A sinner is considered dead in the eyes of
God, and he is no better than an beast or animal
when he die. But, man was created by God for
Himself, unlike the animal which was created by
God for man. It is of utmost importance for man
to turn away from sin and accept God's
invitation to repent and and return to Him. For
this reason, even if a man die (cessation of
breath), he will still be made alive together
with Christ, so he can serve the Living God.
48H.1
How can a man be made alive even when he is considered dead in trespasses?
In Ephesians 2:4-5, this is written:
But God, who is rich in
mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when
we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by
grace you have been saved), NKJV
God with His great love and mercy, can
make man alive even though he is considered dead in trespasses or sins by
making him alive together with Christ.
48H.2
How can man be made alive together with Christ?
In 1 John 4:10 Apostle John explains:
Real love (God's love for
us, not our love for God) is this: God sent His Son to be the way
that God takes away our sins. (IEB)
God sent His Son to be the way that God
takes away man's sin. This is God's way for man, the sinner, to be
reconciled to God, so that he can be made alive together with Christ.
48H.3
How did Christ become the "way that God takes away (atoning sacrifice) man's sin"?
In Romans 5:8-9, this is explained:
But God reassures us of His
love for us in this way: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us!
Since Christ's blood has made us right with God, even more we will be saved
from God's punishment through Christ. (IEB)
Christ became the "way that God takes
away (atoning sacrifice)
man's sin" when, He (Christ) died for man and with His blood He made man right with God.
What is the effect of Christ death which resulted
in making man right with God?
In Ephesians 2:13, this is written:
But now in Christ
Jesus you who once were far off have been made near by the blood of
Christ. (NKJV)
With the blood of Christ, those who were once were far off (because
their sins) from God, have now become near to God because their were
made right with God.
48H.4
After having been made
alive together with Christ, how can a former sinner be made to
serve the living God again?
In Hebrews 9:14, this recorded:
how much more shall the blood
of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to
God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? (NKJV)
The blood of Christ will purge or purify
their conscience from dead works, so that they can serve the living God!
Having been justified by the blood of Christ man can now serve the living
God.
48H.5
How does the Bible consider a man who
has escaped from the wicked ways of the world by learning about our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ, and then gets tangled up with sin and becomes its slave
again?
In 2 Peter 2:20, this was clearly explained:
And when a person has
escaped from the wicked ways of the world by learning about our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ, and then gets tangled up with sin and becomes its slave
again, he is worse off than he was before.
It would be better if he had never known about Christ at all than to learn
of him and then afterwards turn his back on the holy commandments that were
given to him.
There is an old saying that ``A dog comes back to what he has vomited, and a
pig is washed only to come back and wallow in the mud again.'' That is the
way it is with those who turn again to their sin. (2 Peter 2:20-22,
Living Bible)
The Bible consider
him as worse of than before, he is considered as a beast again, and
is comparable to ``A dog who goes back to what he has vomited,
and a pig who is washed only to come back and wallow in the mud again.''
That is the way it is with those who turn their back from Christ and
return to their sins again. They will still die like a beast.
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Man should not allow himself to die like
a beast or the animal because he was created by God for Himself. Man was created
by God to serve Him with gladness (Psalms 100:3,2). He was created by God to
be holy and blameless before Him in love. (Ephesians 1:4) Therefore every man should seek the way
and strive to be with Christ for the rest of his earthly life. For it
is only through Christ as a member of His Church that man (the sinner
who is condemned to die the second death in the lake of fire) can
be made alive so he can serve the living God. Having done the will of
God, man will attain eternal life and he will be with the Lord God Almighty
and the Lord Jesus Christ in the Heaven forever and ever.