It is Great Gain to Die!

Paul says in Philippians 1:21, ‘For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.’ (RSV)  It would seem a very strange and pathological thing to say!  But for the Christian, it is good to ponder death.  Piper believes that ‘we should live well that we might die well.  Part of living well is learning why death is gain.’

I just read one of John Piper’s weekly articles on this specific topic.  I really encourage you to have a look too.  It will leave you longing for death…(there’s a phrase you don’t see often!).

You can find it at: http://www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/TasteAndSee/ByTitle/4066_It_Is_Great_Gain_to_Die/