Mortality Rate
- Jeff Kent
- Sep 7
- 2 min read
In today’s day and age, God has truly blessed humanity with great advances in medical science. He has given us the knowledge, skills and elemental materials through which we can cure many illnesses, correct defects in the body, replace parts which are wearing out or gone missing, enable people to live with chronic conditions - the list is remarkable. Much misery and pain are being eased or eliminated, and lives extended. The medical community is truly a great blessing.
Yet, despite all of these advances and wonders of medicine, one stark fact remains - the mortality rate for the human populace remains at 100%! Medical research has not found a cure for death, nor will it ever do so. There is no cure to be discovered! The cause of death is not physiological, but spiritual. Paul wrote: “Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned” (Romans 5:12).
Only the Great Physician has the “cure” for death. He will not keep us from death but offers a way to overcome it. All men are appointed “to die once,” but Jesus has dealt with the real cause of death. He carried the sins of all humanity in His own body on the cross in making a one-time sacrifice to God for all people. That sacrifice needs never be repeated (in any form), nor can it be since Jesus now sits at the right hand of the Father in His new spiritual body. His sacrifice is effective for all time (Hebrews 10:10, 14).
Since He Himself was without sin, Jesus was resurrected from the grave by His Father having overcome death and Hades. He was the first fruits from the dead, paving the way for all those who would have faith in Him and become His disciples. Jesus stands ready to return at the appointed time to judge the world in righteousness.
But the appointment with death still remains for each one of us. If you have already died with Christ Jesus in the water grave of baptism (Romans 6:3-7) and are serving the Lord, you need not fear death’s appointment. However, if you have not done that, what hope do you have for the other side of death?
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