INTRODUCING
DEATHPROOF MINISTRIES,
I
was at the US OPEN SURFING competition in Huntington Beach a few weeks
ago (summer of 2015) evangelizing as I do every year at this
event, and as I was walking and looking at the various vendors I
noticed one called "LifeProof". It had something to do with surfing and
the beach lifestyle as best as I could tell, but the name intrigued me.
When you say "water proof" it means something is invulnerable to water.
A waterproof watch will not be ruined by water, for example. Water will
NOT kill a waterproof watch (or you get your money back).
As such, what does "life proof" mean ? It keeps life out ? It prevents
the dead from coming to life? I'm not sure if it's an oxymoron, or if
the name is just so catchy people might not
think about the meaning; or maybe my analysis of it is wrong for some
reason; but as I ruminated on the name I thought to myself, a better
name, especially for Christians is "DEATH
PROOF", which should mean that we are invulnerable to death. We cannot
die if we know Jesus Christ as Savior and are living our lives accordingly.
That is, our physical human bodies can surely die, and will do so, but
our souls will never die. They live on forever, into eternity. I didn't
google the name "death proof" so I don't know if there are others who
are already using the name...but now it's a part of mustard seed
ministries evangelical branch. We will be adding "Do u want 2b DEATH PROOF?" to our correspondence, ministry cards, and discourse on a regular basis! Here are a few Bible verses to support deathproof assertions:
The big one, of course is:
"Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die;
and whoever lives by believing in me
will never die.
Do you believe this?”
will never die.
Do you believe this?”
John 11.25-26
AND THEN THERE IS THIS:
" If
you declare
with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,”
and believe
in your heart that God raised
Him from the dead,
you will be saved."
Him from the dead,
you will be saved."
Romans 10.9
[saved from what?
obviously saved from eternal death!]
AND
the LIST GOES ON: LOTS and lots of verses speak directly or indirectly
to the fact of eternal life for those who believe in, and profess the
name of Jesus Christ ! I hope you want to be deathproof and carry on the
Good News of Jesus Christ to the world ! Once we know & believe in
the name of Jesus, we have the great honor & privilege (&
obligation) to proclaim His name in a thoughtful manner to all the
world, via various means & modes. God bless you my brothers &
sisters in Christ. Never grow weary of doing good! And if you are not
yet a fellow believer, this is an invitation to you to become death
proof. Email me at PraiseTrinityGod@gmail.com if you have any questions, or need a reference to a nearby church for you to join. -Frank Vonder-