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Death and after

Death and after. A summary of Christian teaching. OCR GCSE Unit 4 Part 2: Funerals. Christian beliefs. There is life above and beyond our physical, animal, existence.

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Death and after

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  1. Death and after A summary of Christian teaching. OCR GCSE Unit 4 Part 2: Funerals

  2. Christian beliefs • There is life above and beyond our physical, animal, existence. • God made people free to choose how they live. Those that choose to live good, caring, lives will be rewarded “in the life to come”. Those that choose not to care about others are choosing a way that will cut them off from God. • Heaven, hell and purgatory may be described as “places” but these can be explained metaphorically. • Everybody will, somehow, “rise from the dead”.

  3. Why have a Christian funeral? A Christian funeral expresses these beliefs in relation to the deceased person. The funeral may be more important for the surviving relatives and friends than for the deceased person, as it gives an opportunity to express their grief, their good memories, and perhaps their anger or disappointment. Witnessing the burial or cremation is an important step in realising that the person has actually died.

  4. The purpose of a funeral “Life is changed, not taken away.” A funeral expresses the Christian belief that death is not the end but a step into new life. A funeral is an opportunity for the relatives and friends to express their grief. A funeral is an opportunity to pray for the deceased person, and to ask God to forgive any wrong that he or she has done during their life. A funeral is not just for “good” people. Having a funeral in church is not an indication that the church – or the people present – approved of the life of the deceased.

  5. The service Christians are sometimes buried, sometimes cremated. The funeral reminds Christians that one day they will be raised to life with Jesus. The priest or minister says that “God gave life and God takes it away.”(Job) The service consists of Bible readings, prayers, hymns. Usually someone gives a talk about the deceased. The service may be short and quiet, or a very grand and elaborate, depending on the person and the wishes of the relatives. Sometimes the service includes a celebration of Holy Communion (the Mass or the Eucharist) to show that the deceased was part of this Christian community.

  6. Bible readings used at funerals John 11:25“Jesus said, I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, even though he dies, shall live…” Job 19:25-27“I know that my Redeemer lives… And after my body has been destroyed … I will see God. I will see him with my own eyes.” Psalm 23“The Lord is my shepherd ...”

  7. “The Committal” A burial ends with the coffin being “committed” to the earth with the words : “We commit his/her body to the ground: earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust, in the sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life”. A person who loses a loved one is said to be bereaved. This means that they are deprived of the close relationship that they used to have. Seeing their loved one buried or cremated helps them to come to terms with their loss.

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