Relationship Between Death And Sin

In this paper, I will explain my perspective on the unique relationship between death and sin according to the biblical tradition. The paper will deal exclusively with death as it pertains to humankind. In presenting my understanding of the unique relationship between death and sin, I will share my personal experience with death, define death, explain why humankind dies, distinguish physical and spiritual death, and show the relationship between human sin and death.
Until about three years ago, my life had been free of death when it comes to my immediate family. A little over three years ago my brother Shawn was murdered by his girlfriend. Two years ago I lost my Pops, my adopted father, who was my best friend. About a year ago, I lost my Uncle Fred. Uncle Fred became my dad after my Pops has transitioned from this life to the next. Yesterday, I got a call that one of my little brothers is in intensive care fighting for his life after being shot numerous times in a drug deal gone bad. Before these events occurred in my life death was something I had knowledge about but I never experienced first-hand. It was unlike anything I had experienced beforehand. There was nothing I could do to prepare for it because I did not know how it …show more content…
That would be doing a disservice to its immensity and complexity. Therefore, I found myself needing to differentiate between my understanding of physical death and spiritual death. For the purpose of this paper, I will be defining physical death as Merriam-Webster does. Their definition of death is “a permanent cessation of all vital functions : the end of life.” This permanent ending of life takes place when a person’s heart stops beating and their brain stops working. In my opinion, the best definition of spiritual death is when the soul is separated from God because it has not been energized by the Holy