my recently passed friend.....?

Your friend has never left you. Remember the wonderful things about this person and he will never be far from you. Don't worry about how other people manage the business of sending off the dead. I have never been to a funeral where nothing was said that didn't offend my own perception of the deceased. We stand back and allow people to grieve in their own way and understand that nothing can ever diminish the love we have for that person.

People go thru the motions of having a priest or minister say words over the dead to comfort the family and friends of the deceased. A funeral is for the living, not the dead.

if he did not believe in Jesus or was unsure he probably is not in heaven regardless of what the priest said at the funeral, but neither you or I truly know where his heart was when he died, but God does and will have judged him accordingly. You on the other hand have an opportunity to get it right with your life by accepting Jesus into your heart and as your personal savior, then folowing His teaching in the bible, spending time in prayer, and finding a good church to fellowship and learn in. Then you can be assured of a place in heaven for yourself, and if your friend is there you will see him again, but no one knows except your friend and God.

Yes, your friend is in hell.

Everyone who's dead is in hell. Hell is simply the grave, not a place of torment. That is a religious lie that God burns people. The dead are simply asleep, awaiting a resurrection. (Eccl. 9:5,6)

Now whether your friend will be resurrected or not is something that only God knows. God will resurrect people who served him and those who didn't only because they didn't know how to. (Acts 24:15) They will be given a second chance to learn about him an serve him.

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Presbyterians do believe in God and Jesus.If he did not believe then it isn't looking so good for him.Christians believe that Jesus died for our sins and one needs to accept that teaching which is truth in order to go to heaven. Salvation and repentence is necessary.The family may have had the funeral not knowing his belief or they had it to save face, who knows.I can't say you will see him again but you should really think about your salvation, maybe visit a minister or priest to have a clear understanding of it all. Believe me heaven is real and so is hell.It is your choice.God Bless.

Funerals are for the family and friends, not for the deceased. The superstition about god and that he's in heaven now is all to ease the pain for those who are still living.

sorry to hear about the passing of your friend.

That said- I need to update my Will to specifically state that I want no discussion of me being in heaven with god at my funeral.

We don't actually know for sure whether a person will end up in Heaven or Hell. Even if we don't think a person trusted in Jesus, we can't know for sure, and we aren't there when anybody else stands before God. Bottom line....we can't judge another person's salvation.

only God knows.

if he had accepted Jesus as his Lord and Saviour, then when Jesus returns he will have eternal life.

But if he didn't, then there's no other way to go than death.

You said he grew up in a Christian family so that's why they had it in a church.

God's word is a great support especially when you are grieving the death of someone.

Being reminded that he is in charge, he is loving and he has taken care of our greatest problem - sin - through Christ.

So even though your friend may not have lived as a Christian, his family still needed that support.

Funerals are for the ones left behind, not the deceased.

I'm sorry to hear about your loss. The only way a person lives on after death is in the memories of those who loved them. Never forget all of the good times that you had forever, and your friend will never be far away.