Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? (I Corinthians 15:12 ESV)
Death
Superman is not afraid of bullets. He has tough skin that will not be pierced by any caliber of bullet. Wouldn’t he be foolish to be afraid if a bad guy pulls out a submachine gun? He should laugh. Even if the bullets sting a little, he would have nothing to be afraid of.
We have death-proof souls. Death can not hurt us, it is merely an entrance into heaven. Christ’s resurrection has defeated our death before it happens.
Yet we, it seems to me, remain afraid of death.
The fear of death causes us to approach old age with trepidation. The fear of death has created huge industries to prolong life as if nothing else matters. The fear of death causes nightmares, neurosis, overcaution, and numerous other fears.
Yet we Christians, alone in the world have nothing to fear.
We are peculiar, laugh at death.