Never See Death?
"Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins...truly I tell you, whoever obeys my word will never see death" (John 8:24, 51) So what did Jesus mean when he said “you will die in your sins” and “whoever obeys my word will never taste death” ? First let’s be honest and admit that even believers “ die” . All those who believed and followed Jesus during his earthly ministry died. Jesus was simply saying that it was sin for the Jewish leaders he was addressing NOT to believe that he was sent by God as their Messiah. And since they did not believe this, when they died they would die in that sin of unbelief. Now look at verse 51 when Jesus says to them “I tell you, whoever obeys my word will never see death” . Again, be honest and admit that none who heard him say that are still alive, even his followers. So what did Jesus mean when he said “whoever obeys my word will never see death” ? It has always b...