This is continued : Suicides , families coping? Yet around the world, under the most distressing conditions, people fight hard against death. Sufferers of painful sicknesses, prisoners with long sentences, those who live in deep poverty—for the most part they all struggle to stay alive. Why is it, then, that some who may not be in such a bad situation physically try to end it all? The question becomes more difficult to answer in lands where people claim to be Christian. The Bible teaches that life is sacred, a precious gift from God. Psalm 36:9 “ For with you is the source of life; By light from you we can see light. Death is an enemy, and Jehovah God, with great effort and sacrifice, has opened up the opportunity for us to gain life everlasting. John 3:16” “For God loved the world so much that he gave his only-begotten Son, in order that everyone exercising faith in him might not be destroyed but have everlasting life. And yet even in so-called Christian countries increasing numbers of people kill themselves, or try to do so. Why? What kind of pressures can make a person’s most precious possession—his life—become a burden so that he wants to throw it away? Lets read on.
Posted on: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 18:11:38 +0000
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