Our Death Of Death!
"Now if we died with Christ, we believe
that we shall also live with Him."
Romans 6: 8
John Owen, a Puritan theologian in seventeenth-century
England, is called the “theologian’s theologian” because
of the depth and breadth of his writings and teachings.
A title of one of his most famous books hints at a
profound
theological truth: The Death of Death in the Death of Christ.
Apostle Paul was likely the source of Owen’s catchy title, having
written that: “Death is swallowed up in victory” (1 Corinthians 15:54,
quoting Isaiah 25:8). He continued: “O Death, where is your sting? O
Hades, where is your victory?” (1 Corinthians 15:55, quoting Hosea
13:14). When Christ died, death was the victor. But then came the
Resurrection three days later and death was defeated!
We can shout with Paul, “But thanks be to God, who gives us the
victory [over death] through our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 1
5:57). The Resurrection of Jesus is why those who believe in Him
should never fear death. The Resurrection of Jesus took the “sting”
(the fear) out of death.
Give thanks to God today that there is eternal
victory even in the face of physical death for
those who belong to Christ.
"There is a resurrection after death.
Let this never be forgotten."
J. C. Ryle
