Immortality [N] [E] A state or condition free from both death and decay. The Bible affirms that only God by nature has immortality ( 1 Tim 6:16 ; cf. Deut 32:40 ; Rom 1:23 ; 1 Tim 1:17 ). It also implies that it is a potential state for human beings.
Immortality is a state of endless life beyond the power of death, which is obtained following the Resurrection. All mortal souls will eventually become immortal through the power of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
immortality, in philosophy and religion, the indefinite continuation of the mental, spiritual, or physical existence of individual human beings.
In John 6:51 Jesus states that: "he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day." This has been transposed, not only into a relationship with Jesus in common with Christian Theology but also into the Eucharist as an element of obtaining eternal life.
Only God is immortal; on account of Christ's resurrection, immortality is given to mortals as gift in salvation. To this key notion is added another significant aspect based on Christ's resurrection. Immortality means the resurrection of the body.
The Christian faith states that the death of the physical body is not the end. After time on Earth, the faith believes that humans will have eternal life in the afterlife.
The unbeliever receives the second death while the believer receives eternal life and eternal peace. That's the entire point of Romans 8:5-6.
Jesus says, “Whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life!” (John 5:24).
Embryonic stem cells and germ cells have also been described as immortal. Immortal cell lines of cancer cells can be created by induction of oncogenes or loss of tumor suppressor genes.
By preventing cells from reaching senescence one can achieve biological immortality; telomeres, a "cap" at the end of DNA, are thought to be the cause of cell aging. Every time a cell divides the telomere becomes a bit shorter; when it is finally worn down, the cell is unable to split and dies.
The modern scholarly consensus holds that the canonical teaching of the Old Testament made no reference to an immortal soul independent of the body. A wide range of scholarly reference works consistently represent this view. In recent times, a minority of scholars have partially dissented from this view.
In “Immortality,” players navigate a piece of software that acts as a repository for the work of Marissa Marcel, a would-be movie star whose non-career and eventual disappearance from the art world makes up the game's central mystery.
The human preoccupation with immortality appears to flow from our unease with mortality. Many people believe death to be a particularly bad thing and thereby fear death. Immortality, then, may seem to be the solution to the problems that death and mortality pose for human beings.
noun. Britannica Dictionary definition of IMMORTALITY. [noncount] : the quality or state of someone or something that will never die or be forgotten : the quality or state of being immortal. She believed in the immortality of the soul.
Instead, Christianity teaches that just as Jesus arose bodily from the grave, so the promise of everlasting life involves a person's eventual resurrection that unites the soul with the body in a newly glorified state.
The Bible uses the phrase in a positive sense. It is a quality of life that begins on earth and continues in heaven (Romans 6:4). It's something Jesus gives next to which all other life just isn't quite life at all. Eternal life is a free gift, offered only through Jesus Christ.
"It's impossible for us because our bodies are super complex," Martínez said. Humans have stem cells that can repair and even regrow parts of the body, such as in the liver, but the human body is not made almost entirely of these cells, like hydra are.
Normally, as time passes, our cells undergo changes: Our DNA mutates, cells stop dividing, and harmful junk—by-products of cellular activity—builds up. All these processes together cause us to age.
If things continue in the same trajectory, the year 2050 has been projected to be the benchmark for when we will achieve immortality. Here are a few interventions that may hold the key to securing our indefinite existence on mother earth.
The Three Nephites (between AD 34 and 35), three men described in the Book of Mormon who are given power over death in order to fulfill their desire to minister among men until Jesus comes again. Markandeya, a sage who was granted immortality at the age of sixteen.
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Eternal life is defined by Jesus as knowing God as the only true God and in knowing Jesus Christ, the sent one, to accomplish salvation.
One eternal or unforgivable sin (blasphemy against the Holy Spirit), also known as the sin unto death, is specified in several passages of the Synoptic Gospels, including Mark 3:28–29, Matthew 12:31–32, and Luke 12:10, as well as other New Testament passages including Hebrews 6:4–6, Hebrews 10:26–31, and 1 John 5:16.
God Is No Longer Holding Men's Sins Against Them
Sin will kill you, but it's no longer an issue between God and man. Although unbelievers aren't saved, their sin is forgiven.
Jesus rose from the dead and those who belong to him will share in his resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:20-21). God will clothe your spirit with a body that is no longer subject to pain, sickness, decay or death; it will be adapted to eternal life. This will happen when Christ comes again in glory.