Title: Live or Die
There are many questions about life and death. These are philosophical and primary questions. The questions are complex and varied, sometimes leading to confusion, abandonment, or despair. More so, because life and death are strange, difficult to understand, and mysteries beyond the realm of understanding. Birth in the womb, limited survival on earth, and subsequent death and events, events, thoughts, problems during life from birth to death… It's really sensitive, complex, and a variety of issues... Problems of joy and sorrow, love and hate, anger, understanding, envy... And in the midst of those problems, sometimes you have to go through all the hardships you have to solve them, sometimes you give up and live each day in despair, and eventually you get old and die and disappear, leaving no trace on this earth… .
People ask questions.
“How did I come to be born on this earth?”, “What is the reason, motive, and purpose?”, “What is the meaning and value of living on earth?”, “What am I living for? ”, “Why do I still want to live, knowing the final outcome of my life on earth?”, “Why do I have to live in the toil and pain of this life?”, “What is it that grows old, debilitates and eventually dies Is it?”, “What is the disease?”, “What is the meaning of this suffering now?”, “What is the meaning of parting with loved ones living in death?”, “The difference between physical survival and death is What?”, “What Happens After Death?”
Ask people questions.
“Why are you buying it?” This question is a fundamental question about life and death.
People answer. “I live for my family”, “I live for my children”, “I live to work”, “I live for my people”, “I live because I am alive”, “I live so that I cannot die”, “I live to enjoy”
If you ask some people, “Why do you die?”, people will give you a pint cup asking where is such a strange question, and there will be people who will get angry at you asking if you take medicine. In fact, people have never been asked this question. And no one asks the question, “Why do you die?”
But “why live?” and “why die?” These two questions are the most important questions for humans, and their contents and their correct answers will be the most important propositions for humans. There are many events, many thoughts, and many emotions during a person's life, but humans can be organized into living and dying.
In this world, living and dying are both. “Why are you buying it? Why do you die?” The world has no right answer to this important question. Philosophy can't give you an answer. Ethics can't give you an answer. Psychology can't give you an answer. Even computer science can't give you an answer. No religion either. Even a scholar can't give you an answer. I myself can't give you an answer. Truth gives the truthful answer to this question. The truth is the Bible. The Bible first denies it before giving an answer. Because it is the object to be denied, and the content to be denied. Anything that is not true must be denied. Falsehoods must be denied. Because truth can never tolerate what is not truth. Truth cannot compromise with non-truth. So truth always denies what is not truth. Truth will not be truth if it admits, accepts, and compromises what is not truth. The truth pretends to be the truth, but it is untruth and will be a disguised truth.
“Not one of us lives to himself, and not one dies to himself” (Romans 14:7).
This declaration of biblical untruth is “I live for myself. I die for myself,” pointing out that everyone who lives and dies is wrong. “I live for myself. I die for myself,” says those who live. “I live to make my dreams come true. Then I will die”, “I live to fulfill my ambitions. Then I will die. If I live and die like that, there is no free time”, “I live and die to perfect my philosophy”, “I live and die for my people”, “I live and die to spread my ideology to the world”, “I live and die for my children, I live for my family and my people. and die”
Their arguments are very realistic and real, they look very powerful and look great. And the people who make these claims seem to be very intelligent, smart and intelligent people. In fact, they even get praise and envy from people. But these people are the same "rich fools" Jesus spoke of.
Why are these stupid people?
First, because their thinking is wrong and impossible to achieve. They have been deceived by their wrong ideas. How do you know they're wrong? How do they know that they have been deceived by their misconceptions? First, because of the proclamation of the Bible. What does the Bible say? Didn't he say, "Not one of us lives for himself, and not one dies for himself"? This is correct. Then you are wrong to think otherwise. The Bible says that no one lives for himself, but how does he live for himself?
Second, they are deceived because reality proves that they cannot actually live for themselves. For example, a person studies hard with a firm belief that “I live and die for myself”. He worked hard. I studied with a formidable tenacity. I entered a prestigious university and studied a popular subject. As a result of hard work, I received a scholarship and studied. He went on to a first-class graduate school and earned his master's degree. I also went abroad to study at a world-class university. There, he was recognized for his outstanding skills and became a doctor. As a result of research and research, he was awarded a Nobel Prize, gained worldwide fame, and became wealthy. I also met a good wife. The media say his name every day. He became the object of envy, praise and envy from people. His name has been around for a long time. But he died. In this case, did the person really live and die for himself as the person thought?
The truth is always honest. There are no lies. The truth is certain. It's not dim. The truth is bright. There is no darkness. Truth gives strength and gives hope. The truth gives the answer. How honest is this statement? Is there anything more honest than this?
“If we live, we live for the Lord; if we die, we die for the Lord; therefore whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s” (Romans 14:8).
These words light up the darkness. He sheds light on the issues of life and death. These words give me strength. gives hope. Because it gives a clear answer to the difficult question of life and death. These verses say, “Why was I born? Why should I live? Why am I living? Why do I study? Why do I study? Why do I work? Why am I raising children? why do i eat why do i wear Why do I travel? Why do I suffer? Why me??… ”
“Clean for the Lord”, “Work for the Lord”, “Study for the Lord”, “Farm for the Lord”, “Be filial for the Lord”, “Study the Bible for the Lord”, “ “Travel for the Lord”, “Preach for the Lord”, “Preach for the Lord”, “Speak for the Lord”, “Write for the Lord”, “Do business for the Lord”, “ “Build a house for the Lord”, “Missionary for the Lord”, “Pray for the Lord”, “Serve the Lord”, “Give alms for the Lord”, “Raise children for the Lord”, “Pray for the Lord” For the sake of marriage”, “obeying for the Lord”, “honoring your parents for the Lord”… …
You must not live for yourself. It is to be deceived by false beliefs and philosophies. This is pride.
Living for yourself will benefit you to some extent and for a period of time. At least as long as the body is alive in this world. But in the end, nothing but emptiness remains. It seems that only ashes remain after it is all burned out. Gaining nothing, feeling nothing, and disappearing