a coc theological question
Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2019 5:20 pm
If I ever knew, I forgot. I don't think I ever knew, or it was never clear -
background - my stepmother died last Friday (she was over 90) and a good coc lady of the church (she WAS a very nice lady, too), she had a nice coc funeral - everything was pretty low key - she was old, her friends are mostly dead, and nobody has much money anyway and besides she made most of the plans herself and she was - truly - a very modest woman).
So it was at the funeral home (Woodbine on Nolensville Pike, and at least half of you will know it) - two hours of visitation followed by a short funeral service in the chapel - no parade to the cemetery (what was it? Woodlawn!).
So tell me, those who know - because my dear husband sat through what was - to him - a rather bewildering service - and he asked - exactly what DOES your standard, mainstream coc teach about 'going to heaven'? Immediately? After Judgment Day?
Anyway - we had plans to join cousins in Charleston for Thanksgiving but this upended those plans and we are in the Buckle of the CoC Bible Belt this weekend instead, and it is darned chilly, by the way. Had turkey on Thursday at a restaurant - but it was a very GOOD restaurant, at least.
My sister (and her husband, AND her boys) were at the funeral (and completely failed to even SUGGEST inviting us anywhere, for anything). Oh well.
She and her family are the only staunch coc'ers among the three of us, although I believe my stepmother's kids are still involved - but seriously, my stepmother was NORMAL (except for being CoC) and has sane and reasonable offspring.
I've only known them my whole and entire life (at least since age three) because their family and our family were FOUNDING families of 'thuh church' we all grew up in. As my dear bro-in-law the Elder and PK who gave the eulogy mentioned, it is only right and proper that the widows in the church and the widowers in the church should pair up and maybe they should start something like (um he didn't say 'Grinder'. He mentioned one of those LEGIT matchmaker sites...) a matchmaking site, since the gossip forces were so successful.
I THINK he was going for laughs on that one, but I could be wrong.
So - what is it? Is stepmother (really the sweetest old lady you'd ever hope to meet and totally non-judgmental) ALREADY in Heaven etc, or is she 'asleep in the dust' awaiting the G and M Day of the Lord?
Curious and also wanted to be able to explain the funeral to my husband.
background - my stepmother died last Friday (she was over 90) and a good coc lady of the church (she WAS a very nice lady, too), she had a nice coc funeral - everything was pretty low key - she was old, her friends are mostly dead, and nobody has much money anyway and besides she made most of the plans herself and she was - truly - a very modest woman).
So it was at the funeral home (Woodbine on Nolensville Pike, and at least half of you will know it) - two hours of visitation followed by a short funeral service in the chapel - no parade to the cemetery (what was it? Woodlawn!).
So tell me, those who know - because my dear husband sat through what was - to him - a rather bewildering service - and he asked - exactly what DOES your standard, mainstream coc teach about 'going to heaven'? Immediately? After Judgment Day?
Anyway - we had plans to join cousins in Charleston for Thanksgiving but this upended those plans and we are in the Buckle of the CoC Bible Belt this weekend instead, and it is darned chilly, by the way. Had turkey on Thursday at a restaurant - but it was a very GOOD restaurant, at least.
My sister (and her husband, AND her boys) were at the funeral (and completely failed to even SUGGEST inviting us anywhere, for anything). Oh well.
She and her family are the only staunch coc'ers among the three of us, although I believe my stepmother's kids are still involved - but seriously, my stepmother was NORMAL (except for being CoC) and has sane and reasonable offspring.
I've only known them my whole and entire life (at least since age three) because their family and our family were FOUNDING families of 'thuh church' we all grew up in. As my dear bro-in-law the Elder and PK who gave the eulogy mentioned, it is only right and proper that the widows in the church and the widowers in the church should pair up and maybe they should start something like (um he didn't say 'Grinder'. He mentioned one of those LEGIT matchmaker sites...) a matchmaking site, since the gossip forces were so successful.
I THINK he was going for laughs on that one, but I could be wrong.
So - what is it? Is stepmother (really the sweetest old lady you'd ever hope to meet and totally non-judgmental) ALREADY in Heaven etc, or is she 'asleep in the dust' awaiting the G and M Day of the Lord?
Curious and also wanted to be able to explain the funeral to my husband.