Why do we have to die?

Question

If God is all nobel and wise then why do we have to die? Why didnt God just preselect us and to life until the day of judgement.

Answer 1

Good question! Lots of people will give you different opinions regarding this question but the only way to find out the truth is to consider what the bible says:

Logically, the Bible opens with the account of the beginning of human life. In the first chapter of Genesis, we read that after creating the first human pair, “God blessed them and God said to them: ‘Be fruitful and become many and fill the earth and subdue it, and have in subjection the fish of the sea and the flying creatures of the heavens and every living creature that is moving upon the earth.’”—Genesis 1:28.

For the first human pair, Adam and Eve, to carry out that assignment, it would necessarily mean that they would have to live a very long time, and so would their offspring. But for how long? Reading on in the Bible book of Genesis, we find no mention of any specific life span prescribed for Adam and Eve. Nevertheless, there was one condition that they would have to meet if they were to continue living. God said to Adam: “As for the tree of the knowledge of good and bad you must not eat from it, for in the day you eat from it you will positively die.”—Genesis 2:17.

Thus, death would come upon them only if they disobeyed God’s command. Otherwise, they had the prospect of living on indefinitely in that earthly Paradise called Eden. Clearly, humans were made to live, not to die.

The Genesis account goes on to relate, however, that the first human pair chose to ignore God’s clearly stated command and thereby sinned. Their course of disobedience brought upon them, and subsequently upon their descendants, the condemnation of death. Centuries later, the apostle Paul explained: “Through one man sin entered into the world and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men because they had all sinned.”—Romans 5:12.

The law of inheritance is such that Adam and Eve could only pass on to their offspring what they themselves had. As created, they were capable of passing on perfect, unending life to future generations. But now that their own lives had become marred by sin and death, they could no longer bequeath that grand heritage. Sin, imperfection, and death have become the lot of all mankind ever since, in spite of the efforts to extend the human life span.

In a sense, this can be likened to a computer program in which there is a flaw, or bug. Unless the bug is isolated and corrected, the program will not work properly, and the results may be disastrous. Man has not been able to isolate, much less correct, the inherent flaw that results in the malfunctioning of our human bodies, resulting in aging and death. However, man’s Creator, Jehovah God, has made arrangements to correct it. What is his solution?

God has provided the perfect human life of his Son, Jesus Christ, “the last Adam,” who thus replaces, in effect, the original Adam as our father and life-giver. Therefore, instead of being condemned to die as children of the sinner Adam, obedient humans may be reckoned worthy to receive everlasting life as children of their “Eternal Father,” Jesus Christ. Jesus himself explained: “This is the will of my Father, that everyone that beholds the Son and exercises faith in him should have everlasting life.”—1 Corinthians 15:45; Isaiah 9:6; John 3:16; 6:40.

At the conclusion of his earthly ministry, in prayer to his heavenly Father, Jesus Christ declared the basic requirement for attaining this grand reward of life by saying: “This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God, and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ.”—John 17:3.

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Answer 2

Let's think about what you're asking. For God to keep us alive until judgment day means that everyone who has died in the past would still be alive. From what I perceive, about 6 billion people have died in the earth's history. That's about how many are living on the earth, too. So we'd be about 12-13 billion for a world population. I believe it is possible to sustain and live with that many people (it's gonna happen in my lifetime, anyway). However, it can't go on for long.

What about when the earth reaches 20 billion? Or 30 billion? Will we be able to sustain that kind of life on earth? Maybe, but again, not for long. With nobody dying, reaching those numbers would come real quick.

And then, how would you create a world without disease? A world without death...doesn't seem possible. Even if Adam and Eve did not sin, somebody would have, and then brought what is in the world today. It just happened to be Adam and Eve, and God was okay with it. Because he gave us free will, it was inevitable that sin would come in.

Now there's the awful case of the person who doesn't deserve to die. Like that up-and-coming college student who went to Harvard to study to become a doctor. He was coming with breakthroughs in medical science, and could have really helped others. Then he is diagnosed with Leukemia and dies only months after. You may ask, how can God not wave his hand and let him live-someone with so much potential.

But it happens. It is a part of life. And there are other ways to look at how the world would be if nobody died. I mean I could be lazy for hundred years, hoping that judgment day won't come and that one hundred years later, then I can decide to get off my butt and do something. Because I know that I won't live forever, I have motivation to do something with my life, besides enjoying it.

Answer 3

Because of the first sin
Adam and Eve at the apple

and that changed everything

But if you faith In Jesus you will live for ever
stop focusing on death
This life will soon be over and we will be in paradise
its a happy event keep smiling stop getting depressed
This world is old and dying out, I want the new heavens and the new earth. I dont want to live here forever, the devil ruined it
and Gods got something bigger and better

I mean come on, in heaven they use Gold as asphalt

There is no condemnation in Jesus


Jesus Christ is coming

Answer 4

Well nobody can confirm that (the nobel and wise thing), but there is something controlling everything for sure. Everything in nature & the universe has a cycle (or life), things get formed (birth), they change-grow-transform (live) & eventually wear-off (die). It applies to everything from the microscopic (subatomic) to universal (planets & stars & cosmos) scale.

Answer 5

We have to die because we (mankind) chose free will and knowledge of good and evil over eternal life in the garden of Eden.
If Adam (mankind) had not done that, we would all be living forever because we would have admission and directions to the Tree of Life that is now guarded by cherabims with flaming swords.

Answer 6

We will all have a day of judgment but....Dieing is not bad it is moving on to the next plain.. We just don't see it that way because we don't know what happens. We are human it's in our DNA to be afraid of what we don't understand. that will bread frustration and later anger and no good ever comes from that. We have to learn so many things in our lives ( that's right more than one) Only after you have learned what ever it is that he wants us to learn will we truly move on.

Answer 7

Would you want a spouce picked out for you that did not love you, or want to make you happy in your life, or would you want to pick out someone for yourselr that is worthy of being your spouce/
this is what God is doing with Christians. Those who become Christians by accepting Jesus as their savior are proving themselves worthy of becoming the bride of Jesus who is the lamb of God.

Sure, He could have done it all, but ther would be no glory in that. That is too easy and there is no satisfaction in that complared to having a bride that proved herself worthy of becoming the wife of Jesus the king.

Revelation 21:9 And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.

Revelation 19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.

The rapture is when Jesus takes His bride which is the Christian chruch to be His bride and presents her to His Father the Almighty God. It's not that complicated at all. you just have to be willing and have faith and accept Jesus as your savior.

Answer 8

B/c eve ate of the fruit of good and evil and God had told her not to so that was her punishment. I didnt get it exactly rite so read the 1st chapter of the bible and youll get the real story .

Answer 9

Because it is a natural order of our universe. Even stars die. Everything with a beginning has an end.

Answer 10

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Answer 11

The bible was created to enslave humanity. Don't let others seduce you into their way of life. They are dead inside. They want to reflect their pain unto the rest of the world. Ask yourself, who goes to church? I promise it's not the saints, but the sinners.