Heard someone say, “it doesn't matter how you live, we're all going to die.”

Biblically, it is true that physical death is the universal fate for everyone, “regardless of how they live.” However, Scripture fundamentally rejects the idea that “it doesn't matter how you live.” It does matter because your moral choices carry profound and significant eternal consequence. The Bible clearly teaches that how you live matters eternally because death is not the absolute end. We read, “It is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment” (Hebrews 9:27). While everyone dies physically, the Bible distinguishes between living for earthly desires versus living for God, which determines the nature of your eternal destiny. God's real work of judgment on sin happens after this life is over; at that point, each person is held accountable for their own life. Be encouraged!

~Dr. R. L. Taylor, Writer, Author, Theologian, Bible Expositor & Teacher