Scripture defines my theology, but it appears (?) that your theology defines how you understand scripture. How would you interpret the following passage from 1 Corinthians 15?
3. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4. And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
This plainly states that Christ, e.g. Jesus, died. There are many more passages in the NT, such as this testimony of Jesus himself in Revelation 1:18 -
18I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
How can you say, and back with scripture, Jesus did not die?
We think of ALL human beings as having an everlasting soul created for a heavenly use. That's our essence -- who we are. It never dies. The Lord is Divine and Wisdom and in the spiritual world, He is seen as it's sun, giving off heat (good) and light (truth).
This world has a sun of fire where things of the vegetable and animal kingdoms die. Our bodies here are just shells for our everlasting souls. These shells will die but that is not who we are. We are spiritual beings.
We resurrect leaving earthly remains, which we consider "dying". The Lord did not resurrect leaving a body behind -- that's why I make the distinction.