The Real Problem Christianity Won’t Admit: Mortality
There is a foundational error at the heart of modern Christianity, and it is far more serious than disagreements over hell, heaven, or judgment. The real issue is mortality—and most Christians don’t believe in it.
That may sound shocking, but it is demonstrably true.
Scripture teaches, plainly and repeatedly, that death is death. Not life somewhere else. Not consciousness in another realm. Not an immortal soul escaping the body. Death is the cessation of life. Yet Christianity has embraced the first lie ever told:
“You shall not surely die.” (Genesis 3:4)
That lie didn’t disappear in Eden. It became doctrine.
Christians accuse, judge, and warn about hell while simultaneously denying the very thing Christ came to defeat—death itself. And because they don’t believe in death, they cannot understand the remedy for death: Jesus Christ.
Mortality Is the Problem Paul Solves
Paul does not frame the gospel as a solution to “going to the wrong place after death.” He frames it as the solution to death itself.
“For since by a man came death, by a Man also came the resurrection of the dead.”
—1 Corinthians 15:21
Paul does not say sin brought “separation in consciousness.” He says death came through Adam. Actual death. Real mortality.
And Paul is explicit:
“For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.”
—1 Corinthians 15:22
Christians love to argue about the second half of this verse, insisting that “all” doesn’t really mean all. But that argument collapses immediately—because they don’t believe the first half either.
They don’t believe all die.
They believe people keep living.
They believe death is an illusion.
They believe Adam didn’t really bring death—just relocation.
And if Adam didn’t bring death, then Christ didn’t need to abolish it.
You Cannot Deny the Disease and Accept the Cure
Paul’s gospel is inseparable from mortality. Remove death, and the cross becomes unnecessary.
“Through one offense there resulted condemnation to all mankind… so through one act of righteousness there resulted justification of life to all mankind.”
—Romans 5:18
Paul does not say condemnation came upon “some” in Adam. He says all were condemned—and that condemnation is death.
“Through the disobedience of the one man the many were constituted sinners; so through the obedience of the One the many will be constituted righteous.”
—Romans 5:19
Christians want to spiritualize this into moral standing while ignoring the physical, biological, existential reality Paul is addressing: mortality.
Adam did not give people bad attitudes.
Adam gave people graves.
And Christ did not come to fix attitudes.
He came to undo death.
Christianity’s Contradiction: Immortal Souls and a Failed Savior
Christian theology claims:
- People never truly die
- Souls are inherently immortal
- Death is not death
Yet Paul says:
“The last enemy that shall be abolished is death.”
—1 Corinthians 15:26
If no one really dies, then death is not an enemy.
If death is not an enemy, Christ did not need to defeat it.
If Christ did not defeat death, then Paul’s gospel collapses.
And yet Paul insists:
“Our Savior Christ Jesus… abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.”
—2 Timothy 1:10
Notice carefully: immortality is brought, not assumed.
Life is given, not innate.
Immortality is not the human condition.
Mortality is.
That is why resurrection is necessary.
That is why salvation is universal.
That is why Christ’s work applies to all mankind, not a religious subset.
Death Means Death—Scripture Is Unambiguous
The Bible never defines death as conscious life elsewhere.
“The dead know nothing.”
—Ecclesiastes 9:5“In death there is no remembrance of You.”
—Psalm 6:5“His breath departs, he returns to the earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.”
—Psalm 146:4“The soul who sins shall die.”
—Ezekiel 18:4
Death is not awareness.
Death is not experience.
Death is the absence of life.
And this is precisely why resurrection—not escape—is the hope of Scripture.
Why Christians Reject Universal Salvation
Christians do not reject universal salvation because Scripture is unclear.
They reject it because they reject mortality.
If death is not real, then resurrection is optional.
If resurrection is optional, then Christ’s work can be limited.
If Christ’s work can be limited, then salvation becomes conditional.
But Paul does not allow this.
“For He must reign until He has put all enemies under His feet.”
—1 Corinthians 15:25“The last enemy abolished is death.”
—1 Corinthians 15:26“Then the Son Himself will be subjected… that God may be All in all.”
—1 Corinthians 15:28
There is no eternal death here.
No eternal separation.
No eternal failure.
There is victory.
Rightly Dividing the Word Means Taking Death Seriously
To rightly divide Scripture is not to slice it into dispensational loopholes. It is to recognize what problem God is solving.
Paul never preaches:
- Escaping hell
- Choosing heaven
- Activating salvation
He preaches:
- Death through Adam
- Life through Christ
- Resurrection for all
- God becoming All in all
If you redefine death, you destroy the gospel.
If you deny mortality, you deny Christ’s victory.
If you spiritualize Adam, you invalidate Jesus.
The Gospel Is Not About Where You Go—It’s About Whether You Live
Christianity has replaced resurrection with relocation.
Paul preached resurrection because death is real.
And because death is real, Christ’s triumph must be greater than death.
“As in Adam all die…”
That is mortality.“…so in Christ shall all be made alive.”
That is salvation.
If you reject one, you must reject the other.
Paul refuses to let you.
And that is why his gospel is radical, offensive, and unstoppable.
Death is the problem.
Christ is the solution.
And the solution applies to all mankind.
Not because man chose it—
but because God did it.
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