There are things worse than dying. I do not know how many times I have sung the words, "O let me never, never/ Outlive my love for Thee," but I mean them. I would rather die than end up unfaithful to my wife; I would rather die than deny by a profligate life what I have taught in my books; I would rather die than deny or disown the gospel. God knows there are many things in my past of which I am deeply ashamed; I would not want such shame to multiply and bring dishonor to Christ in years to come. There are worse things than dying.
- D.A. Carson,
How Long O Lord? - Reflections on Suffering and Evil, p. 107
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