Why don’t Christians consider Christian funerals to be a celebration?
When a believer goes to his eternal reward and to be in Heaven with Christ forever, shouldn’t that be something to celebrate joyously?
Why then, don’t we see more celebration and joy at Christian funerals? Why are they still full of grief and mourning?
While there is sorrow at the loss, shouldn’t there be much more joy at the fact that a fellow believer – friend and family member – is in the glorious presence of God?
As a rule, you don’t see this sort of joy at Christian funerals. Why not?
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Have you not been to a New Orleans funeral? It’s quite the celebration.
People who mourn at a funeral are mourning more for themselves than for the person who died.
A sense of this person will no longer be around to live, love, and laugh with.
I was very sad when my Grandmother died. I was not sad for her going to a better place, more sad for me that I would not have her here on Earth.
Cinn =)
for some it is a celebration.
but in the human aspect they will be missed dearly
It’s a double edged sword in many ways. The bottom line is… it’s not our loved one we grieve for; we grieve for ourselves.
My mother passed away in Feb. and I felt peace, not grief, in knowing she was gone on to be with the Lord, and no longer suffering. Yes, I miss her, I think of her everyday, but not with sorrow. For I will see her again one day. If we know a loved one is a child of god then we should rejoice that they have made it home. If they are lost, then we have reason to sorrow.
Let the dead bury their dead and come and follow me.
As a rule, you don’t see that sort of joy at *anybody’s* funerals. That’s because no matter how mature we are and accepting of the inevitable, the fact is that this person who we knew and loved is not going to be there tomorrow. They’re gone. You’ve got your memories, yes, but they are gone and they’re really honestly not coming back.
People have a right to be bummed.