Posted on 12/24/2018 8:22:14 AM PST by SeekAndFind
That's a supposition. There's no way of knowing if suicide will end the emotional pain of this life or not.
That said, I have suffered from depression at several points in my life. The pain can be profound.
Life is a gift from God. Don’t murder yourself.
Seems a lot of ‘suicides’ come back as ghosts, for that alone I think it would be a good idea not to commit suicide.
Of course I recognize people are not in their right mind when they do, but they still come back as ghosts, and not happy ones.
I believe an agreement was struck between Light and Darkness to allow humans free Will. This means they can disconnect from their soul by choice. If your ego disconnects from your soul, then no part of you is left to be recycled through the Karmic process on Earth. You become grist from the mill, a point of consciousness with chance to further evolve in this field of perception called Earth. Hell? You will have the aeons to decide.
I’ve been forced to attend Protestant churches after leaving the Catholic church two years ago. But this is an issue that certain Protestant groups get really weak in the knees over. Taking one’s own life out of mental or physical duress leaves no room for repentance after the act. Even the Theif-on-the-Cross had to repent and show true faith in Christ as a final act just before he died. Now, one doesn’t even have to do that.
I have a co-worker who’s told me he wants to die overdosing on an 8 ball of cocaine whilst having sex with a group Thai-hookers. Apparently, he could do that - parhaps not in good conscience - but he could still do that, not repent, and get to skip through the Pearly Gates in the Hereafter....lovely. /s
No, it falls into the murder category. You can murder and still get to Heaven.
In the Middle Ages no less than the Pope himself ruled that jumping from a burning tower did not condemn one to Hell.
I married into a family that, it turns out, has a lot of mental illness and depression running through it. I've gotten to know just how deeply their dark spells change them. My empathy for people who suffer through that, people like yourself, is very high. I sincerely hope that you're doing well now. When you feel those dark thoughts, I pray you'll find a way through to the other side without doing anything to harm yourself. People do care.
........”Are Christians who commit suicide condemned to Hell?”......
No. ... no where in God’s Word does it indicate that suicide is an unforgivable sin. The Bible is very clear in that the ‘only sin’ which cannot be forgiven is rejection of Jesus Christ.
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39
Nobody can merit eternal life.
If we could, then Christ wouldn’t have needed to die.
All I will say is this, never underestimate God’s grace and mercy.
Teddy, is that you?
We are not in a position to judge another person’s life.
I pray that we all meet up one day in Heaven...
Thank you.
Thank you.
+1000!
I was thinking of Saul of Tarsus/Apostle Paul. Had a mean streak a mile wide until he hit the Damascus Road....
If you want to be on the safe side, just set up an irreversible situation and then ask forgiveness before you die. An example would be to take a boat off shore and jump into the icy water, letting the boat continue on. Guaranteed death within minutes in icy Alaska waters. But enough time to confess your sin and ask for forgiveness.
I don't want to say that people in extreme pain wouldn't contemplate suicide, but we're told the Lord never gives us more than we can bear. Frankly, that's a test I hope never to confront.
Had a dream about an ex, very real, she told me she was ok and everything was going to be good. I found out 4 days later that she had killed herself that very night. Ghost?
I think unending excruciating physical pain would be a good enough reason to commit suicide. Right now, the Drug Warriors, along with their M.D. fellow travelers, are attempting to restrict access to opioids, not only for folks who could get by on something else, but for people with chronic, excruciating pain which only responds to such things as opioids, heroin, etc. These allegedly well-meaning folks are going to be responsible for a rash of suicides.
As for the subject at hand, it is probably best to let God be the judge, since He is the only perfect one among us, save for his Son and the Holy Spirit.
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