i don't know what i mean. can we sing "i love you lord" if someone close to us suddenly died? or how do we go about to getting there? i assume that would make us more like jesus?
Should you not love the Lord if somebody close to you dies?
Don't most religious funeral services include a few hymns? Would that be considered worshipping?
I think you can worship about death, because your love for Christ should not be diminshed. However, I do no think it would be wrong to take some time to grieve and mourn. After all, Jesus mourned the death of Lazarus.
There are appropriate actions for different situations, and maybe worshipping would not be appropriate during the grieving period.
well, i guess might be the only who can answer that... right now.
the truth is that for me - it was a mix of grief, relief and love for God. i wish it was as easy as segmenting out a time to grieve and then a time to celebrate. but it's all mixed in together. my mom loved Jesus... i'll get to see her. but at the same time she's not here. and that's terrible. i miss her dearly.
but there's the mercy of God that we experienced too. and a true sense of God orchestrating things in a way that was best. i was more than able to worship that day... was able to see a bit of his goodness in it all.
i'm sure it's different for different people... and feel no need to supply a theological discourse on it. the matters of the heart aren't always so easily explained. but simply said - worship? yes...
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definitely maybe
nate... what exactly do you mean?
i don't know what i mean. can we sing "i love you lord" if someone close to us suddenly died? or how do we go about to getting there? i assume that would make us more like jesus?
Should you not love the Lord if somebody close to you dies?
Don't most religious funeral services include a few hymns? Would that be considered worshipping?
I think you can worship about death, because your love for Christ should not be diminshed. However, I do no think it would be wrong to take some time to grieve and mourn. After all, Jesus mourned the death of Lazarus.
There are appropriate actions for different situations, and maybe worshipping would not be appropriate during the grieving period.
well, i guess might be the only who can answer that... right now.
the truth is that for me - it was a mix of grief, relief and love for God. i wish it was as easy as segmenting out a time to grieve and then a time to celebrate. but it's all mixed in together. my mom loved Jesus... i'll get to see her. but at the same time she's not here. and that's terrible. i miss her dearly.
but there's the mercy of God that we experienced too. and a true sense of God orchestrating things in a way that was best. i was more than able to worship that day... was able to see a bit of his goodness in it all.
i'm sure it's different for different people... and feel no need to supply a theological discourse on it. the matters of the heart aren't always so easily explained. but simply said - worship? yes...
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