If it is all "in heavenly father's plan", how can any death be considered "untimely"? I've been to many services for the departed at many different churches of different religious faith and people always speak of the death as "untimely". This does not make scense...
2007-12-07 04:12:26 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
BTW, I am atheist...
2007-12-07 04:22:30 · update #1
If I'm on an airplane in the air and the pilot has an aneurysm then I would consider that untimely.
I mean that could have waited till we landed.
2007-12-07 04:30:24 · answer #1 · answered by sexmagnet 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
'Death' like birth is in Heavenly Father's Plan and presumably both occur at just the right time.But social norms are different from spiritual,even philosophical truths.But not all deaths are called 'untimely'.In future attend the services for the ones past ninety or those that had been crying for death due to unbearable pain.Now you can see 'untimely' does make sense and the opposite will be nonsense!
2007-12-07 04:42:19 · answer #2 · answered by chillyoung 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a lot of paradoxes in what Christians typically believe about death. Like it was God's plan that a child should suffer a horrendous illness and die at age 3. Right. (In Matthew 18 Jesus says God never wills that child should die.) The bottom line is that it makes some people feel better and no matter how many paradoxes we point out about grief it will always cause humans to grab at whatever floats just to stay above water. Hard to confront people in that position with logical challenges, I'm more on the offer a helping hand school of thought.
2007-12-07 04:28:17 · answer #3 · answered by ledbetter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Untimely for us maybe but obviously God knows when we are going to die. Abortion is a good example of this word. A drunk driver most always survives a crash but kills the innocent, that is a good definition of this word. Ultimately God is in control but we can cut our lifes short or have somebody do it for us I believe. I do know this though, My uncle was on his death bed, with all the family around him, and suddenly he raised up in bed, pointed towards the door and said, look a there, there he comes, and fell over dead, and that is a fact. The Bible says to be absent from the Body is to be present with the Lord, and you had better believe thats whats going to happen. For the saved, you will stay in Paradise, for the unsaved, you will be ushered into a fiery pit. I will choose paradise, will you??
2007-12-07 04:31:17 · answer #4 · answered by victor 7707 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it doesn't feel right in the natural order of things. It was untimely when my child died because parents aren't supposed to bury their children, the children are supposed to bury the parents. But I did wonder when a young woman said, "I can't believe in a loving God that would let my grandmother die; she was only 95." That sounds pretty good to me, but to her, it was her granny, so it was still untimely.
2007-12-07 04:23:23 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a way to comfort those who remain, basically. An "untimely death" usually refers to those who are either quite young, or died suddenly -- as opposed to a death that was anticipated due to a lengthy illness. Though we are never quite "ready" to say goodbye in any case, we are even less so when a loved one is with us one day and gone the next without warning. But you are correct in that the timing is not on our schedule.
2007-12-07 04:26:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
As humans we have a concept that if one doesn't live to a ripe old age that it's a bad thing. An "untimely" death is simply a human idea springing from that notion. In God's eyes it's right when it was supposed to happen.
2007-12-07 04:24:08 · answer #7 · answered by stpolycarp77 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Just because God has a plan for us, it doesn't mean we will follow it. When a life begins, God does have a plan for that life. Peoples free will comes into play. Perhaps God had a plan for a certain baby to find a cure for cancer.....but the mothers free will aborted that baby at 2 months developed. Maybe a certain persons "life plan" was to be a successful evangelist who led many to Christ, but this person didn't follow Gods plan....and died of a drug overdose at 17. We can not always know the plan God has for us. But, we can pray for the knowledge to follow his will. Many people who know their death is near are at extreme peace about it. Because first they will be in a better place. And secondly, they feel the serenity of knowing they fulfilled their lives according to Gods will. Those who are apprehensive about death....are so due to the fact that they took a wrong turn on Gods road map and haven't yet gotten back on track.
2007-12-07 04:28:28 · answer #8 · answered by Ma 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Untimely according to man's plan. Not God's plan. Good question though.
2007-12-07 04:25:45 · answer #9 · answered by Googler 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
God does not predestin anyones death. Because we are imperfect we die. The Bible says Ecc. 9: 11-12"... nor do even those having knowledge have the favor; because TIME AND UNFORSEEN OCCURRENCE BEFALL THEM ALL..."
James 1:13 "When under trial, let no one say: “I am being tried by God.” For with evil things God cannot be tried nor does he himself try anyone."
1 Cor 15: 25-26Â "For he must rule as king until [God] has put all enemies under his feet. Â As the last ENEMY, death is to be brought to nothing."
2007-12-07 04:29:36 · answer #10 · answered by Earthgirl1914 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋