Let’s Talk About Resurrection

Many people work hard to live forever. For example, the Coalition for Radical Life Extension, an Arizona-based nonprofit, is on a mission to “cure aging.” Its founder, James Strole, labours to make “mortality optional” and to “put an end to The End.” Likeminded individuals are willing to do almost anything to cheat death— from supplements to exercise, from medical procedures to cryogenic freezing. And, if they can’t physically live forever, many at least desire that their work ensures, their reputation remains, or their legacy perseveres. Whatever path taken, many people work hard to live forever. 

On Easter, God’s people celebrate that we can live forever, that death—our great enemy—has been defeated, that the tomb was empty, that Christ has been raised. Today we are reminded that immortality doesn’t require a self-care regimen, a medical discovery, or a scientific breakthrough. It requires resurrection.