Proposition 148 - Through Life and Death

I've seen a good share of campaign posters and commercials in my time, and with that time of year approaching again, where character bashing and moral slandering is an everyday occurrence, and where more ideas are made by punching a scorecard than by sitting down in conversation, I present a proposition never put forth on any voting ballot.

Proposition 148 comes from Paul's epistle to the Romans. In chapter 14, verse 8, he writes:
"If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or we die, we are the Lord's."

This proposition is nothing extravagant or fancy. It is simply this:
1) Tto truly live, we must belong to God. We must be His. If we do not belong to Him, than we know nothing of what it is to live and we will indeed suffer the penalty of our sin, which is death.
2)To belong to the Lord, we must be willing to turn our life over to Him and for His purpose.
3)In doing so, we must acknowledge that turning our life over may in fact require the ultimate sacrifice. And it is in such acknowledgement I reflect to #1 and ask:

Which is it...Life or Death?

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