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An Absolute
Truth: We Will All Die
David Pike
I recently heard a
radio talk show host who took the position that there is no
absolute truth and all truth is relative. The host asserted that truth depends on the influence of the culture and environment
upon a person. The assertion of no absolute truth is false and one
of many vain “doctrines and commandments of men” (Matthew 15:8-9). We know God’s word is absolute truth. Jesus says in His prayer to
God, “Sanctify them through Your word, Your word is truth” (John
17:6). The following is an absolute truth: we will all die once. God says,
“and as it is appointed for men to die once, but after
this the judgment” (Hebrews. 9:27). Evidence abounds to
support the truth of God’s word.
On September 11, 2001, terrorists
crashed passenger airplanes into the World Trade Center and the
Pentagon. The towers were struck by hijacked Boeing 767 jet planes,
American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175. The
youngest passenger on the hijacked jets was Christine Hanson on
United Airlines Flight 175. She was two and on her first trip to
Disneyland. The oldest passenger on the hijacked jets was Robert
Norton on American Airlines Flight 11. He was 82. 2,749
death certificates were filed relating to the World Trade Center attacks as of February
2005. Many people unexpectedly died.
Recently, the Minneapolis bridge
collapse provided more evidence. Thirteen dead, seventy-nine injured after dozens
of vehicles plummeted into the Mississippi River. Sadiya Sahal, who
was five months pregnant, was on her way to pick up a friend who
needed a ride to work when the bridge collapsed. The nursing student
had moved to the Twin Cities from Somalia in 2000. Peter Joseph Hausmann, 47, was a computer security specialist and a former
missionary who met his wife, Helen, in Kenya. The evening of the
collapse, he was heading to St. Louis Park to pick up a friend for
dinner. Many people unexpectedly died.
All the victims did not expect a
sudden and premature death. If you were one of these victims, would
you be ready to die? We must be reminded of the absolute truth that
our lives are short and “like a vapor” (James 4:14-17). Reading God’s word reminds us of the importance of preparing for the
life to come. Are we ready to meet God in judgment? Are we prepared
for eternal life? Let’s get our life ready for eternity before our
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