Posted on 08/13/2005 4:23:35 PM PDT by hiho hiho
We want Christians funerals because we want to pray for the soul of the dead.
True true, people can be saved on their deathbed.
The Bible says when the books are opened, those whose names are not found in the Lamb's Book of Life will be cast into the lake of fire for eternal punishment. Makes me think it's worth my time to seek Him and make sure I know Him and am known by Him, now, during the course of my lifetime, rather than putting it off till the end of my life.
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Without faith it is impossible to please God.
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But, whew, waiting till my deathbed to call on Jesus is not a gamble I would want to take, as some are killed unexpectedly and instantly, so might not have time to say, "Save me, Jesus".
**And in the USA, I hear more and more of those who have NO funeral. None whatsoever. I guess the fam just tends to the remains in the manner of their choice. Tells the undertaker what cemetery the plot's in for burial. OR,
Runs by the funeral home and picks up the ashes, takes them home, sets them on a shelf somewhere.**
The most loving man in history said, "Let the dead bury their dead".
Yes, Jesus Christ said those words. That's some tough love.
"Why Secular people still want Christian Funerals"
Sorry, but it's too late.
I am curious about the christian's response to those questions.
The desire for God is written in the human heart, because man is created by God and for God; and God never ceases to draw man to himself. Only in God will he find the truth and happiness he never stops searching for:
But the crux is that most of these secular people are not Christians in the sense that they had not accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour when they died. One you die there is no second chance. Why should we give them Christian funerals when they did not believe when they were in this world?
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God is alive and well :)
Althought I think the Bible clear on God's sovereignty over the salvation of all men, I think we have to be careful of being overpresumptuous. There is no doubt in my mind that Hitler is in hell (Neale Donald Walsh notwithstanding) and that Bin Laden is well on his way if he's not there already. But I wonder sometimes how few Christians pray for men such as these, that God might make of them a display of His incomparable grace and mercy. Given what Saul of Tarsus did in relentless persecution of saints, and the mighty way that God used Him after, I always hold out hope that such examples of God's abundant grace will continue to shine forth on a grand scale in this day and age.
this is the weirdest thing I have ever heard of. Why on earth would a person want a Christian funeral when they spurned the entire idea while they were healthy and could do anything for God and the furtherance of His kingdone.This is the untimate in selfishness.
this is the weirdest thing I have ever heard of. Why on earth would a person want a Christian funeral when they spurned the entire idea while they were healthy and could do anything for God and the furtherance of His kingdone.This is the untimate in selfishness.
I am actually not really surprised at this. It certainly reveals even more about mankind and how much sin has affected him. It is not as if they do not know God at all, but instead "they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened." Just like so many in our culture today.....they want the benefits without the responsibilities.
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