Our savior is guard enough for us all Our savior will resurrect us, but I haven't noticed that Christians end up any less dead at the end of life than heathens
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Religious salvation promises do not prevent physical death.
- In plain terms
- Christians die just like everyone else.
- What can you take from it?
- Faith does not change the inevitability of mortality.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What comfort does faith offer regarding death?
- Does belief change the reality of dying?
Another view
Faith offers hope beyond physical death.
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