- We live in a culture that is largely uncomfortable with the concept of death.
- God's purpose for our time here on Earth is to prepare us for our life with Him after death.
- Our life gives us the opportunity to show our love for God by choosing to follow Him.
- Our life gives us the opportunity to grow in strength by applying our faith through the struggles in life.
- Jesus proved the existence of the afterlife when he rose from the dead after being crucified on the cross.
Scripture:
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade--kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time." 1 Peter 1:3-5