If your life is Christ, then your death will be only more of Christ, forever. If your life is only Christlessness, then your death will be only more Christlessness, forever. That's not fundamentalism, that's the law of non-contradiction.
Interpretation
Our life's essence shapes our experience of death, reflecting either a connection to Christ or a void in that relationship.
This quote by Peter Kreeft emphasizes the idea that the way one lives their life fundamentally determines their experience of death. If one's life is centered around Christ, it promises a continuation of that relationship in death; conversely, a life devoid of Christ leads to a disconnection that persists even after death. This creates a dichotomy between those who find hope and purpose in faith and those who do not, echoing the philosophical principle of non-contradiction where opposing truths cannot coexist.
In practice
This quote can be used in a sermon to illustrate the importance of living a life centered on faith.
Trusting God's grace means trusting God's love for us rather than our love for God. [...] Therefore our prayers should consist mainly of rousing our awareness of God's love for us rather than trying to rouse God's awareness of our love for him, like the priests of Baal on Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18:26-29).
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