It seems like with the Christian belief system, when a loved one dies, you'll only miss each other for a few years before an ultimate reunion. So why then are Christians every but as distraught as us atheists when loved ones die?
2006-12-05 12:43:39 · 29 answers · asked by STFU Dude 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
For that matter, if you re-marry when your wife does, what's the arrangement in Heaven?
2006-12-05 12:45:45 · update #1
Wow. Great question. I am an atheist as well but I think that it is natural to grieve no matter what your religion. Death is real and religion is a concept. It is difficult to imagine an afterlife when you really have no idea what that unknown is. You have faith that you will meet up with that loved one, but you don't know that you will for sure.
2006-12-05 12:49:44 · answer #1 · answered by Pappa Poopy 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
First of all, if an atheist is a true atheist, then why does it matter if a christian grieves for a loved one? Second, If that loved one had never received Christ in their heart by faith in that which is not tangible to the sight, then that would be why a Christian would grieve, because that loved one would be lost forever, and they would never meet again in the after life living once again with their Lord and Savior.
2006-12-05 20:56:33 · answer #2 · answered by Michael s 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only Marriage in Heaven is between Christ and His Body, the Church.
As for missing loved ones, the Christian Faith is not the absence of emotional attachment. Any realistic Christian can not deny the absence of a loved one anymore than anyone else.
What the promise of Christ does for us however is to bring us hope and encouragement for an eminent reunion with our loved ones.
Even in the sad circumstance of loosing a loved one for eternity to sin, the Comfort that a Loving Heavenly Father brings ultimately surpasses any pain we may suffer.
2006-12-05 20:52:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Grieving is natural state for believer and non-believer. It is still a great lose when a loved one is lost. You miss them because that part of your life has been taken away. It leave an emptiness that time lessen but never takes fully away.
Yes by faith we believe that will be with our loved ones again and that gives hope, till then the emptiness remains. Doesn't mean that I will live my life in sorrow but I do have a time for grieving.
2006-12-05 20:53:58 · answer #4 · answered by Dead Man Walking 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We are not like those who have no hope. In Christ, our future is full of His promises and we are promised victory over death and the grave!
1 Thessalonians 4:13: But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
1 Corinthians 15:54-55: So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
Certainly, grief and sorrow are natural emotions that we all experience when we lose someone or something and it is not wrong to feel it at the time a loss or tragedy occurs. However, it is wrong to embrace these emotions as Christians. Just like it is not wrong to feel fear when we are in danger; however, it is wrong to embrace fear because it will destroy our faith. We must not embrace grief either, as the above scripture tells us to "sorrow not."
2006-12-05 21:53:17 · answer #5 · answered by Lovin' Mary's Lamb 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even God, who is gracious and loving, lets Christians greive, even for only a little while. It's a human thing. I wouldn't give a rip for a person, especially a Christian, who said, "Mom's dead and gone...so let's knock off this horsecrap, about the tears and crying, and lets go have some lunch." Is one suppose to turn off many years of loving and caring like a spigot? We know that they are "absent from the body, present with the LORD." Even Jesus wept when he heard about Lazarus' death. And he was God!
2006-12-05 20:50:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
first how can you ask that. first its not about being christian or not . its about loving that person and grieving because they are gone. have you lost a loved one before did you not grieve or cry. i am 32 years old and i lost my grandma at the age of 14 i definitaley did NOT consider myself christian then and i grieved alot and for a long time. i loved my grandma. she will always be in me heart. i still grieve for her around the holidays mostly. so it matters not in your religion
2006-12-05 20:49:50 · answer #7 · answered by candy cane 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We are to rejoice when someone goes to be with the Lord, but it is only natural to mourn a passing of a loved one. Obviously you must not have lost anyone close to you yet. You will understand GUARANTEED.
There is no marriage in Heaven. If you want answers, READ THE BIBLE.
2006-12-05 20:52:21 · answer #8 · answered by blaze 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I grieve because the old relationship. It is similar when your kid goes to college or enters marriage with their spouse. As a parent, you grieve that wonderful old memories and moments. I realize that they will be fine, and it is normal for them to leave, but I still miss the wonderful times we had, and wish they could continue forever.
God Bless.
2006-12-05 20:55:26 · answer #9 · answered by Lives7 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is okay to mourn the physical loss of your loved one. But as a Christian, you also rejoice that they are out of pain and with their Heavenly Father.
In regard to remarrying after one partner dies, the Bible says that's okay. It's just divorcing and remarrying while your former spouse is alive that there is a problem. The Bible considers that adultry.
2006-12-05 20:51:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋