WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT GRIEF

 

Isaiah  53:3-4     Jesus was acquainted with grief and he carried our sorrows.

John  14:16        And I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter

                           That He may abide with you forever.

 

Beatitude            Blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted.

Isaiah 61:           The Spirit of the Lord is upon me.  He hath sent me to bind up the

                           Broken-hearted and comfort all who mourn.

Jesus mourned.        John the Baptist's death and then went out and preached.

a)      Death is biological necessity, but men do not die simply as animals die.

b)      The Bible speaks of death as a result of sin.  God said to Adam, "in that day that you eat of the fruit you will die."

c)      Man doesn't die as a body.  He dies as a man, in the totality of his being.  He dies as a spiritual and physical being.

d)      We have the victory over death through the death and resurrection of Christ.  Hebrews 2:14   "and He defeated Satan."

 

It will help us to heal when we can reach out to others who are grieving.