Can any good come from thinking about death? Our natural tendency is to answer that question no! But what if our meditation on death was informed by a theological understanding of death, a recognition of the comfort Jesus's death affords Christians, and ethical guidance for dealing with death in these complicated days of modern medical developments? Rather than being morbidly unhelpful, authors Joel R. Beeke and Christopher W. Bogosh contend that meditating on dying and death can be profitable, even necessary, for us. Are you prepared to say that your death will be "gain" (Phil. 1:21)?
Table of Contents: Part One: The Basics
Dying Depicted: Hope in the Old Testament
Dying Demystified: Facts about Death
Dying Defined: The Wages of Sin
Dying Delayed: The Grace of Medicine Part Two: Jesus's Dying and Death
Dying Devotion: Jesus in Gethsemane (1)
Dying Devotion: Jesus in Gethsemane (2)
Dying Defeated: Jesus Conquering Death
Dying Destroyed: No More Death Part Three: Contemporary Issues
Dying Desperately: Pursuing Futile Treatment
Dying Deliberately: Wise Preparation for Death
Dying Demonstrated: Faithful Perseverance until Death