Friday, February 24, 2023

Reflection - Richard DeHaan - Frozen Heads

Source (book): "Classic Gem: Timeless Devotions from Our Daily Bread Authors", Chapter 38, "Frozen Heads", Page 45.
By Richard DeHaan, Our Daily Bread Author
 

 [Christ] will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body. - Philippians 3:21
PHOTO: [Christ] will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body. - Philippians 3:21
Read: 1 Corinthians 15:35-58

A newspaper article told about a California mathematician with a life-threatening brain tumor who wants to have his head quick frozen while he is still alive. The process is known as cryonic suspension. The man believes that scientists will discover a way to cure his tumor and attach his head to a healthy body. He is quoted as saying, "Everyone should be immortal. I am dying and want to continue to live."

We can't fault that man for wanting to live forever in a healthy body. But we seriously question his method of fulfilling his desire. First, he has no assurance that this expensive procedure will work. Second, even if it did, its benefits would be only temporary. His new body and old head would die eventually.

There is a way, however, to secure all the benefits that he desires. It is to receive Jesus as his Savior. When Christ returns to this earth, everyone who has trusted in Him will get a new body that will last forever and never be subjected to disease or death. According to the Bible, the Lord Jesus Christ "will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body" (Philippians 3:21).

With a new, glorified body guaranteed to those in Christ, who would want a "frozen head"?
 
Because Christ arose with a new body, we are guaranteed a new body.
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  [Christ] will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body. - Philippians 3:21
PHOTO: [Christ] will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body. - Philippians 3:21
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A newspaper article told about a California mathematician with a life-threatening brain tumor who wants to have his head quick frozen while he is still alive. The process is known as cryonic suspension. The man believes that scientists will discover a way to cure his tumor and attach his head to a healthy body. He is quoted as saying, "Everyone should be immortal. I am dying and want to continue to live."
 

 A newspaper article told about a California mathematician with a life-threatening brain tumor who wants to have his head quick frozen while he is still alive.
PHOTO: A newspaper article told about a California mathematician with a life-threatening brain tumor who wants to have his head quick frozen while he is still alive. The process is known as cryonic suspension. The man believes that scientists will discover a way to cure his tumor and attach his head to a healthy body. He is quoted as saying, "Everyone should be immortal. I am dying and want to continue to live."
Credit: Annelisa Leinbach / Big Think
Picture posted by The Future on 03 August 2022 - Horror stories of cryonics
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https://bigthink.com/the-future/cryonics-horror-stories/


We can't fault that man for wanting to live forever in a healthy body. But we seriously question his method of fulfilling his desire. First, he has no assurance that this expensive procedure will work. Second, even if it did, its benefits would be only temporary. His new body and old head would die eventually.
 

 We can't fault that man for wanting to live forever in a healthy body.
PHOTO: We can't fault that man for wanting to live forever in a healthy body. But we seriously question his method of fulfilling his desire. First, he has no assurance that this expensive procedure will work. Second, even if it did, its benefits would be only temporary. His new body and old head would die eventually.
Picture posted by New Scientist on  26 February 2015 at 10:30 am
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https://twitter.com/newscientist/status/570772831165943808


There is a way, however, to secure all the benefits that he desires. It is to receive Jesus as his Savior. When Christ returns to this earth, everyone who has trusted in Him will get a new body that will last forever and never be subjected to disease or death. According to the Bible, the Lord Jesus Christ "will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body" (Philippians 3:21).
 

 There is a way, however, to secure all the benefits that he desires.
PHOTO: There is a way, however, to secure all the benefits that he desires. It is to receive Jesus as his Savior. When Christ returns to this earth, everyone who has trusted in Him will get a new body that will last forever and never be subjected to disease or death. According to the Bible, the Lord Jesus Christ "will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body" (Philippians 3:21).
Picture posted by Veena Furtado - The good shepherd
 
 
  With a new, glorified body guaranteed to those in Christ, who would want a 'frozen head'
PHOTO: With a new, glorified body guaranteed to those in Christ, who would want a "frozen head"?
Picture posted by Etsy
Because Christ arose with a new body, we are guaranteed a new body.
 
  Because Christ arose with a new body, we are guaranteed a new body.
PHOTO: Because Christ arose with a new body, we are guaranteed a new body.
Picture posted by Fanpop
 

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Jesus, my beloved Lord!
Changed forever to His likeness -
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Reference
[1] From "Classic Gem: Timeless Devotions from Our Daily Bread Authors", Copyright © 2021 by Our Daily Bread Ministries, Chapter 38, "Frozen Heads", Page 45.
 
 
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