“For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain”. These are the words of Apostle Paul. This was our main focus during the revival crusade. According to the Apostle Paul, whether it was death or living, he didn’t find any a better choice than the other. It was not a matter of either-or. If he lives, he lives for Christ, if he dies, he dies in Him. These are the words of someone who has actually grasped it. Life apart from Christ is not life. Death in Christ is not death. We often sing a song that goes “life is you only, but people don’t know”. (Bophelo ke wena fela, empa batho ha ba tsebe).
To die is gain. In this context, dying only means getting out of the corruptible bodies we live in, and being translated to eternal life. You have now moved to a life away from corruption of the flesh. There is eternity with Christ, and then there is eternity in damnation. Either way, people lives eternally. The choice will always remain with us. I would rather have death prove me right than the opposite.