Living Forever
I was listening to the radio this morning, to a counseling talk show. The caller was concerned that her 12 year old son (the youngest) was bothered by the likelihood that all his immediate family members would die before him, and he would have to face the pain of every death.
In her counseling, the host made several comments that people living forever would not be a good thing, how it is the shortness of life that motivates people to accomplishment, and how everyone would have boring lives if they didn’t have their pending death to motivate them. I’ve heard similar conclusions from other sources in the past, that it is the shortness of life that enables us to accept the “illusion” of love lasting forever, that “death” is the cure for the “poison” of life. There are even fairy tales about immortal beings envying man’s mortality.
When I hear such nonsense I can’t help but wonder what motivates people to entertain so many delusions. Perhaps that is why some people think they will find peace through suicide…
My friends, do not fall for the deception! From my experience on this earth, there are two things I am more CONFIDENT of than anything else. Mankind was NEVER intended to be alone (Genesis 2:18), and mankind was NEVER intended to be short lived (Titus 1:2). These two facts are irrefutably tied into the very purpose for which GOD CREATED US.
How do I know that the talk show host and the fairy tales are wrong? If you think about it, it really isn’t that difficult to prove. The most painful thing anyone can possibly experience is when their relationship with someone they care for is broken. Whether through conflict or death, the bite cuts deeper than even the worst torture you could ever imagine. And the only thing that can quench that pain is our hope that what has happened is not the end. I know that mankind is supposed to be immortal, because God would never have wanted us to feel the pain of death.
Death came into this world because of sin (Romans 5:12), and it is NOT a good thing.
James :)
In her counseling, the host made several comments that people living forever would not be a good thing, how it is the shortness of life that motivates people to accomplishment, and how everyone would have boring lives if they didn’t have their pending death to motivate them. I’ve heard similar conclusions from other sources in the past, that it is the shortness of life that enables us to accept the “illusion” of love lasting forever, that “death” is the cure for the “poison” of life. There are even fairy tales about immortal beings envying man’s mortality.
When I hear such nonsense I can’t help but wonder what motivates people to entertain so many delusions. Perhaps that is why some people think they will find peace through suicide…
My friends, do not fall for the deception! From my experience on this earth, there are two things I am more CONFIDENT of than anything else. Mankind was NEVER intended to be alone (Genesis 2:18), and mankind was NEVER intended to be short lived (Titus 1:2). These two facts are irrefutably tied into the very purpose for which GOD CREATED US.
How do I know that the talk show host and the fairy tales are wrong? If you think about it, it really isn’t that difficult to prove. The most painful thing anyone can possibly experience is when their relationship with someone they care for is broken. Whether through conflict or death, the bite cuts deeper than even the worst torture you could ever imagine. And the only thing that can quench that pain is our hope that what has happened is not the end. I know that mankind is supposed to be immortal, because God would never have wanted us to feel the pain of death.
Death came into this world because of sin (Romans 5:12), and it is NOT a good thing.
John 10:10 - "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." (NIV)
James :)
posted by AskAboutGod | Monday, February 02, 2009
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