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b'As I looked through a science textbook recently, I noticed an article in the biology section on a great unsolved mystery of science: death. And I realized this is a subject that scientists\\u2014and the rest of us\\u2014can\\u2019t truly understand unless we look to the Bible, the true words of our Creator.\\nGod created us in His image, to be with Him forever. Death is not natural; it is a result of sin, which twists and breaks everything it touches. Therefore, we aren\\u2019t made to experience death.We feel it when we lose someone we love or see a friend who is suffering. We wonder why we have to go through all this pain.\\nJesus experienced death too\\u2014just look at when He found out His friend Lazarus had died. Jesus wept. He wept for the thing that caused death in the first place: our sin. He knows what it\\u2019s like to lose those He loves, and He doesn\\u2019t want it to be this way either.\\nBut there\\u2019s one more thing: Jesus gives life. He died for us\\u2026but He didn\\u2019t stay dead. He rose again, defeating death once and for all. For Christians, death is not the end of the story; Jesus is coming back to destroy all of sin\\u2019s awful effects (1 Corinthians 15:20-28; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18).\\nDoes this mean we will never mourn death as believers? No. We will still feel the pain and sorrow of death until Jesus destroys it, but because we know Him, we have hope in His promise that we will live forever with Him and His people. Someday, there will be no more sorrow, and He will wipe away every tear. \\u2022 Abby Ciona\\n\\u2022 Job was a man who faced extreme trials, suffering, and loss. Read Job 19:25-27. Where was Job\\u2019s hope in the midst of his grief?\\n\\u2022 Read Psalm 56:8 and 1 Peter 5:7. Does God care about our hurts? \\n\\u2022 Read Hebrews 4:14-16. As Christians, why can we approach God with our every hurt? \\n\\u2022 How can you encourage a friend experiencing loss or a difficult time?\\nBut if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness. Romans 8:10 (NIV)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nJohn 11:1-44; Revelation 21:4'