conquering death by death

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conquering death by death

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I have a feeble grasp of the meaning of the liturgical phrase: "conquered death by death."

Please explain.

See:
http://cantuar.blogspot.com/2006/02/mus ... ve-in.html

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Post by 尼古拉前执事 »

Christ lived and died as a man so that we as man could achieve immortal life. This is what this means.

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