We are always stuck, unable to turn around a person who choose to die. Heres the biblical approach. 1. It’s a form of escape. The basic reason for suicide is to escape pain or difficulty. 2. It’s an expression of unbelief. A person who ends his own life doesn’t believe God will help him through his problem. 3. It implies that the Lord is not loving or faithful. Although God’s character and promises never change, those who kill themselves are claiming that He wasn’t faithful to help them adequately. 4. It’s an expression of ingratitude toward God. Life is a gift from the Lord, and the one who cuts it short doesn’t appreciate that gift and all the wonderful plans God had for his or her life. 5. It is an expression of self-hatred. Anyone who takes his own life shows that he doesn’t like himself. 6. It usurps God’s power. Only God has the right to determine life and death. When a person kills himself, he’s usurping God’s authority. Furthermore, that person misses all that God wanted to do in his life. His purpose for allowing trouble and pain is to purify, correct, and teach—not to destroy. He doesn’t want anyone to run from suffering and hardship, but to stand firm and be trained by it. He even promises believers that He will cause “all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose” (Rom. 8:28). 7. It’s an expression of selfishness. Those who take their own lives are thinking about themselves, not their loved ones who will be left behind to deal with the pain and confusion. 8. It hurts the cause of Christ. If a believer commits suicide, the unbelieving world will conclude that his God wouldn’t help him. Suicide is never the right decision. If you or someone you know is struggling with depression, seek help. Jesus Christ came to earth to share with us a message of hope and life.
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 13:38:49 +0000
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