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NASB | Exodus 20:13 ¶ "You shall not murder. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Exodus 20:13 ¶ "You shall not commit murder (unjustified, deliberate homicide). [Gen 9:6; Ex 21:12, 14, 18] |
Subject: Can one who commits suicide be saved? |
Bible Note: Mel, you mistake "love" for a feeling and do not realize that it's an action. Are you married? Do you have children? Are there not times when you are angry and frustrated with the people you love? Love is an action, and Christ's love is with us regardless of how we feel ... even in extreme depression. As for the Psalms and the Lord's act of perfecting that which concerns Him, this is purely eschatological! When are we perfected, Mel? In this life, or the next? As for the "unforgiveable sin," stating that it's "unforgiveness" is bad exegesis. Look at the parallel passages in context (Mark 3:28-29; Luke 12:10; Matthew 12:31-32). The nature of the sin involves attributing the obvious power of the Holy Spirit to Satan and is an established mindset and attitude, not a period of momentary doubt. (If anyone is concerned about whether they've committed the sin or not, they probably haven't.) As for forgiveness, there are two levels of forgiveness: one practical and one intimate. We are ultimately and legally forgiven of our sins (the permanent imputation of Christ's righteousness to our account), but we are also, on a more intimate and personal level, forgiven when we confess our sins before the Father and seek the reestablishment of communion with God. |