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1 | What happens to one who commits suicide? | Rom 8:28 | friend | 17042 | ||
What happens to a person if they commit suicide? If one commits murder and asks forgiveness one may enter heaven. Is taking one's own life worse than taking that of another? |
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2 | What happens to one who commits suicide? | Rom 8:28 | maranathasrl | 67698 | ||
What happens to one who commits suicide?The same thing that would happen to him wheter he be saved or unsaved. Period end of discussion. I assume you are asking will this person go to Heaven? The answer is if he was not saved no. If he was saved than the answer is yes because the Bible says there is only one unpardonable sin and it is blaspheming The Holy Spirit. I know it is written he who would destroy the temple of God God will destroy but you see that is in this life, and Jesus Himself said that the blasphming of the Spirit is neighter forgiven in this life nor in the next. So if it can not be forgiven in eighter lives, than somethings done in this life can be forgiven and will be forgiven in the next if we are born again because they will be passed over by the blood of Christ. Scripturely speaking.Also Peter the Apostle was saved just as much when he left the ministry to go fishing after the death of Christ as he was when he wrote his books. What was the diffrence? The baptism of the Holy Spirit. If a person commits suicide he may have been Christian, but he had a spirit that opressed him or her. That is their job. We all know that demons are going to do that.That is why we need to pray for one another.Bear one anothers burdens just as Jesus said to do. Strengthen the brethern the scripture says. Is taking one's own life worst than taking that of another? What saith the scripture? Thou shalt not kill. Again you have heard it said an eye for and eye and a tooth for a tooth and yet I show you a better way Jesus said.This is my commandment that you love one another that your joy may be full. Killing is killing and no it isnt worst or better to kill yourself over some one else. Who's end goal is it to have us all kill ourselves? Is it not the father of all lies? He who Christ said came only to lie, cheat, kill and destroy? |
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3 | What happens to one who commits suicide? | Rom 8:28 | EdB | 67767 | ||
maranathasrl You said if the person is saved and kills themselves they will go to heaven. My question is would a saved person kill himself? Jesus said if you love me you will obey my commandments, John 14:15 One of the commandments was thou shall not commit murder. That precludes a saved person committing suicide We are saved by grace and grace which brings salvation also teaches us to deny ungodliness, worldly desire and to LIVE sensibly and righteously and godly in this present age. Titus 2:11-12 All of which again precludes suicide. I think your logic is good but you failed to address the real issue, would a saved person commit suicide and I think the Biblical answer is very clear, No. therefore the rest of your reasoning fails. EdB |
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4 | What happens to one who commits suicide? | Rom 8:28 | John Reformed | 67816 | ||
Hello EdB, Rom 8:33 Who will bring a charge against God's elect? God is the one who justifies; Is suicide a more agregious sin than seducing and committing adultery with one's servant's wife; then plotting the servant's murder after discovering the wife is pregnant? Would a saved person do such a thing? I think it is best to be silent (or, at least, non-judgmental) when the Bible does not offer us a clear answer on an issue. God Bless Ed, John |
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5 | What happens to one who commits suicide? | Rom 8:28 | EdB | 67820 | ||
John You absolutely right! We don’t know exactly how God views suicide. But we do know His view of Sin and we know taking a life is sin. And since the flavor of this thread seemed to be headed toward the point of view that it would be possible to commit suicide and enter heaven I felt it nesscary to present this opposing view. In the past I have talked to more than one teenager that has confided in me the only reason they did not commit suicide was their fear of eternal damnation. Later as they matured and the emotions and hormones died down suicide was no longer an option. God's grace now gave them meaning in their lives and God had shown them their true value. Again most if not all restated that one of the major factors that prevented them from carrying out the act was their belief that suicide would condemn them to hell. I know there are people looking for answers to life's questions viewing this forum. People that are looking of an okay to take their lives. As you stated the salvation of a person is really between God and that person all we can do offer that person a better way to stay in God’s will. To show them it is God’s desire for them to live and accomplish God’s plan in their life. Yes even make them question if they can be saved and still commit suicide. I think this is definitely better than saying salvation is between you and God if you think God will allow you to kill yourself and still be saved knock you socks off. Don't you? I didn’t respond as I did to disillusion anyone that might have lost a friend or love one due to suicide. Truthfully we don’t know that persons state of salvation. However for anyone considering suicide it is the responsibility of everyone of us to clearly state this is not God’s highest of best for them, that they place themselves in harms way and in danger of eternal damnation. EdB |
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6 | What happens to one who commits suicide? | Rom 8:28 | John Reformed | 67829 | ||
Dear Ed, I appeciate your thoughtful and well reasoned reply. However God has not left us without scripture whereby we may warn and caution those who are bent on willfully sinning: Phil 2:12 So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling; I would advise anyone, considering suicide, to pray and meditate on this verse (as well as others), that are given to us by God to drive complacency and the the carnal tendency to take our salvation for granted far from us. 2 Cor 13:5 Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you--unless indeed you fail the test? Too many people are convinced of eternal security on the basis of the false assumption that they are saved on the basis of something they themselves did. Whether it be walking the aisle in answer to an "alter call"; saing the "sinners prayer; making a "confession of faith" etc. These are acts can be erroneously percieved as evidences of salvation. They are not (necessarily) evidence of anything! Some folks (I am sorry to say)are just taking out "fire insurance". The evidence of our salvation is our progress in Christ. Our sanctification, which is a lifelong process of becoming a more perfect reflection of our Blessed Lord and Saviour. John 14:15 "If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. We have no shortage of Biblical truth by which to warn feeble saints and to exhort them to good works and faith in Christ. God Bless Ed, John |
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7 | What happens to one who commits suicide? | Rom 8:28 | EdB | 67844 | ||
John I think that was what I was doing in my first reply. The one you questioned. EdB |
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