What's Trending: the 'party girl' funeral and eternity
- How should a Christian respond to our culture's spiritually generic view of eternity?
Third trending story: a 53-year-old New Orleans woman remembered as 'party girl' had a final beer at her funeral, staged with sunglasses, a cigarette, a disco ball, and dancing instead of a religious service. Question: how should a Christian respond to the culture's spiritually generic view of eternity? Options: A) agree she is enjoying her new home, B) say nothing and cause no waves, C) say there is a heaven and hell. The hosts lean B: answer honestly if asked ('if they accepted the salvation of Jesus Christ, yes'), but funerals are an 'ears to hear' moment. One host paraphrases the story of Lazarus and the rich man and tells of preaching a funeral where attendees walked out.
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