Subject: Suicide.....Hell or no. |
Bible Note: Hope for what? Hope that their loved one that committed suicide may be heaven. We can't answer that since only God knows his judgement of such an act. Only God knows that state of any man. Only God can see the heart. If we say yes we open three possibilities; it may be true but since no one knows the real state of the person, it really serves no purpose. Two it may be untrue then we can be accused of false teaching. Three and to me the most important it could be opening a door to someone considering such an act. If we say no we open two possibilities. One causing a loved one that has lost someone to suicide more pain. Two if it is not true then again we could be accused of false teaching. As I said in my post to Hank since we don’t know God position on suicide and since we can’t judge the state of another and since the only fruit in such discussion is negative I see no reason to discuss it. Now if you can tell me for certain that a person that has claimed to be saved and committed suicide is in fact with the Lord I think anything said is idle speculation. You referenced some scripture on people that committed suicide can you or anyone else tell me with any “certainty” where any of these men are going to spend eternity? We can’t since we don’t know “all” the facts, we don’t know what happened in the last millisecond of their life, we don’t know for sure God view of suicide, we just don’t know. So again I ask hope for what? The only hope we can offer is we just don’t know but we do know God is just and that God desires that none should perish. EdB |