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To: kosta50
And when a person dies, do Calvinists say "Thank you Lord" and jump from joy?

When a christian dies, yes. My faith-filled father was suffering and I gave thanks when he died. His death was a blessing. The joy will come when I am with him again in paradise.

7,325 posted on 09/27/2007 8:21:57 AM PDT by suzyjaruki (Why?)
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To: suzyjaruki

Having buried three friends in the last month, all of them Christian, and being activly involved with the memorial services, I can say, undeniably, that we shout for joy in the midst of our sorrow.


7,329 posted on 09/27/2007 9:13:04 AM PDT by irishtenor (There is no "I" in team, but there are two in IDIOT.)
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To: suzyjaruki
My faith-filled father was suffering and I gave thanks when he died. His death was a blessing

The operant word in your statement is suffering.  Would you feel the same "joy" at the death of your five year-old child, or a 25 year-old spouse, or both middle-age parents who are not suffering?

Funny thing is, despite attempts by Protestants to sugar-coat the issue, Christian people don't act happy at funerals. Pharisees come to mind.

7,434 posted on 09/27/2007 5:45:19 PM PDT by kosta50 (Eastern Orthodoxy is pure Christianity)
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