Someone said: “the only two sure things in life are: death and taxes”. Today, I’m not going to talk about “taxes”; I will speak of “death”.

Do you know what is the worst way to die? Think a little. Many people say: “What a horrible way so-and-so lost their life”. What’s the worst way? Are you drowning? Being murdered with a gunshot? Suicide? An accident? A terminal illness?

The Lord Jesus spoke about this, addressing the religious: “Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins” (John 8:24).

The worst way to die is with unsolved, unforgiven sins. Because, from a physical point of view, the body will disappear. No matter what kind of death, it will turn to dust. So, the reason for death lasts little. The person who dies in their sins is the worst death because this type of death will cause them to suffer the second death, which the Bible describes as eternity far from God.

For you to understand what this means, if you think that the world today is difficult (because there is a lot of injustice, violence, wrong things happening, wars, and diseases), think that, although everything is getting worse, the presence of God is still here, the Holy Spirit is still here. Is there darkness in the world? Yes, but there are still those who are light, the Church. There is also the Word of God and the Holy Spirit.

The Bible says that the Holy Spirit will be taken one day, as the Church will be taken. And indeed, the Bible will be extinguished because humanity will no longer want the Word of God. And with the Holy Spirit and the Church far from here, people will be as they always wanted: free from God.

Now, if the world the way it already is, brings you anguish, even with the presence of God here, can you imagine what the lake of fire is, in dense night, darkness, with everything and everyone who rejected God?

That’s why the Lord Jesus spoke about “dying in sins”. But that’s not what God wants for people. Pay attention: God does not want anyone to go to hell, so He is preaching and giving His Son. But if people choose the condemnation, He will fulfil their desire. If they didn’t want Him in life, He wouldn’t impose Himself on people for eternity.

Maybe you say, “How do I know I live in sin?” Every human can feel guilty. Looking back, Every human desires to do differently from what they did. “If I could do it again, I wouldn’t have treated my son that way.” Every human being could make a list of what they would do differently.

And those people who puff up their chests saying, “I don’t regret anything”, are committing the worst sin, which is pride.

Everyone carries guilt, knows what sin is, and we crave justice. See, I’m talking about universal concepts (regardless of culture, time, or religion). Every human being longs for a better world. And where do these wishes come from? This comes from what is programmed within us. Inside, we know that life is not just that. It doesn’t make sense to be just that.

And it is precisely because of this understanding that we are aware of sin. And if you are aware that you made a mistake, you are in debt. When you appear before God, you will also be in debt because you have committed sins. That is why the Lord Jesus said: “for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins”.

This “believe that I am He” is: “I am giving My life as payment for your sins. I’ll settle your debt. I throw your sins into the sea of oblivion. All I need to benefit from this is for you to believe in Me. If you decide to live according to My Word from now on, confess Me before men, I will confess you before the Father.”

When you die before the Throne, in the Last Judgment, the Lord Jesus will say: “Father, I know this one. He believed in Me. Their sins are forgiven.”