Comments on: Funeral http://www.clarkecomments.com/archives/funeral/ Clarke comments on the Restoration Movement and the Church of Christ. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:10:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: Denise http://www.clarkecomments.com/archives/funeral/#comment-901 Fri, 31 Mar 2006 22:04:45 +0000 http://www.clarkecomments.com/archives/funeral/#comment-901 Dear Clarke, It is a terrible pain to have at a funeral. Even if you did try to talk to the person, one can't help wondering if enough was said. I think it does make us try harder with others. We know that God offered her chances in some kind of way, as He is not willing that any should perish. I think about how we all would rush to prevent someone from killing/injuring themselves, but hardly take their souls that seriously. Some are reluctant to teach people whose parents are deceased - because of being afraid the person would become angry, believing you are condemning their parent to hell. I once asked a preacher about this, and he said that in those cases, he tells the student, "God will judge the situation, but if your parent is indeed suffering, they would want you to be saved from that." I haven't been in a situation to need that advice yet, but I think it sounds good. Hope I didn't make you feel worse. :) Denise Dear Clarke,
It is a terrible pain to have at a funeral. Even if you did try to talk to the person, one can’t help wondering if enough was said. I think it does make us try harder with others. We know that God offered her chances in some kind of way, as He is not willing that any should perish.
I think about how we all would rush to prevent someone from killing/injuring themselves, but hardly take their souls that seriously.
Some are reluctant to teach people whose parents are deceased - because of being afraid the person would become angry, believing you are condemning their parent to hell. I once asked a preacher about this, and he said that in those cases, he tells the student, “God will judge the situation, but if your parent is indeed suffering, they would want you to be saved from that.” I haven’t been in a situation to need that advice yet, but I think it sounds good.
Hope I didn’t make you feel worse. :)

Denise

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