Death
Death has many faces in our culture, most of them ugly. There's a reason for that: Death was not part of God's plan. When God created us, he intended for us to live forever in perfect harmony with him. But when Adam and Eve sinned, death became a fact of life because the consequence of sin is death. Sin and death separate us from God because God's holiness cannot permit even the smallest imperfection to enter his presence. Those who don't know God are alienated from his love, guidance and spiritual protection all their lives. Physical death seals the sentence of permanent separation from him.

But Christians never have to experience death as the world does. Christ came to take upon himself the penalty for our sins and to remove the barrier between God and us by dying in our place. If we believe and trust our lives to him, we can experience a relationship with God here on earth. The Bible says that when Christ comes into our lives, our sinful self dies., and we immediately receive a new life. We receive a new identity as a child of God. And because Christ overcame death by coming back to life, we too can live with him after death. For followers of Christ, death is no longer a defeating end, but the victorious beginning of life in the physical presence of God.

Death is the penalty for sin.
Genesis 2:16-17; 3:1-24
Romans 6:23
Christ took the punishment for our sins.
Isaiah 53:4-12
Romans 5:6-8
Colossians 2:13-14
1 Peter 2:24
Because of Christ's resurrection, we have eternal life with him.
Isaiah 25: 6-8
John 17:1-3
Romans 6:5-8
1 Corinthians 15:12-26, 54-57
Philippians 3:20-21
2 Timothy 2:11