Do we need to grieve without hope when a believing loved one dies?
No. When a believing loved one dies, we do not have to sorrow as others who have no hope. Scripture says we should not be ignorant concerning those who are asleep; because that loved one was a believer, we do not have to worry, and we will see them again.
Les explains that in 1 Thessalonians 4:13 Paul says believers are not to be ignorant concerning them who are asleep, and they are not to sorrow as others who have no hope. In other words, if a loved one has passed on and was a believer, Les says we don't have to worry—we're going to see them again. The reason given is 1 Thessalonians 4:14: even so those who sleep in Jesus, God will bring with Him.
But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
Why should Christians not sorrow over deceased believers like people who have no hope?
Believers who have died are described as asleep in Jesus, and God will bring them with Him. Therefore, unlike others who have no hope, Christians do not have to worry about a believing loved one who has passed on; they will see them again.
Will we see our believing loved ones again after they die?
Yes. Scripture teaches that believers need not sorrow as those without hope concerning loved ones who have died. If the departed loved one was a believer, we do not have to worry; we are going to see them again. The reason given is that those who sleep in Jesus God will bring with Him.
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Will we see believing loved ones again after they die?
If a loved one has passed on and was a believer, we do not have to worry because we are going to see them again.