It has been said that people die when they will have problems in their brains. The brain can die without oxygen as quickly as four minutes, kidneys thirty minutes, eyes six hours, and a fingernail several days after a person has been declared clinically dead.
God, on the other hand, has told us hundreds of years ago exactly when death occurs,
"For as the body without the Spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also." (James 2:26)
According to the Scripture, death means a separation from the body, soul and Spirit.
For a true Christian, the Bible says, to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord (2 Corinthians 5:8).
For those who have not truly repented of their sins, the Bible gives us a glimpse of a most horrible condition. The story is found in Luke 16:19‑31 and was told by Jesus about a rich man who had died. The odd thing about this story is that the dead man (although conscious in another realm) had a request for the living on Earth. It involved the necessity of hearing and obeying God's Word.
Repentance" is a request for a man or woman to change their mind, to change their heart and turn to God from their sins to receive His mercy and grace. The "good news" of the kingdom is that God accepts imperfect people through the blood of Jesus Christ.
"Forgiveness" means that God is willing because of Jesus Christ's death upon the cross, to pardon us, that is, to pass over our offences without punishment and to let them go as if they had never been committed (Hebrews 8:12).
The scripture says, it's by God's grace we are saved (Ephesians 2:5, 8‑9). Repentance is essential in our lives; if we want to be forgiven for our sins, we must repent and turn to God. If we do, He will undoubtedly forgive our sins and declare us righteous.
Needing forgiveness in any meaningful interpretation of the phrase implies guilt (Romans 3:10, 6:23). "Conversion" refers to "a turning to God." Are you willing to turn to God and Jesus Christ for your personal salvation from sin?
Would you be willing to cry out to God from your heart for the forgiveness you so urgently seek? Go to Psalm 51 in the Bible and offer your heartfelt prayer. Go directly to God through Jesus Christ, for He is the one with whom you must be reconciled (2 Corinthians 5:20).
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