he does not delight in the death of the living” (Wis 1:13). God originally made man free from death, but when he tested man and man failed the test, man fell into death (Gen 3:3–4, 19). The cause of death is sin (Rom 6:23). This is not as unbelievable as it appears to be to many people today. It is confirmed by reason, by ancient myths, and by modern psychology. By reason, for sin is separation from God, and God is the source of all life. By the ancient myths, for they teach the same point: that