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LIFE

After God created the world, He created life-both plant and animal. God gave the animal kingdom life but not a soul. That is the unique difference between humans and animals. God made man a living soul (Gen. 2:7). And God made man in his likeness and in his image (Gen. 1:26--27). God being in the trinity of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, man consists of body, soul and spirit. And man's behavior is determined by the spirit that dwells in his soul. Some men have extremely evil spirits and some have the appearance of kind spirits. This should be of no surprise because Satan can appear to be an angel of light (2 Cor, 11:14). And Christ said, "Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves." Matt. 7:15

It is the soul of man wherein the spirit--be it the spirit of God or the spirit of the devil--and the the spirit that dwells within control man's behavior. "For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the spirit shall of the spirit reap life everlasting." Gal. 6:8

The tree of life was in the garden of Eden; however, Adam and Eve were denied the fruit thereof because they disobeyed. God by eating the fruit of the tree of knowledge and lost everlasting life, but gained the knowledge of "good and evil." Gen. 3:22 Because of Adam's disobeyance, we must naturally die, but because of Christ we live on for ever and ever. Natural death is nothing more than a sleep until the resurrection of our bodies but our souls will be in the presents of God.

The wise man Solomon understood the temperance of life: "Vanity of vanotoes, . . .all is vanity." Eccl. 1:2 "I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit." Eccl. 1:14

Job also understood the vanity of life. He said: "Man that is born of a woman is of few day and full of trouble." Job 14:1.

Life on earth is temporary and death is sure. But man's soul is eternal and shall never cease to exist.

However, God still loved man and sent His only Son to offer himself for man's resemption so man could have "everlasting life." (Ref. John 3:16).

DEATH

We all know too well about death. It is all around us all the time. Everybody knows thaat they will eventually die; however, it is not and event that we like to discuss or think about in near terms. Far more people are preparing to live rather than preparing to die.

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