Suicide Unpardonable ? or RCC Nonsense?

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Magenta

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Of course. So what does Jesus Christ save you from if people can say that they are saved and at the same time comit suicide?
The second death. Have you not been informed? We all die the first.

Good bye to Tony Jay. You shall be missed, I am sure.
 
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wwjd_kilden

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But he didn't comit suicide. He also lived before salvation came into the world.



His longing for death is not a suicidal, desperate one, but the reflection of the christian hope "I look for the resurrection of the dead and for the life of the world that is to come". Christians are not suicidal, they just don't feel like home into this world, they feel they belong with Jesus Christ. But they are far from being suicidal.
Just because you are not / do not know any that are, it does not mean such a thing does not exist.
 

blue_ladybug

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Suicide is never an option. It is the coward's way out. Unfortunately many people don't see any other alternative, and have given up on God, or feel that He has given up on them. Been there, done that..
 
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Yahweh_is_gracious

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Suicide is never an option. It is the coward's way out. Unfortunately many people don't see any other alternative, and have given up on God, or feel that He has given up on them. Been there, done that..
So have I. It was a suicide attempt that finally opened my eyes to the existence of God. For me, it was only after I had hit the absolute rock bottom of my existence was I willing to look up and see a hand reaching out to me to lift me up and help me back on my feet.
 
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Actually blue_ladybug you are a bit wrong.

My Mom had Cancer. She was in constant pain the last week of her life. The pain was so great no painkiller could stop it without also stopping her breathing and her heart.

She did think about ending it all.

For some its not about being a coward, for some its because of constant unending pain. So please reconsider what you have said.
 

vic1980

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But he didn't comit suicide. He also lived before salvation came into the world.



His longing for death is not a suicidal, desperate one, but the reflection of the christian hope "I look for the resurrection of the dead and for the life of the world that is to come". Christians are not suicidal, they just don't feel like home into this world, they feel they belong with Jesus Christ. But they are far from being suicidal.
2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

sound mind + σωφρονισμοῦ. = Self Control

But this is only if they are born Again by God :)

Shalom
 

vic1980

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Just because you are not / do not know any that are, it does not mean such a thing does not exist.
You believe, God on His word right ???

2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

sound mind + σωφρονισμοῦ. = Self Control

But this is only if they are born Again by God :)

Shalom
 

JaumeJ

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Once many years ago, I was allowed to feel the abject sorrow of someone and the shock of the bullet entering his heart when I was several thousand miles away. It was my father. When I was given this experience, I was in Europe and my father was in Montana. Upon officially receiving the news of his death, I asked when it occurred, and the time with the time difference coincied with when I had this experience "given to me." I also collapsed , but not for the shock of the bullet, but from the sorrow I felt that was more powerful than any bullet.. Having experienced this broken-hearted sorrow, I know our Father was allowing me to know it was fine. I hope no on ever experiences this sorrow without it being a gift from God, because it could kill a person.

Some of you are condemning suicide as I type this. I suppose it would be the same people who say out of one side of the mouth the law is dead, and out of the other side of the mouth they also accuse ever sinner of all of their sins as unforgiveable.

So what is it? A sin? I do not think so, not when God bothered to let me feel what my father was feeling with thousands of miles between us. But go ahead and judge the heart broken and sinners if you will. It is certain when you are not judging others you are also crying grace to me, I ams saved and the law is obsolete.
 
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wwjd_kilden

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You believe, God on His word right ???

2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

sound mind + σωφρονισμοῦ. = Self Control

But this is only if they are born Again by God :)

Shalom
Have you seen how many people in these and other Christian forums that are depressed?
How many that self harm?
 

GuessWho

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The second death. Have you not been informed? We all die the first.

Good bye to Tony Jay. You shall be missed, I am sure.
What is the second death? It is not separation from God?
 

GuessWho

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#91
Just because you are not / do not know any that are, it does not mean such a thing does not exist.
I think you misunderstood me. You gave me Saint Paul as an example of ...someone that wants to die. But I wanted to show you that his longing for death is a christian one (as expressed in the niceene creed) and not a desperate one.

You can't pretend that you are saved and then comit suicide. I just want people to be a little honest about this. A desperate person is someone who lost hope ...

A christian is struggling with depression, suicidal thoughts and all kind of sins (I never said it wasn't like this) but if you give up the fight...well, you give up the fight, you loose.
 

hornetguy

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I think you misunderstood me. You gave me Saint Paul as an example of ...someone that wants to die. But I wanted to show you that his longing for death is a christian one (as expressed in the niceene creed) and not a desperate one.

You can't pretend that you are saved and then comit suicide. I just want people to be a little honest about this. A desperate person is someone who lost hope ...

A christian is struggling with depression, suicidal thoughts and all kind of sins (I never said it wasn't like this) but if you give up the fight...well, you give up the fight, you loose.
I'm just very thankful I have a loving father who decides my final destination, instead of some of the lawkeepers on this board.

It must be reassuring to be so positive about others' salvation status.
 

GuessWho

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I'm just very thankful I have a loving father who decides my final destination, instead of some of the lawkeepers on this board.

It must be reassuring to be so positive about others' salvation status.
Could you please explain to me what is salvation? What does Jesus Christ save you from?

I want to understant how salvation works.
 

hornetguy

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You have over a thousand posts on this board, but you don't understand salvation?
 

GuessWho

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You have over a thousand posts on this board, but you don't understand salvation?

Perhaps we don't understand it the same way. I see an incoherence in saying that some one is saved but then he comits suicide. You don't see the incoherence so that's why I said to myself that we probably do not understand salvation the same way.

So, could you please answer the questions?
 
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We cannot lose our Salvation by Suicide! We can lose our Rewards in Heaven, but not our Salvation.

Clearly GuessWho you really do not understand Salvation. Salvation is a Gift. Its never earned. There is nothing we can do to earn our Salvation. Its a Gift from God. If God gave us this Gift then how can we lose such a great Gift? It a Gift from God by His Grace!

Ephesians 2:8-9
[SUP]8 [/SUP]For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; [SUP]9 [/SUP]not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.

Its a Gift from God by His Grace that we can never work for. Therefore how can we lose our Salvation by sinning when we received it by the Grace of God? Salvation saves us from Eternal Damnation with Satan in the Lake of Fire.

Many people teach that we can lose our Salvation by sinning. Do you know you sin everyday! Therefore everyday you would need to rerererereceive Salvation over and over again.

Satan wants us to be so busy with trying to keep and re-receive our Salvation that we have no time to walk with God.

Even being Heart obedient to Christ does NOT give us our Salvation. Being Heart obedient to Christ is WORKS! We did not receive our Salvation by works. Its totally a free Gift! Obedient to Christ comes after we receive our Salvation.
 

hornetguy

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I'm not going to play 20 questions with you. I don't have to "prove" myself to anyone.

Salvation is what we receive as a free gift when we accept it, and turn our lives around to walk in the light.

Can we "lose" our salvation? No, but we can willingly give it up.... which is the unforgiveable sin. Blaspheming against, or denying the Spirit of God.

If you don't believe that our sins are forgiven, and that while we still will sin (being human), our sins are not held against us, because Jesus has become the once and for all time sacrifice for us, then perhaps you don't understand it correctly.
 
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Suicide is never an option. It is the coward's way out. Unfortunately many people don't see any other alternative, and have given up on God, or feel that He has given up on them. Been there, done that..
Actually blue_ladybug you are a bit wrong.

For some its not about being a coward, for some its because of constant unending pain.
It's totally wrong. There are so many war veterans who have fought and lost their lives or if they've managed to keep their lives in a war torn territory they come home and are on the verge of suicide or actually do commit end their lives every day because they deal with triggers of ptsd in every breath they draw. All because of the sacrifice they've made for these people.

I've worked with a family whose 7 year old son died after giving up from ongoing cancer treatment in the hospital. He asked his mother if he could give up and on her consent he drew his last breath, she said he would've kept trying otherwise.

So please reconsider what you have said.

Great advice.


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You are wrong hornetguy, we cannot lose our Salvation by willingly give it up.

How can one believe totally in God and receive Salvation and the next minute totally believe that God is not real? We cannot. But what we can do is deceive our self into thinking we have received Salvation, then the next minute curse God.
 

GuessWho

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I expected these sort of answers that avoid the questions.

I did not invite you to play with me games. I only sought some honest answers to my questions. Some clarifications to my lack of understanding. I guess this is not the place for asking questions because people jump like burn when they feel their ideological idols destroyed.

I thought salvation was supposed to change your being, I tought you united with Christ through the Holy Spirit, I tought salvation meant delivery from the devil, from death (all kind of death not only the second death). I thought salvation was a mystery and a paradox, like the kingdom of God: it is already here, but not yet.

I guess what I am trying to say is that people who claim to be saved are the most fake people in the world. They claim to know God personally, to have Jesus in their hearts etc. (because that's what salvation means) and then they comit suicide. And you're telling me that these people REALLY knew God? Who pushes them to take their lives? In my mind only one can to that: the devil.