Subject: If I commit suicide, can I go to heaven? |
Bible Note: Greetings Larry! Okay! I have to ask :-) You said "If I believe..." Do you believe Larry? And do you confess Jesus as Lord? By the way, I see there is quite a discussion started over this. Let me encourage you to stay involved and follow the discussion but at the same time let me encourage you not to let it discourage you :-) What you have said is actually right on target. Not because I say so nor because anyone else says so but because God Himself says so. We can look at His word (Romans 10:9-10) and see that what you have said is basically the same thing Paul wrote regarding the message of faith he was proclaiming. You need only look back at the contrast in verses 5 and 6 and what is stated in Romans 10:9-10 to see some of what you have been told in response to your post is a far cry from what God Himself has said. What is most important is what God's word says and too it is very important that you actually believe in your heart! It's all about faith Larry! Don't let the labels of "easy grace" and "false doctrine" disturb you. Stick with what God's word actually says! It's hardly false doctrine if God Himself said it :-) It only gets to be false doctrine when man (or woman) twist it! By the way Larry, salvation is a gift from God as you hopefully are aware of already. Salvation is not a life style and you don't have to work for it nor could you obtain it through your works. These are teachings of man not scripture. Scripture is so clear on this matter! For example, look back at Romans 10:5-10 and Ephesians 2:1-10. God Bless, Steve |