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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: Hello, Angel! I do not claim that there’s more than one unforgivable (unpardonable) sin. I have made 4,298 posts to this Forum. In none of them did I ever say that any time a Christian decides to go to heaven they should just go ahead and commit suicide. Your position is that there’s only one unforgivable sin -- the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. I agree! I honestly do not see how you could interpret what I posted to mean that one can sin without consequence. Did I not say, "the consequences of our actions can never be undone"? You write: "Christ, after forgiving anyone’s sins did not say “Go and sin as you please!“ In my post, did I not say, "God's overwhelming forgiveness is not a license for sin, but a motivation for holiness"? Did I not write, 'The consequences of our actions can never be undone. In addition, one day we will have to account for every single act we've ever committed"? How, then, can you think that I was suggesting that it was OK to "go and sin as you please"? What did I post that would lead you to believe I thought "by quoting Scripture people can manipulate Jesus into doing their bidding"? In other posts of mine I have repeatedly said quite the opposite. God is not the genie in the bottle who exists to grant our every wish. I wonder how anyone can interpret my words as anything other than what I said! Was I saying, "Sin in confidence"? You quote: "...be yourselves holy in all your activity, after the model of the Holy One who calls us, since scripture says, ‘Be holy, for I am holy.’" (1 Peter 1:14-16) Again, did I not say, "God's overwhelming forgiveness is not a license for sin, but a motivation for holiness"? Angel, I appreciate you very much. I intend no offense by anything I've written in this post. I'm not trying to put you in a bad light here. It's just that I honestly don't see how you could have interpreted the few lines I quoted to mean what you've implied/inferred that I meant. May God bless you abundantly. Grace and shalom, kalos |