In my less than knowledgeable understanding of the redemption that Jesus Christ blessed his followers with, I am given to believe that we have been forgiven of all of our sins, past, present and future.
If suicide is a sin and you are a follower/believer in the redemptive work of Jesus Christ then, yea, you are forgiven. When you add onto that the omniscience of our God, don't you think that He would already know what would drive an individual to commit suicide in the first place.
Arguments could easily be made against my perspectives about this topic by bringing up caveats like, divine healing but, I know an awful lot of sick Christians who are guilt-tripped on a daily basis for not having enough faith to be healed. Many are sanctimoniously ushered into an early grave by these religious gilt-trips. I also know several folks who have actually been miraculously healed and they weren't even confessing "Christians." They were just prayed for by the laying on of hands and they were healed.
I do profess to be a Christian and I too have been healed of conditions that I was told would never go away so, what are we to think about these, being healed or not being healed possibilities?
Before Jesus was hung on the cross and died in order that we could be redeemed, I distinctly recall reading in the Bible that (paraphrasing) they couldn't take his life. He gave it up willingly.
As He hung on the cross, didn't he state, "Father, into your hands I submit my spirit?" He chose to die at that moment. Can this be characterized as suicide? Euthanasia is something very controversial, and for me, it's hard to say whether I'm for or against it. Maybe after writing about it, I'll be able to form an opinion. I've found a lot of info, and this
link with euthanasia essay samples, which is very helpful for me and also informative. They helped me with ideas, and now I need to write my own opinion.
I don't think it can but, I mention it because my own ignorance on this topic leads me to believe that God understands why one would do such a thing as take their own life. Still, there are so many negative nuances to this subject and when you start talking about euthanasia or, what we humans can mis-label as "Mercy Killing," in my mind this becomes a treacherously slippery slope. It brings to mind, abortion.
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