The last enemy to be destroyed is death. 1 Corinthians 15:26 (ESV) Supporters of euthanasia are trying to paint a rainbow on the Grim Reaper’s face. “Death [is] a friend to be welcomed,” said one, “not an enemy to be defeated.”1 To most people, that kind of reasoning sounds hopelessly artificial; and rightly so, for it is one of the oldest and deepest instincts of humankind to loathe and shrink from death. The thought of welcoming death as a cherished friend—this cruel inflictor of unending sorrow and horror in human experience—simply offends the human spirit. But destroying it? Now […]
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