Death
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- "Death is not a punishment for sin. If death were a punishment, then we would have to ask why Christ, the sinless man, had to die? Death is a consequence of sin. If you tell a child, 'Do not poke your finger in the electrical outlet, or you will die,' and the child sticks his finger in the outlet, and is killed, death is not a punishment from the parent. Saying, 'you will die', is a warning. In the same way, God said to Adam and Eve, that if they ate the fruit, they would die... Death is actually a mercy given to us by God. Death brings about an end to our sin. Otherwise, we would go on sinning forever, and be separated from God for eternity." Bishop BASIL (Essey), Bishop of Wichita and the Antiochian Diocese of Mid-America, on the occasion of the funeral of Sbdcn John Dutcher, 11 August, 2008.
- "A person who does not know God is like a lamp which has been unplugged. You can change the light bulb as often as you like until our Lord returns; turn the switch as many times as you wish; but the light will not come on unless the lamp is plugged into it's source of power. In the same way, we must be 'plugged in' to Him who gives us life, that is God, our creator."
