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Explaining Hope 2

Is there hope of life after death? A common answer would be, “I don’t know.” A minority would strongly say, “No.” But there is a burgeoning generation that would confidently affirm, “Yes there is.” I belong to that generation.

Science has been trying to prove/disprove it but is yet to come up with a final conclusion. And I believe science will never find the answer.

But man already knows it. God has set eternity in man’s heart. That’s why the heart of man knows that we are not just temporary beings, we are eternal beings. It’s just that many are in denial. When a person dies, people would say, “He’s gone.” But the body is still there. So they affirm that we are not just physical bodies, we are not just flesh and blood.

There is a spirit in man. And God himself has told that to man for He said, “the body counts for nothing it is the spirit that gives life.” And science will never be able to explain life because the life source is in the spiritual. And the spiritual realm is beyond the scope of science.

It is settled already in the scientific community that they will reject any reference to the supernatural. Notwithstanding, there is a minority group of scientists who dissent to this even if their careers are put at risk. Actually some have already been booted out of universities and research institutions just because they propose that there must be a Great Designer of the universe because the whole of it is just way too complex to have started and developed at random.

So how are we certain of the hope of life after death? It is faith that makes us certain. And faith also is based on accurate information. You wouldn’t go to the bank and withdraw money when you know that your account is empty. The same principle applies to faith.

The Apostle Paul did not know the Lord Jesus Christ until his encounter with Him. And that was the beginning of his faith in the Lord. A faith so confident he was willing to lay down his life for the Gospel. 

Before a person is truly converted to Christ, there must needs be an encounter with Him because faith is not just puffed up from our imagination. It is always based on our encounter with God. God reveals himself to those who honestly seek Him.

Every born again believer in Jesus Christ is secure in hope of life after this one. We are certain of it because we had an encounter with the Lord. We can’t prove it, we can only testify to it. And the world can only remain amazed at the transformation that happens in the lives of them that have been found by Christ, them that have surrendered their lives to Christ, them that acknowledge that Jesus is Master and King and Lord of their lives.
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