FROM THE DESK OF REV NIHAL FERNANDO
Dearly beloved in Christ!
In the month of November, the church invites us to commemorate all the faithful
departed. Christians believe that death is not the end of our lives. Death is the
beginning of New Life. It is the beginning of eternal life.
Salvation does not lie in the body, but in Christ, who is at his second coming will
transform the body of his faithful to be like his glorious body
St. Paul, in his first letter to Thessalonians 4: 14; and 1 Corinthians 15: 22 says;
"Just as Jesus died and rose again, so will the Father bring with him those who have
died in Jesus. Just as Adam, all men die, so in Christ, all will be made alive."
Hence, we have faith in Jesus Christ who said, "Come, you whom my Father has
blessed, inherit the kingdom prepared for you since the foundation of the world."
Jesus teaches us that in doing the will of his Father, he would never reject anyone who
would come to him. God wants all people to be saved and to have eternal life.
We all have to remember that while toiling for the building up of this earth, the
Christian knows that ultimate citizenship is in heaven.
Salvation does not lie in the body, but in Christ, who is at his second coming will
transform the body of his faithful to be like his glorious body.
Salvation does not lie in the body, but in Christ, who is at his second coming will
transform the body of his faithful to be like his glorious body.
"May eternal light shine upon them, O Lord, with all your saints forever, for you are
rich in mercy. Give them eternal rest, O Lord, and may perpetual light shine on them
forever, for you are rich in mercy.
