The Truth That Leads to Eternal Life - Why We Grow Old and Die

 Every normal person desires life with good health. We see relief from pain and suffering that disease brings and we long for some way to escape from the weakening effect old age has on our bodies. It hurts us, too, when we see those afflicted by these things. Because of this, many persons ask, "Was this part of God's original purpose? When God created man, was it his purpose that man should grow old, and become deaf or blind? Did he mean for man's skin to wrinkle with age, his heart to become diseased and his other organs to break down? Really, did God make man to die?" 

No, Jehovah God did not create man for such a miserable future. The Bible tells us that Jehovah provided a lovely garden home for the first human pair. and he blessed them. Reviewing his creative work, God rightly declared it "very good." (Genesis 1:28, 31) This means that Adam and Eve were created perfect. without a defect in mind or body. (Deuteronomy 32:4; Proverbs 10:22) They had the prospect of living forever.

Interestingly, modern scientists know that the human body continually renews itself. And they say that under the right conditions, it is capable of living forever. A Nobel Prize winner, Dr. Linus Pauling, explained that man's body tissues replace themselves and theoretically, should continue to do so forever. Biochemist William Beck also observed: "I see no reason why death in the nature of things, need be inevitable." Yet, in spite of being so made, men continue to grow old and die. Why? God's Word the Bible gives us the satisfying answer. 

Next time: The Truth That Leads to Eternal Life - RESULTS OF DISOBEDIENCE 

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