Concerning Them Which Are Asleep - Price

friend—has to leave after a wonderful, warm
visit. Often that is a very emotionally
upsetting moment for us, knowing that we
won't see one another for a long time.
However, this is not a despairing kind of
separation or discomfort. There is no sense of
hopelessness, because it is not as if we will
never see each other again. This is how the
Christian should view the death of another
believer. Yet, this is not the way most
believers feel about death, and it is mainly
because of not having been taught the Word
concerning Christian death.
In fact, many believers have come to
expect unbearable, emotional pain, just like
that experienced by anybody else. God,
however, says that when Christians die, they
are asleep. When somebody is asleep, two
great things are implied: 1) he is going to
wake up, and 2) he should wake up rested.
Sleep is designed to allow the body a
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