Paul makes an affirmation: 'For we know that Christ, being raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over him.' This isn't poetry. This is theological fact. Death is no longer the final word.
My dad died when I was eight. For years, I had nightmares. Death was the ultimate enemy, the thing that took my father and could take anyone. I became anxious, obsessive about safety, unable to feel secure. Christianity didn't change the fact that death is real. But it changed what death means. Death no longer has the final say. Christ broke its power.
I'm forty now. My daughter is eight. She lost her grandfather. I can tell her what took me decades to believe: yes, death is real. Yes, people we love will die. But death doesn't win. Jesus rose. Death has no more power over him. That changes everything about how we grieve, how we hope, how we invest our lives. We don't have to live in fear of death. We can live in the reality of resurrection.
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