The term "fatally" refers to something that leads to death or has deadly consequences. In the context of the Bible, the concept of fatality is often associated with sin, judgment, and the ultimate consequence of death. The Bible presents death as both a physical and spiritual reality, resulting from the fall of humanity and the entrance of sin into the world.

Sin and Death

The Bible teaches that death entered the world through sin. In Romans 5:12 , it is written, "Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned." This passage highlights the fatal consequence of Adam's disobedience, which brought sin and death into the human experience.

Spiritual Death

Beyond physical death, the Bible speaks of spiritual death as a separation from God. Ephesians 2:1 states, "As for you, you were dead in your trespasses and sins." This spiritual death is a result of living in sin and being alienated from the life of God. The fatal nature of sin is not only in its ability to bring about physical death but also in its capacity to separate individuals from God eternally.

Judgment and Eternal Consequences

The Bible warns of the fatal consequences of sin in terms of eternal judgment. Revelation 20:14-15 describes the final judgment: "Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the lake of fire. And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire." This passage underscores the ultimate fatality of rejecting God's salvation, leading to eternal separation from Him.

Redemption and Victory Over Death

Despite the fatal consequences of sin, the Bible offers hope through Jesus Christ. Romans 6:23 declares, "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." Through His death and resurrection, Jesus conquered the fatal power of sin and death, offering eternal life to those who believe in Him.

The Role of Faith

Faith in Jesus Christ is presented as the means by which individuals can escape the fatal consequences of sin. John 11:25-26 records Jesus' words: "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die." This promise assures believers of victory over both physical and spiritual death.

Conclusion

The concept of "fatally" in the Bible is intricately linked to the themes of sin, death, and redemption. While sin leads to fatal consequences, the redemptive work of Jesus Christ provides a pathway to eternal life, overcoming the fatality of sin and death for those who place their faith in Him.1. (adv.) In a manner proceeding from, or determined by, fate.

2. (adv.) In a manner issuing in death or ruin; mortally; destructively; as, fatally deceived or wounded.

3960. patasso -- to beat (of the heart), to strike
... smite, strike. Probably prolongation from paio; to knock (gently or with a weapon
or fatally) -- smite, strike. Compare tupto. see GREEK paio. see GREEK tupto. ...
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A Threefold Thought of Sin and Forgiveness
... the assertion of my own individuality and my own will, and therefore in separation
from His will, is, considered in reference to myself, my fatally missing the ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture j/a threefold thought of sin.htm

Appendix i. Pericope De Adultera.
... story is scarcely intelligible. These twelve disputed verses, so far from
fatally interrupting the course of St. John's Gospel, if ...
/.../appendix i pericope de adultera.htm

Preparing to Depart
... There may be some such here. They may know that they have about them a disease
which, in all probability, will terminate fatally and suddenly. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 54 1908/preparing to depart.htm

Christ's Work of Destruction and Deliverance. Rev. John H. James.
... ransom for many." It is therefore evident that the theology which magnifies the
incarnation at the expense of the atonement is fundamentally, fatally defective ...
/.../the wesleyan methodist pulpit in malvern/christs work of destruction and.htm

The Way of Transgressors.
... "You only say that to alarm me.". "Not so, my child; I know your constitution, and
know how fatally the exposure of a night like this may affect you.". ...
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The Scaffolding Left in the Body
... of the Apes. This simple circumstance has told almost fatally against the
wide acceptance of the theory of Descent. There is just ...
/.../the lowell lectures on the ascent of man/chapter ii the scaffolding left.htm

Faith an Assurance and a Proof.
... statement"that the good news of eternal salvation on the sole condition of trust
in Christ is one of the easiest of all true doctrines to be fatally abused. ...
/.../chapter x faith an assurance.htm

The Careless Sinner Awakened.
... 1. SHAMEFULLY and fatally as religion is neglected in the world, yet, blessed be
God, it has some sincere disciples, children of wisdom, by whom even in this ...
/.../chapter ii the careless sinner.htm

The Ordinances of the New Testament.
... was forty days after his resurrection, such teachers are driven from this position,
and to substantiate their doctrine they flee to a more fatally exposed one ...
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How we Should Learn to Die, and of the Nature of an Unprovided
... Death I hear thus fatally speaking within me: Neither learning, nor money, nor friends
can avail thee; thou art mine by right. Alas, and must it be so? ...
/.../suso/a little book of eternal wisdom/chapter xxi how we should.htm

Fatally (2 Occurrences)
... 2. (adv.) In a manner issuing in death or ruin; mortally; destructively; as, fatally
deceived or wounded. Multi-Version Concordance Fatally (2 Occurrences). ...
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Fatal (5 Occurrences)
... (WEY). Revelation 13:3 One of his heads looked like it had been wounded fatally.
His fatal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled at the beast. ...
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Jehu (63 Occurrences)
... arrow (9:24). The king of Judah, when trying to escape, was fatally wounded
by one of Jehu's soldiers at Beth-gan. On entering the ...
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Josiah (51 Occurrences)
... the plain of Esdraelon. Josiah went into the field in disguise, and was
fatally wounded by a random arrow. His attendants conveyed ...
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Wreck (1 Occurrence)
... 5. (n.) The remain of anything ruined or fatally injured. 6. (vt) Goods, etc.,
which, after a shipwreck, are cast upon the land by the sea. ...
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Wound (58 Occurrences)
... they give wounds. (Root in BBE RSV). Revelation 13:3 One of his heads looked
like it had been wounded fatally. His fatal wound was ...
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Wounded (114 Occurrences)
... (BBE). Revelation 13:3 One of his heads looked like it had been wounded fatally.
His fatal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled at the beast. ...
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Taxing (3 Occurrences)
... The transition is so fatally easy from presents voluntarily given to those which
are expected and finally to those which are demanded (2 Kings 16:8; compare 17 ...
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Mortal (35 Occurrences)
... 3. (a.) Fatally vulnerable; vital. 4. (a.) of or pertaining to the time of
death. 5. (a.) Affecting as if with power to kill; deathly. ...
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Sunstroke
... of the physical powers, with symptoms resembling those of apoplexy, occasioned by
exposure to excessive heat, and often terminating fatally; coup de soleil. ...
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