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Podcast: The Way Church Iloilo
Episode: To Live is Christ and To Die is Gain
Description: In this sermon by Ps. Charisse, it centers on Philippians 1:20–21, explaining that “to die is gain” is true only for those whose life is in Christ, not for merely noble causes, and rejects praying for the dead, purgatory, suicide, or escapism. It emphasizes that the Greek sense is “the living Christ,” meaning Christ is not an addition but the essence of identity, purpose, direction, and endurance, illustrated by Paul’s imprisonment, his Damascus Road encounter, and Galatians 2:20. Death is defined as separation and “gain” as profit because it brings immediate presence with Christ, while believers must steward sacred, God-owned...