Why Do You Fear Death?
People who have no assurance of their salvation fear death. I know, since I was afraid of death before I put my faith in Jesus Christ. If there is no God, then death would be merely a ceasing of existence, with nothing to fear. However, if Christianity is true, then those who do not believe should fear death, since the fate of believers and non-believers is quite different.
The consistency of the physical laws of the universe are reflection of God's unchangeable and righteous nature.1 In order to be consistent and righteous, God must judge every behavior that is not consistent with His. Therefore, any ungodly behavior must be judged and condemned by God in order for Him to retain His righteousness. A common myth is that God "grades on the curve" and "as long as I behave better than most people, He will allow me into heaven." God's righteousness is absolute, not relative.
All spiritual creatures (God Himself, angels, and humans) recognize that their spirits are eternal and that they will go through judgment of God, based upon their adherence to the laws of God. The Bible says that knowledge of God's existence and the eternal nature of the human spirit has been revealed to all people:
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end (Ecclesiastes 3:11, italics added).
If you fear death, yet believe that God does not exist, then you are being irrational. Then again, maybe you know that death is not the end of your existence. Are you ready to die?
¿Por qué le Tiene Miedo a la Muerte?
Related Resources 
Eternity
in their Hearts by Don Richardson
Don Richardson presents documented evidence from hundreds of
primitive cultures from around the world that God, indeed, has put
eternity into the hearts of men.
References
- And the heavens proclaim His righteousness, for God
Himself is judge. Selah (Psalms 50:6)
The heavens proclaim His righteousness, and all the peoples see His glory. (Psalms 97:6)
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