Christian funerals can be too happy
Posted on June 14, 2016
Filed under Theology
“Have you ever felt guilty for experiencing grief?
It might seem like a strange question — why would you feel guilty for grieving? But sometimes Christians do feel guilty, precisely because we believe in Jesus. Belief in Jesus, so it is thought, should remove any reason for grief. Jesus loves me. Jesus died for me. Jesus is in control. Jesus raises the dead.
With such beliefs, how could any real Christian give in to grief?…”
– At Desiring God, former Moore College lecturer Constantine Campbell reminds us that it’s OK to grieve.
What we believe
The message at the heart of Christianity is really quite simple…