Editor’s note
This editorial introduction to a special journal issue addresses the theological and pastoral dimensions of death, dying, and Christian hope in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on Scripture and the Heidelberg Catechism, it comforts believers by emphasizing Christ's victory over death and the eternal life awaiting God's children, while acknowledging the genuine pain of loss and bereavement. The issue aims to provide biblical instruction and spiritual comfort to those facing death or mourning loved ones.
Death. The last enemy. When it comes, death tears apart body and soul, leaving behind sorrow, loss, and pain. In God's sovereign providence, death is very much on the minds of people all around the world as new counts of deaths caused by the coronavirus are reported daily in the news. When this issue was planned, we knew nothing of the scourge that was coming. Death itself is painful. It is not natural, for it is God's punishment for man's sin. The child of God does not have a terror of...
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