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NASB | Matthew 27:5 And he threw the pieces of silver into the temple sanctuary and departed; and he went away and hanged himself. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 27:5 And throwing the pieces of silver into the temple sanctuary, he left; and went away and hanged himself. |
Subject: Bible's view on suicide? |
Bible Note: Hi, Tim Moran! I understand your point! Though, my concern is with "Christians" who are promoting the idea that we can commit suicide--since the Bible is basically silent on this issue (as far as stating "do not commit suicide"). There are people in my community, from other nations (both on and off the net) who are teaching that it is ok to commit suicide because Christ has already paid the price for our sins. This is ludicrous! If a person driving to work dies in an accident before he/she has time to make peace with God I believe that the Holy Spirit would pray for that person's salvation. On the other hand, if that person just had a shoot-out with the police after comitting a crime and that person dies in his/her sinful state how can we believe that he/she is to be welcomed into God's presence in their sinful state? This would negate Scripture! There are people who have diminished capacity who could potentially cause harm to others or to themselves... it will be the Holy Spirit who will see to their final moments if they commit suicide. But we cannot decree that all people who commit suicide die in a state of grace! There are people who are such cowards that when they decide that life is not worth living (whatever the reason) they seek to end their existence... they are not thinking of God. They are not even thinking of those they will leave behind. In their blind selfish desire they end it all! We cannot decree that they are in God's grace! It is not for me to judge who lives and who dies... Christ said that those who do not believe are already judged by the Word! He also cautions that not all who claim to be saved will be saved, but those who do the Will of the Father! Since God can turn even the most negative situation into good for those who love Him, and since Christ has assured us that if we go to Him He will not cast us away, there's no excuse for a person who calls him/herself Christian to commit suicide in order to escape the turmoil of his/her corporal existence! Lack of faith in Christ Jesus can allow Satan to deceive us into seeing nothing but darkness and death as the only answer to life's problems. This is why it is so important for all Christians to fellowship, to love, to care for their weaker brothers and sisters, to demand that we become more responsible Christians instead of looking for loopholes and quick solutions to life's tribulations! If I am forceful in demonstrating that suicide is not the answer, please forgive me. But my responsiblity, as a Christian, is not to accomodate those who have had a brush with or are contemplating suicide, but to offer them Christ as the means to resolve their personal situations. Christ, when praying for the disciples, said to the Father that He did not ask Him to take them out of the world (tribulations and persecutions) but to keep them safe! God has the power to keep us safe in our temporal existence, but we must humbly abide in Him and obey His Word! God Bless! Angel |