In this sermon Autopsy of a Dead Life, One would think that the title of today’s message is an oxymoron … “DEAD LIFE.” Is that a self-contradicting phrase? Sadly, when it comes to spiritual matters, it is an accurate diagnosis of mankind. You see, every person who has not had the experience of Biblical salvation is “DEAD WHILE THEY LIVE” because only the outer part of them (mind and body) is alive! Their spirit is dead, alienated from God because of sin. And unless they make a choice to change it, this is an eternal condition! Since the spirit is dead, the soul (mind) is now in charge. Led only by their intellect, emotions and will, such a person cannot understand spiritual concepts, for they are foreign to them. Their body becomes merely a tool for acting out their lusts and passions. They are merely “MORTAL,” which means “death-doomed” or “Satan-ruled.” And they are in serious trouble with God!