Day 16 • Question 42
42
Since
Christ
has
died
for
us,
why
do
we
still
have
to
die?
Our
death
is
not
a
payment
for
our
sins,
but
it
puts
an
end
to
sin
and
is
an
entrance
into
eternal
life.
1
Footnote 1
John 5:24
Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
Philippians 1:21-23
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better.
1 Thessalonians 5:9-10
For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with him.