Husband's wishes:
Hello,I'm 42 & my husband is 52.We were just married for 10 years. I have been his nurse for last 18 years. He has been a quadriplegic for 28 years. He had been in an accident when...
Last Modified: 12/19/2005 06:56:15 |
spirit:
Where does your soul go when you die until Christ comes again?
Last Modified: 11/11/2005 09:17:53 |
Miscarriages:
Do babies lost through miscarriages have souls that go to heaven?
Last Modified: 10/26/2005 15:47:01 |
Praying to bring the dead back to life:
Why do we not pray to bring someone back to life--at least just as they have died? Is it a lack of faith? There are a number of instances in the Bible where the prophets/apostles...
Last Modified: 10/16/2005 13:28:28 |
Ghosts, what are they?:
I was wondering about what people may consider ghosts being either good, bad, or complacent. So I know that no one stays on the earth after they die, and I know that there are demo...
Last Modified: 06/24/2005 13:09:19 |
Death & Soul:
Jesus indicated to the thief on the cross with Him, that he would be with Jesus in paradise. Scripture also indicates the dead in Christ will rise first and then those who remain....
Last Modified: 05/13/2005 09:48:30 |
Are the dead unconscious?:
I have a question for about Ecclesiastes 9:5. It says, "For the living know that they shall die, but the dead know not anything neither have they any more a reward for the memory o...
Last Modified: 05/01/2005 15:11:30 |
Explain Death To Young Children:
My grandaughter has recently asked questions about death. What is a good approach to answer such questions to a 3-4-year-old?
Last Modified: 04/26/2005 11:28:04 |
message from God?:
My brother-in-law passed away this last week. He was married to my sister for 50 years and they had just celebrated their 50th anniversary 3 weeks ago. When my sister and niece we...
Last Modified: 04/14/2005 16:40:49 |
Death:
I was just wondering what it says in the Bible about a person who has been on life support for many years and her/his partner wants to take them off and the parents do not.
Last Modified: 04/05/2005 08:17:37 |
When we die:
I was hoping you could tell me if there is a biblical reference to believers becoming children when we go to heaven. I have heard of two instances where this was referred to. One...
Last Modified: 03/03/2005 14:01:54 |
NEAR DEATH:
The website www.near-death.com shows many examples of near death stories. What is the WELS position on whether or not these occur and are accurate accounts? The site also gives ex...
Last Modified: 08/31/2004 12:07:47 |
purgatory:
dear friends, thank you for answering my previous two questions. I reject, of course, the romanist teaching on purgatory, indulgences, "the forgotten souls in purgatory" that ne...
Last Modified: 07/30/2004 10:07:50 |
visits from deceased grandparents in dreams:
I was very close with my paternal grandparents all of my life. To make it short and sweet, I considered them dear friends, and my grandma and I would talk for hours like school gir...
Last Modified: 07/23/2004 15:51:58 |
Lazarus:
After Lazarus had died but before Jesus had resurrected him, was he in heaven? Was he then taken from heaven back to Earth? It would seen painful (an enormous understatement) to ...
Last Modified: 06/04/2004 10:54:41 |
Death of family member:
I have been a WELS member for about 50 years, but all of the rest of my family is ELCA. A cousin of mine died (was homosexual in a relationship with another man), and he would se...
Last Modified: 05/10/2004 10:50:32 |
PRAY-COMFORT US IN OUR GRIEF:
IN THE PRAYER COMFORT US IN OUR GRieF THERE IS A LINE: He would return, raise our bodies from the grave, and take us home to heaven MY QUESTIONS. WHAT HAPPENS TO THE BODY WHEN ...
Last Modified: 04/03/2004 08:59:13 |
Lazerath:
I have noticed that quite often at funerals pastors use the story of Lazarus. I believe it is to let us know that Jesus experienced the same feeling of loss as we do. I believe...
Last Modified: 03/19/2004 14:00:43 |
Soul after death:
After death, when the believer's soul goes to heaven, does that person's soul have any knowledge of what continues to happen on earth? We often hear after someone's death that the...
Last Modified: 03/11/2004 16:11:04 |
Capital punishment:
What does our church body believe about capital punishment, and where in Scripture does it tell us about it?
Last Modified: 03/11/2004 07:26:20 |