Death is the result of rebellion against God. It is the penalty for sin. This means that the only way to defeat death is to defeat sin. To try to deal with the penalty without dealing with the cause would be of no use at all. That’s why Jesus died: to bear sin (Isaiah 53:12; Hebrews 9:28; 1 Peter 2:24). By his death he defeated the devil and the power of death (Hebrews 2:14; 1 Corinthians 15:20–26). This means that death is no longer a threat. We will all die physically, but death doesn’t master
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