Wherefore, beloved brethren, be reconciled unto him through the atonement of Christ, his Only Begotten Son, and ye may obtain a resurrection, according to the power of the resurrection which is in Christ, and be presented as the first-fruits of Christ unto God, having faith, and obtained a good hope of glory in him before he manifesteth himself in the flesh.
Many consider the power of immortality to be the greatest power in the universe. Men have sought means to possess it through magic, voodoo, and the fountain of youth. Today men seek it through medicine and technology. It is a power, however, that God reserves for himself. I am confident man will never crack the resurrection code or find the immortality gene.
God will not let it happen because immortality without salvation is a curse. He blocked the way to the tree of life, the symbol of immortality, until Christ could perform the atonement and Adam had time to repent. To live forever in our sins cut off from God and condemned to an eternity of guilt is no life at all. Resurrection and redemption work hand in hand. Together with the very creation of life itself and the Fall, they are the pillars of God's plan of happiness. And Christ is at the center of it all.
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