2007-08-08 09:32:37 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I presume you refer to Matthew 8:21,22; "...another of the disciples said to Him, Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father. But Jesus said to him, Follow Me, and allow the dead to bury their own dead.” ie - leave the spiritually dead to bury the physically dead. This said to the disciple that commitment to Christ came first.
2007-08-14 12:10:26 · answer #1 · answered by cheir 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's let the dead past bury the dead.
2007-08-16 15:37:10 · answer #2 · answered by phlada64 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is mainly to comfort the bereaved. A bereaved person's grief and loss can be insurmountable without the help of friends and loved ones even though we know we shall meet again in the presence of the Lord.
2007-08-09 09:40:35 · answer #3 · answered by jael 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was referring to the dead in Spirit.
2007-08-16 15:17:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because that is a bull$hit statement. Funerals are for the living not for the dead.
2007-08-08 16:35:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
i dont think you are totally understanding what you are trying to quote, go back and read it again...........plus, we all go to funerals for the same reason i suppose, to say goodbye, to the let the families know that we cared, and closure.........doesnt matter what you believe, we all go thru it, there is no avoiding it, just deal with it
2007-08-16 16:12:23 · answer #6 · answered by IT'S ME AGAIN 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Let the dead bury the dead"
"The blind leading the blind."
Dead in Spirit.
2007-08-16 15:52:49 · answer #7 · answered by jenny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that saying is about revenge....
and i (as an atheist) attend funerals to honor that person and my memories with them. it also provides closure
2007-08-08 16:36:17 · answer #8 · answered by azelle.badelle 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋