Living Stones Series: First Published in All Around Old Bridge Publication – March 2024

After a year of notable deaths, there is one common theme throughout human history: people are born, and people die.

But what if you could flip the script on death and have the assurance of life after death?

Often, people put out of mind any thought of death. Some hold that they will cease to exist after they die, and so they say, "Eat and drink for tomorrow we die!" But the modern mentality has turned to "create your reality" and "visualize peace" with little assurance of its effectiveness.

However, for Bible believers who learn Jesus paid the penalty for their sin (death), there is a guarantee of eternal life. Yet, many misunderstand faith to mean ‘something you accept with no evidence.' On the contrary, the fourfold witness of the gospels provides solid evidence! The Bible presupposes you will use your mind and examine the evidence that Jesus died and rose from the grave making Him the "firstfruits" of all that believe in Him for their resurrection.

The "Feast of Firstfruits" in the Old Testament was the consecration of the first grains picked and offered to the Lord as a promise of the whole harvest that would follow. It signified Christ's resurrection just as Passover signified His sacrificial death. Firstfruits is a preview of all who would believe and be raised to eternal life with Him.

And because we have this hope in Jesus, we want others to join in this hope. At least this Easter season, read the Bible for yourselves, and don't take anyone else's word for it. And if you are not part of a Bible-believing church, we invite you to check us out at CCOB.ORG.