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Subject: Can one who commits suicide be saved? |
Bible Note: Dear Heir - It's good to hear from you after so long a time. You registered on this Forum in the early days of 2001, just days before I did. ..... You began this post with a disclaimer for your lack of revelation. Why? If you have a complete copy of the Bible, you have 66 divinely inspired books, the complete revelation of God to man, and that's all anyone has, friend. ...... You've been hanging around the Forum long enough to know that posts which are heavy on opinion and light on scriptural proof to back it up have a hard time of getting off the ground. So, if you still want to maintain that your views on suicide are correct, then it becomes your burden to furnish clear scriptural proof that they are. ...... But any discussion of suicide in connection with soteriology invariably involves a major Christian doctrine, that of the eternal security of the believer. One must ask whether the canopy of grace has boundaries and exceptions. One must ask what, if anything, he must DO in order to maintain his salvation. Must one try to master the art of repentance so that he can keep ahead of his sins by repenting of them swiftly and regularly? Finally, does not your position on suicide make it tantamount to the unpardonable sin? Yet suicide clearly was not what Jesus spoke about in Matthew 12:31. In fact, in this verse Jesus said, "All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men" (KJV). Thus to posit that suicide cannot be forgiven makes Jesus' words of no effect. ..... Young friend, please rethink your position and consider amending your post by the issuance of a new one -- a new one that is based solidly on Scripture instead of opinion. --Hank |