beyond the Grave - It Is Possible! - Future Life Made Possible

 As we read earlier, "death is to be brought to nothing"-yes, removed forever! (1 Corinthians 15:26) But how? The Bible explains this, saying: "Through one act of justification the result to men of all sorts is a declaring of them righteous for life." (Romans 5:18) What is it that makes possible a righteous standing with God and the enjoying of everlasting life?

It is the provision for cancelling the sin that all humans inherited from the first man, Adam. The Bible explains: "The gift God gives is everlasting life by Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 6:23) Of this provision for declaring people righteous for life, Jesus said: "God so loved the world [of mankind] that he gave his only-begotten Son, in order that everyone exercising faith in him might not be destroyed but have everlasting lif3e." -JOHN 3:16.

Think about the depth of God love for us, as well as that of his Son, Jesus Christ, who suffered greatly in our behalf. The apostle Paul wrote:  "The Son of God . . . loved me and handed himself over for me. (Galatians 2:20) Why, though, is Jesus the only human who could "give his soul [as]a random" for us and thereby save us from the deadly consequences of sin? - MATTHEW 20:28. 

Next time: Life Beyond the Grave - It Is Possible! - Future Life Made Possible - Conclusion

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