Do Evangelicals have a cult of the dead as Roman Catholics do?
No. It is clear in the Bible that the choice as to whether or not to follow Christ must be made in this life – that is our only opportunity (Hebrews 3.7-8,15; Deuteronomy 26.16; 30.16 etc). The dead cannot improve their position before God. Prayers and masses for the dead are foreign to the message of the Bible, where the decision to follow Christ is individual and personal – it cannot be delegated to others (Hebrews 9.27; 2 Corinthians 5.10).
