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angel_in_mn View Profile History	Suicide... Posted : 30 Jun, 2009 08:53 PM Are there any biblical references about suicide? I mainly mean it's judgment by God. Post Reply
Linnie41 View Profile History	Suicide... Posted : 4 Jul, 2009 11:03 PM Right on, Cattle. Angel, I did have a brother that committed suicide in 1989. Was he saved? I really don't know. But I do believe that if he had asked Jesus to be his Savior and meant it, he is in heaven - no more pain, no more sadness. I don't like to think about the alternative. When I was younger (and knew little about God) I would pray and beg God to let me take his place in hell - if that's where he went. I understand now that it doesn't work that way, but I've also thought about what I was willing to do (yes, in ignorance) so that my brother wouldn't have to go through the torture - when he had obviously been so tortured in his mind here on earth. I've thought about how much I love him, how I've forgiven him for what he did, and how I would have done anything to help him. For years, I was so angry with him for taking that way out - I questioned so many times why he didn't reach out for help. Why he didn't call someone. But as the pain subsided a little over the years and the anger faded, it was replaced with compassion and the understanding that he must have felt there was no other way to ease the pain. At the moment he pulled that trigger, he must have felt completely alone - even though he had a huge family that loved him dearly and would have done anything to help him. And I'm sure beyond a shadow of a doubt that he thought of us in those final moments - and begged us to forgive him. I'm hoping and praying he said the same thing to God. Because if I forgave him, being only human, I know that God was able to forgive him, too. Our God is a God of hope - and I'm hanging on to that. Blessings all - Lynn Post Reply
View Profile History	Suicide... Posted : 5 Jul, 2009 07:34 AM My condolences to you concerning your brother linnie. Peace and Love, Thaddeus Post Reply
View Profile History	Suicide... Posted : 5 Jul, 2009 06:47 PM dear linnie, sorry lady.. youve kinda been wrung through the ringer a few times huh.. ole cattle Post Reply
Rosebar99 View Profile History	Suicide... Posted : 16 Jul, 2009 05:46 AM As far as suicide and judgment goes. Matthew 12:31-32 and Mark 3:28-29 says that the only sin that is unforgivable is blasphemy of the holy spirit. So it depends on if they were a christian before they died whether or not they will face judgement in hell, or when the christians get judged. Suicide is just like any other sin we choose to commit. If we get depressed and choose to over drink, or kill our selves. I mean, when you think about it, if Jesus said that if you even look on somebody with lust, you've already committed adultury in your heart. So what about other sins? If we even think about hurting someone else, or ourselves, do we already do it in our heart and sin? Post Reply

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