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A condition in this life of alienation from God because of sin. It leads ultimately to the “second death”, the permanent separation of unbelievers from God.
Spiritual death means alienation from God in this life
Ephesians 2:1-3; Colossians 1:21 See also Matthew 8:22; Romans 6:23; Colossians 2:13
Spiritual death is a result of Adam's sin
Romans 5:15-16 See also Romans 5:12
Symptoms of spiritual death
Spiritual ignorance
Matthew 4:16; Isaiah 9:2; Luke 1:79; Ephesians 5:8
A mind controlled by the sinful nature
Romans 8:5-8 See also Proverbs 8:36; Proverbs 14:12; Proverbs 16:25; Proverbs 21:16; Ephesians 4:18
Unbelief
John 3:36; 1 John 5:12
Living in sinful pleasures
Luke 15:13; 1 Timothy 5:6
Acting in ways that lead to death
Hebrews 6:1; Hebrews 9:14
Spiritual death leads ultimately to the “second death”
Revelation 2:11; Revelation 20:6,14; Revelation 21:8
A church may be spiritually dead
Revelation 3:1
Deliverance from spiritual death is only through Jesus Christ
Ephesians 2:4-5 See also Ezekiel 37:1-14; Luke 15:24,32; John 5:24-25; Romans 6:3-4,13
See also
2324 Christ as Saviour 5035 mind 5080 Adam 5918 pleasure 6181 ignorance 6510 salvation 8834 unbelief 9105 last things 9110 after-life 9240 last judgment