2007-10-25 03:36:35 · 36 answers · asked by musclemansix 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I am a Christian. I will answer from my viewpoint. There is no doubt to me that when I die I will go to Heaven. There is no doubt to me that whomever is a born again Christian who has given their life to Christ will be in Heaven. If they are unsaved then it's really sad when they die....and that will certainly prolong the grief process.
I know people who are Christians who grieve in ways I think are weird since they KNOW where a saved person goes. I think there is something wrong with their walk with the Lord for them to grieve in an extreme way. (if what you are asking about is that case)
For myself and the majority of Christians, we do know we will see a saved person again...it doesn't stop us from missing them or wishing for a little more time with them. It's still the same range of emotions as for non-Christians.
The difference should be that the Christian is able to put their grief to rest after a time and not lose their peace over a death.
All of that is also going to depend on who dies...if it is a child or parent....
I know my uncle whom I dearly loved died 6 years ago...I miss him still. I know I will see him one day... It does not wreck my life to miss him, but my heart still wants to hug him one more time.
I have a friend whos baby died of SIDS at 8 weeks old. She went thru heartache for a long time. She did not lose her faith in God. The loss of a child is terrible and any mother would miss that child forever. She has two more children, she is a good Christian lady, she has not let her first child's death take over her life.
Grief is different for everyone.
2007-10-25 04:18:36 · answer #1 · answered by Kathy S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We grieve at our loss. There may be things we wanted to say and didn't. Perhaps we did not spend as much time as we should have because we were simply too busy. Then when the person is gone we realize that nothing was more important than the time we lost with that loved one.
There is an emptiness that is left when you lose someone you love. As humans it is so hard to focus on the fact that someday you will be reunited when today they are gone. Even with our beliefs it is still so final. It does not mean we don't believe it is just human nature.
2007-10-25 03:51:13 · answer #2 · answered by keoh6 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A simple loss of a loved one, can deprive you of a lot more than the loved ones prescence. Coming to knowledge that we will see them again one day does bring comfort. I guess some Christians just don't come to that realization. You know think about eternal things and not temporal. Some just don't see it the way you and I do.
2007-10-25 03:47:57 · answer #3 · answered by Ed 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we're human and there's nothing wrong with grieving over the loss of a family member.
2007-10-25 03:40:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I don't think only christians grieve over loved ones that pass on, I think everyone that loves, experience sorrow; but to answer your question; I grieve over a loved one that passes because I am human and I was created, with many emotions, and sorrow is one of them, along with love. Not everyone will gain everlasting life, that is an individual reward that comes from our Heavenly Father when we acquire accurate knowledge of Truth from His Word, the Bible, and apply this Truth to our daily life, and help spread the good news of His Kingdom, and remain faithful to Him until the end.
People can live right, but it doesn't mean that they lived their life faithful to God. This is why I cherish all my loved ones while I have them here, because I am not blinding myself to the reality that not all of the people we care about will make it. Only God knows which of us will make it, because He is the only One that truly knows our hearts.
2007-10-25 03:58:55 · answer #5 · answered by Admeta 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same reason you grieve when a loved one is moving far away. You miss them even if you know they will be better off.
It's human nature to miss those we care about whether they die or just move away.
I knew my mother was going to a better place but I still miss her terribly. I wish we could have gone together but I know she will be keeping an eye on me and holding a spot for me.
2007-10-25 03:41:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's not a fair question.
I'm not a Christian, yet I grieve when I loose a loved one, simply because I miss them. I know I will see them again someday, but I can still be sad they are not with me now.
2007-10-25 03:40:12 · answer #7 · answered by Maeve 4 · 6⤊ 0⤋
We are grieving over the loss of them in the here and now.
2007-10-25 03:39:46 · answer #8 · answered by kj 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
You ever listen to a Christian funeral service? There isn't much comfort to be found in the ones I have heard. Grieving is a normal, integral part of the human experience,
2007-10-25 03:42:29 · answer #9 · answered by tuswecaoyate 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because unless you have an absolute faith in the will of Christ, there's just a twinge of doubt there. That's where fear comes from. There's the small chance (in your mind) you won't see them again.
Also, probably more common, seeing them later doesn't help you now. You grieve because you know you'll have to spend the rest of your life on earth without that person.
2007-10-25 03:41:50 · answer #10 · answered by Danny-R 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋