R. B. Thieme, Jr., Bible Ministries

The word of God is alive and powerful, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of the soul and the spirit, and of the joints and the marrow, and is a critic of thoughts and intents of the heart. (Heb. 4:12)

All Scripture is God-breathed, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness; that the man of God might be mature, thoroughly furnished unto all good works. (2 Tim. 3:16-17)

Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. (2 Tim. 2:15)

VICTORY OVER DEATH

The greatest decision we can make is the one that prepares us for death and dying—the decision to personally believe in Jesus Christ for eternal salvation. Therefore, when a Christian loved one dies, we celebrate the death of the believer as a victory. Death is God’s victory. He gives that victory to us by determining the time, the manner, and the place of our death. God’s decision to take a believer home is always fair and timely. This edited transcript provides comfort from the Scripture and the reassurance that Jesus Christ Himself has provided victory over death.