"As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death."
Proverbs 11:19
This verse talks about a connection between righteousness and life, which is interesting. I mean it totally makes sense on one hand, since we know that God is the light of life, that he has granted us a portion of his spirit... Romans tells us that to be carnally minded is death and to be spiritually minded is life and peace (8:6). Proverbs 3:2 makes a similar connection, telling us that "length of days" and "long life" are the result of keeping the commandments.
On the other hand, most of the time that connection is presented as symbolic or spiritual, not necessarily about physical death... and the evidence of our own lives shows us that the righteous and the innocent don't always have long lives while the unrighteous and the corrupt sometimes do.
So, some of it is symbolic and spiritual, but also maybe righteousness and life *are* tied together in some physical way. The commandments help us to be healthier and safer, the Spirit warns us sometimes when lives are in danger, and part of the atonement was Christ having power over death, and only being able to do it because he was sinless. I'm thinking there is probably a connection... it just isn't the only factor. :)
Today, whether the life and death spoken of are physical or spiritual or a little of both, let's strive to be righteous and tend towards life. :)
Proverbs 11:19
This verse talks about a connection between righteousness and life, which is interesting. I mean it totally makes sense on one hand, since we know that God is the light of life, that he has granted us a portion of his spirit... Romans tells us that to be carnally minded is death and to be spiritually minded is life and peace (8:6). Proverbs 3:2 makes a similar connection, telling us that "length of days" and "long life" are the result of keeping the commandments.
On the other hand, most of the time that connection is presented as symbolic or spiritual, not necessarily about physical death... and the evidence of our own lives shows us that the righteous and the innocent don't always have long lives while the unrighteous and the corrupt sometimes do.
So, some of it is symbolic and spiritual, but also maybe righteousness and life *are* tied together in some physical way. The commandments help us to be healthier and safer, the Spirit warns us sometimes when lives are in danger, and part of the atonement was Christ having power over death, and only being able to do it because he was sinless. I'm thinking there is probably a connection... it just isn't the only factor. :)
Today, whether the life and death spoken of are physical or spiritual or a little of both, let's strive to be righteous and tend towards life. :)
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