Subject: is suicide a sin? |
Bible Note: Why do you ask? The most our school has ever won is Confrence (and that was this last season!) : ) The thing about running the race is you cannot stop–it is to keep going even though you want to stop. I use Cross Country as my "life metaphor" (if you'll let me be a bit vague) because in Cross Country, it takes a lot of strength, and courage even, to make it to the finish line. Much less win the race! As a believer, I must stick with the course God has laid out for me. I may lose sight of the course but that doesn't matter because all strength comes from God. And besides; It's a well-known prinicple that looking down at your feet just wears you out. That's probably why Paul said to keep our eyes on Jesus. We must "run" so we are not disqualified–going off the track, walking, qutting being against the rules. Just a few weeks ago I wanted to stop running this race, but I knew that if I doggedly kept going, I'd see the way again (which is exactly what had happened to me when our team went to State). Now, I know that God's grace is free and we didn't and can't do anything to repay it or earn it, but we are to be living sacrifices to God–everything we have is His. Running in such a way as to not be DQ'd (disqualified) is just a small part of that sacrifice. |