### 42. Q. Since Christ has died for us, why do we still have to die?

**A**. Our death is not a payment for our sins,<sup>1</sup> but only a dying to sins and an entering into eternal life.<sup>2</sup>

<sup>1</sup> [Ps. 49:7](/get-passage/Psalms+49:7)
<sup>2</sup> [John 5:24](/get-passage/John+5:24); [Phil. 1:21-23](/get-passage/Philippians+1:21-23); [1 Thess. 5:9-10](/get-passage/1+Thessalonians+5:9-10)