Are we in SVG attending funerals or bacchanal?
Sadly, in many cases, wining and other vulgar behaviour have also become common at funerals. Come on! Persons have lost a loved one in death, the worst enemy of mankind. 1 Corinthians 15:26. It is a very sad occasion, a time when relatives and friends mourn. Ecclesiastes 12:5. Jesus Himself demonstrated such deep sadness when He cried at the death of His friend Lazarus. John 11:35. Think of this; Jesus was going to bring Lazarus back to life, which He did later on, (John 11: 43, 44) yet He felt the strong emotional pain that death brings.
Jesus is real; He is alive in heaven and along with His Father, sees every one of us. Proverbs 15:3; Acts 7:55. So we must show respect for the occasion, even though the dead person does not know what is going on. Genesis 3:19; Ecclesiastes 3:19, 20; Ecclesiastes 9:5, 6, 10. Show respect for surviving relatives and friends. Conduct yourselves in a dignified way at all funerals. Remember, it is a FUNERAL, NOT a Bacchanal!.
Respect Please!
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