kappazei
Puritan Board Freshman
If I could, I'd like some advice on dealing with the death of a non-believing relative. He never confessed Christ during his life nor at his deathbed, although he did pre arrange to have a minister present upon his death and he was semi conscious as I spoke scripture to him and urged him to turn to God. (apparently, the hospital chaplain was a realy tactless jerk when they prounounced my brother-in-law as dead the first time)
The relatives all know I'm an evangelical believer.
They know I believe that people who don't believe in Christ go to hell.
The widow let my wife and I do the 'last rites', where I assured them that God knows how much they loved him and that God is good and can be counted on to do the right thing with my brother-in-law's soul.
Those present as we prayed appreciated it.
The widow is adamant that he was always a good man and that her influence on him only brought out the good in him. (He bacame a considerably kinder man after he met his present wife)
I also posted something on fb which was considered to be fairly disrespectful to his memory so soon after his death, so I'm in their bad books right now.
So what do I say to them now?
The relatives all know I'm an evangelical believer.
They know I believe that people who don't believe in Christ go to hell.
The widow let my wife and I do the 'last rites', where I assured them that God knows how much they loved him and that God is good and can be counted on to do the right thing with my brother-in-law's soul.
Those present as we prayed appreciated it.
The widow is adamant that he was always a good man and that her influence on him only brought out the good in him. (He bacame a considerably kinder man after he met his present wife)
I also posted something on fb which was considered to be fairly disrespectful to his memory so soon after his death, so I'm in their bad books right now.
So what do I say to them now?