For if through the one transgression death reigned through the one, how much more will those who are receiving abundant grace and the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one Jesus Christ.

Romans 5:17

I read recently that Putin is spending over 26 billion USD on research into how to live longer. A friend of his who was heading up that research died recently at the age of 77.

There seems to be no doubt that physical death is reigning in this world. The bible says that death entered the world through Adam’s transgression and spread throughout the world even affecting those who didn’t sin in the way Adam did. No one has found a way to stop it’s effects. Not yet anyway.

However, Christians believe that Jesus Christ rose from the dead and that we reign in this life through Him. The way we do that is by receiving lots of undeserved favour and His gift of righteousness.

To reign in life for as long as this mortal body continues carries with it the promise of eternal life in another immortal body (1 Cor. 15). So now we have life but that doesn’t mean this body will not die. But we won’t be afraid of that if the Holy Spirit is in our hearts assuring us that heaven is our home (Eph. 1:14, John 14:3).