Can We Cheat Death?

Death is described in 1 Corinthians 15 as “an enemy.” And we all understand that—death is horrible, especially when the person who dies is young or the circumstances are tragic. Death is inevitable. From our finite, human perspective, we wonder why and do everything we can to avoid death. But ultimately, we will all die because we are all under the curse of sin. There’s no way to “cheat” death, as one antiaging and health fanatic, Bryan Johnson, has tried to do by spending millions of dollars on the latest scientific advancements. Even if he delays death, he’s only delaying the inevitable—he too will one day die.

What a depressing message! But this bad news actually gives way to the good news. We cannot cheat death. But the Bible describes Jesus Christ as the one who conquered death, once and for all. By Jesus’ sacrificial death on the cross in our place—where He took on Himself the punishment we deserve because of our sin—we can receive eternal life. As Jesus said, even though we will physically die someday, we will live if we have put our faith and trust in Him.

By Jesus’ sacrificial death on the cross in our place—where He took on Himself the punishment we deserve because of our sin—we can receive eternal life.

The great hope for the Christian is that we will not live forever in these fallen, broken, cursed bodies. God barred the way to the tree of life so that we would not live forever here like this. Instead, God made a way to the tree of life through the death and resurrection of His Son. When we repent and trust in Him, we are given eternal life with new, glorified bodies that no longer suffer and struggle under the curse. We won’t need millions of dollars to spend on our health because our bodies will be perfect and eternal!

That’s the hope Bryan Johnson and every other person needs—a hope for this life and the one to come.

I talked more about this in a recent YouTube video. I encourage you to watch it and share it with others:

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,
Ken

This item was written with the assistance of AiG’s research team.