Lately I have been reading about sin. In doing so I have become abundantly aware of the fact that death is a result of the Fall as puishment for sin.

In regards to the person of Christ. Since He was born without a sin nature, (theoretically) He would have lived forever had He not been crucified? If death is really the cause of sin? Would He have continued to age since He made it to the age without looking any older? Did He look older at thirty then He did at twenty? Or would He just keep getting older without looking older?

When He did die, did He die because He was crucified? (Like the elves in Lord of the Rings, they could be killed but were not going to die on their own, being immortal), Or did He die because He had our sins laid upon Him, thus making Him sinful and able to die?

These are legitimate questions, I am not trying to be sacreligious. I am trying to understand more fully the nature of sin and Jesus' death on the cross.

I have also noticed that the belief in long creation days leads people to a belief that death is just a natural part oflife and not a result of sin.

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Erick Bohndorf, Covenant Baptist Church, KS
http://qayaqtraveler.blogspot.com/
The question for us today is, will we be like the majority of Israel and continue to look in fear at the giants in the land and urge our fellow Christians to be "realistic," or will we be like Joshua and Caleb and faithfully follow our king, trusting to fulfill every one of his promises completely?