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1 | can we pray for people after they died | Bible general Archive 1 | Hugger | 2390 | ||
If the Holy Spirit leads you to pray for someone who has died, far be it from me to tell you not to. I have not been so led myself but that doesn't mean it hasn't ever happened with others. I do not believe there is any scriptural basis for praying for the dead. As in a previous post on the subject you can check that out. But again, I would not hinder someone from praying for someone who has died. The Lord has His purposes for how He leads us to pray. God bless and keep you in Spirit and Truth. Hugger | ||||||
2 | can we pray for people after they died | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 2397 | ||
Praying for the dead is, unless I am much mistaken, largely a doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church. I know of no Scripture that either espouses the practice or specifically condemns it. (But see Hebrews 9:27) Being a Protestant, I'd never engaged in the practice nor given it a second thought until, in 1989, we lost our youngest son in a car accident. In what may well have been a presumptuous prayer, I asked God to be good to our son and to take care of him. My heart was broken, I was devastated, and I felt then and feel still that somehow God heard and understood. After all, who but He knows better the agony of losing a Son? | ||||||
3 | can we pray for people after they died | Bible general Archive 1 | Hugger | 2398 | ||
Amen Hank...and I am so sorry for you loss. ((((((((Hank and family))))))))) Those are cyberhugs from a Hugger |
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4 | can we pray for people after they died | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 2408 | ||
Thanks, Hugger. Cyberhugs, after all, are better than no hugs at all! You know, God does indeed work in mysterious ways. At the time our son died, I could see nothing but darkness. Now, some 12 years later, God has not only long since healed the wound but has in countless ways led me to be able to minister to those who have sustained the grievous loss of a child. Before the tragedy the best my wife and I could do was to try to extend our sympathy to those who had experienced a loss of a loved one. Having been there and walked in those shoes, we are able to say with feeling and conviction, "We KNOW how you feel." | ||||||