“Death Is Not A Period, But A Comma In The Story Of Life” – Bible study

In Job 14:14, an intriguing question is asked, If a man die, shall he live again? Many answers to this question have been offered throughout the centuries.

The following are just a few:

• Men of science tell us that a person may live again.

• Men of philosophy tell us that every person hopes to live again.

• Men of ethics tell us that a person ought to live again (see second paragraph under Book 9, Chapter 4 heading).

• Men of atheistic persuasion tell us that a person will never live again (scroll down to middle of page for a quote by Carl Sagan).

• Men who believe in reincarnation say that a person will live again but in another form – not in his original form,

Jesus told Martha,

I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die (John 11:25-26 NIV).

We only have to visit our local cemetery to realize that death is a fact of life an event that every human will undergo (Hebrews 9:27). But we also need to realize that through the shed blood of Christ, we have the solid hope of eternal life (1 Peter 1:3-4).

The following quote by Amos Traver echoes what our Lord told Martha regarding life and death:

“Death is not a period, but a comma in the story of life“

Indeed it is (Psalm 16:8-11; Psalm 17:13-15; Psalm 49:15; Psalm 73:23-26).