d “For you died” (Col. 3:3). Ecclesiastes expounds what it means to be dead with Christ: “For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no further reward and even the memory of them is forgotten. Their love, their hate, and their jealousy have long since vanished; never again will they…
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Blessed Are the Dead
“For you died” (Col. 3:3). What blessed rest there is for a dead man. Nothing is required of him. “Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on. ‘Yes,’ says the Spirit, ‘They will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.’” (Rev. 14:13). At a man’s funeral, his employer…
The Voice of One 