What does the Bible say about aging/growing old? Question: "What
does the Bible say about aging/growing old?" Logos Bible
Software and Rethinking Retirement: Finishing Life for the Glory
of Christ by John Piper. The Bible presents growing old as a
normal, natural part of life in this world. There is honor
involved in the aging process, because growing old is normally
accompanied by increased wisdom and experience. “Gray hair is a
crown of splendor; it is attained by a righteous life” (Proverbs
16:31; see also Proverbs 20:29). God wants us to remember that
life is short (James 4:14) and that the beauty of youth is soon
gone (Proverbs 31:30; 1 Peter 1:24). Ultimately, the question of
growing old cannot be separated from the question of the meaning
of life and the concept of the legacy we leave. In the book of
Ecclesiastes, Solomon provides a sagacious look at aging and the
issues related to it. We are born with a natural tendency to
“live for the moment,” but the ultimate futility of that
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