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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: tmjt21: I will try to clear up any confussion that I communicated. Suicide is not a noble act, nor is it dentered into bu a rational thinking person. I doubt that any Christian who committs succide give much thought to going to heaven. Suicide is an act of desperation of a mentally ill person who has lost all hope, and see's no other options. I hasten to add in my opinion if the person is a Christian they are under demon oppression, and certianly are not controlled by the Holy Spirit. We would be hard pressed to really understand the emotional, and deep unrational pain that people who committ suicide have experienced. When someone can believe that taking their life is the best thing they can do, as they have no other options left open to them, we find this most difficult to imagine. I believe any sin is much more than making the Lord Almighty "a little more unhappy". If a personlived their life with only one sin, that one sin requires the same price to be paid for it, Jesus Christ shedding His blood, death on the cross, and ressurection from the grave. So no sin is little. All sin is dealt with the same way. We are now more able to understand that the brain is an organ, just as the heart, liver, lungs, and so forth. We have no problem with medication for all body organs. However we still fail to see that the brain can be sick as well. Cancer, low blood sugars just to mane a few things that cause serious malfunction of the brain. For the Christian who has experienced chronic depression, and I speak by experience, this is far more than being down and under, with a lot of emotional stress. When someone with such sever life threatening drepression reaches the point that suicide is yhe only way they can see to end the pain they are in, that's something most of can not fully understand. Please do not misunderstand me, I am in NO WAY justifing or rationalizing suicide. I believe from Scripture that nothing can remove us from the Lord Jesus saving and secure promise that we can not be snatched from His hand, and the Holy Spirit has His seal on us. How all this is possible is part of the secret things of the Lord. Duet. 29:29 I am trying to be careful not to put my approval on something that would encourage anyone to even give a split second thought to such a sin as suicide. Romans 14:22 The will to live can be so very strong it amazes doctors, as well the loss of the desire to live can stop the best medical help and medicine on earth, both are extremes can't be accounted for at times. Most of all no one can say for certian why some people can endure so much more than someone else. However each of us will give an accounting of what we have done while on this earth. Sme will escape satans clutches by smoke on their souls, while others will hear well done. Matthews Gospel tells of the sheep and goats.Whats odd is both groups answered when did we see you...? Perhaps if more of us carede enought to be alert to those at risk and show signs of suicide there would be no Christians yeilding to this very serious painfull sin. Every Christian is called to be faithful, and to endure to the end. Many have suffered beyond what seems humanly possible, and lived to go through even more suffering. In compairson those who committ suicide who seem to be outwardly suffering very little, and those in gutt wrenching pain we often can't understand why one goes on living and the other chooses death. The good news is that the Lord love them both, and it is in His hands, not mine. I hope this helps explain myself a little better. Do you have any thoughts? Blessings. justme |