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1 | Can one who commits suicide be saved? | Ex 20:13 | soladescriptura | 406 | ||
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2 | Can one who commits suicide be saved? | Ex 20:13 | lydisulj | 104468 | ||
I have been reviewing this discussion, and it amazes me as to how many points are brought up. It's a great thing, and I definitely think that to fully understand God's beautiful and amazing Word, we need to bounce ideas off of one another and then go and build our own convictions. The reason why I wanted to post something was because I firmly believe that to fully understand something you need to experience it yourself. I recently have been going through severe depression, but have been baptized for a year and 4 months. During this time, I knew that I had to focus on God to get me out of it, but because I am merely human and still a sinner, I was too weak and too desperate to really think rationally about what I was doing. (I am not mentally unstable, but a normal person.) I was also too scared to go to God, because I felt too ashamed. It is the same reason why I did not go to my roommates. I did do harmful things that I won't speak of, in order to try and harm myself to the point of death, but eventually I stopped. I realized that there was no point to what I was doing. First of all, I wasn't sure if God would forgive me enough to let me into Heaven. I didn't want to risk that, because to see God's face and to be able to run into His arms and give Him a big hug is all I have wanted for so long. I also realized that there are easier ways to help myself out of this, and that I would be giving up so much besides my dream of seeing God. I would give up being able to live and breath and experience things. I would give up being able to love people, and be loved in return, and so many relationships. I mean, I live in a household of sisters, and there's 6 of us. It's great. I would give up maybe having a relationship with that special someone, and being able to get flowers and encouraging notes when I needed them. And most of all, I would give up being able to share all the good things of God with other people who desperately need it - my purpose here on earth has not yet been fulfilled. What I am trying to say here is that I realized that life is so painstakingly beautiful. Sure, we all have our down times, but it's nothing to really hurt yourself over. (Easy to say, but hard to do.) There's so much more to life than good times, happiness, love, and having lots of money even. If you only experience that, then you're not experiencing what it means to live. I do hope that this helps. I simply just wanted to show that even though someone may be baptized and have recieved the Spirit, we are all still human, still weak, and can become desperate enough to be irrational. I know that God's love is supposed to fill the void when you get baptized, and that things like this shouldn't happen, but they do. |
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3 | Can one who commits suicide be saved? | Ex 20:13 | Aixen7z4 | 104470 | ||
Hello: I have not read much on this thread, but my ministry is in counseling and I was led to your note. I agree with you that suicide is not an answer. Depression is a common problem and can be overcome. Please seek help. I hesitate to tell you that suicide does not send a believer to hell, but I hope it does not make the idea any more appealing. I want to encourage you to trust the Lord and give your life to him. You should know that baptism is not the answer. God requires repentance and faith, trustng him. Baptism is good, but it comes after those two. Trust in the Lord, and live for him. |
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4 | Can one who commits suicide be saved? | Ex 20:13 | lydisulj | 104675 | ||
Thank you for your message. I have been seeking help, and will continue to do so. :) I have to say that I disagree with some of your points, though. The thing is, though, baptism is the answer, rather than not. I do agree about the fact that 'God requires repentance and faith, trusting him. Baptism is good, but it comes after those two.', because baptism would not be accomplished if it wasn't for that. But baptism is the answer to becoming a part of God's Kingdom. Romans 6:4 Acts 2:36-38 John 3:5 Even Jesus himself was baptized. Matt 3:13 I am not sure if what you were trying to tell me is that baptism doesn't solve everything even though it is a huge part of a Christian's life, and that we still need to live for Christ and trust Him, but yeah......I just wanted to say that baptism is definitely part of the answer, if not all of it. |
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