Funeral in foreign tongues

Rato and i (the gran came along too) attended a funeral where both the preacher and the interpreter where on a got chase after Satan. It's amazing how someone can speak with such passion without ever opening the Bible.

Being there (i'm still here) reminded me how God's word can be misused in focussing only on intimidation and instilling fear about our 'ticking clock'. In many ways people need to be reminded that the time to repent is now, but salvation does not come as a consequence of our fear of death. True salvation can only come through realising that we must shed our fear of death and suffering by fixing our eyes on Christ Jesus and the power of resurrection, the defeat of death itself that came with the cross.

And with that, there're no need for an interpretation.

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