Does God forgive suicide?
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You are discussing just becoming saved, i am discussing way beyond that point where it's a lifestyle in God. That's why i know you don't understand. I can see where you are in your walk in God.
God can give people a sound mind.
Jesus set people free and into their 'right mind' If you suffer from mental illness, you need to ask God for help in that area. Trust Him.
I know several 'suicidal' believers who were stopped from killing themselves. God intervened.
if you read Eves story in Genesis, you could say she was the original suicide, as by eating the forbidden fruit, which she knew would kill her, she sealed her fate. it was only Gods mercy she was spared and did not die straight away.
she was beguiled by the serpent who said she would not die, but he lied and she believed him. She did die. And so did Adam.
Jesus set people free and into their 'right mind' If you suffer from mental illness, you need to ask God for help in that area. Trust Him.
I know several 'suicidal' believers who were stopped from killing themselves. God intervened.
if you read Eves story in Genesis, you could say she was the original suicide, as by eating the forbidden fruit, which she knew would kill her, she sealed her fate. it was only Gods mercy she was spared and did not die straight away.
she was beguiled by the serpent who said she would not die, but he lied and she believed him. She did die. And so did Adam.
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Godsgirl83
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Well, ever stop to consider that maybe he knows someone who is considering this? Or that perhaps has lost a loved one to such actions?
Exactly why I'm not following other members efforts to start an off-topic debate.
It's called mental illness.
I for one have suffered from severe depression and tried to end my life on more than one occasion.
Backward logic and outdated dogma such as this doesn't help.
I hope this kind of dogma doesn't reach the ear of somebody currently going through clinical depression.
As an aside, I didn't think I'd be having to discuss this on my first day on a christian forum.
Do you think I don’t know about suicide? I was suicidal for most of my life. I wanted to end my life for as long as I can remember...so I do know about this subject. And btw when you describe it as a mental illness you give it power over you....
Is it mental illness or lack of faith? I don‘t know exactly when I was saved...I think I first heard the gospel when I was a child and rode a bus to a church. I don’t know how long I went but they gave me a pink NT on one of those times..but I didn’t go for long. I think I must have believed what they said but I didn’t go to a church again. My mom’s a catholic whatever that means...she never ‘practiced’ it from what I ever saw and I thought my dad was an atheist. Anyway, from the 7th grade on I was severely depressed and by the time I reached high school I wanted to kill myself. I even had a dagger that I got and was going to slit my wrists somewhere at some point..that was my desire.
It wasn’t until I got married that I really sought out Jesus and thought He could help me with wanting to kill myself...though that wasn’t something that God took care of in my life right away...it took years and years of God working in me and one day, I was driving along and thought about driving my car off the bridge into the traffic below and God saying what about the people driving below..and that was that..I decided to really trust God and haven’t wanted to kill myself since.
So, I’ve thought about this a lot....that it is indeed a sin to get so depressed about your life that you won’t even trust God. God is good and He cares for you...to deny that and think suicide is your only option is a sin and wrong.
Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the LORD, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.
For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the LORD, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the LORD with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.
Trust in the LORD with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.
I stopped reading when you questioned whether mental illness is caused by a lack of faith.
That kind of thinking is why some christians do not seek treatment for things like cancer....or mental illness.
You are now on ignore too.
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Godsgirl83
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Welcome to CC
TONS of other threads are awaiting you.......
many lighthearted, good for a laugh or two
like clicking here to go to "Can you post something funny please?"
Then you just want your sin and to blame something for it so you think its not you...sin within you. You might have learned something had you read on.
It's great that you have that testimony of what God has done for you but I don't think it's right to expect the exact same for everybody else.
I would like to know why you are unsure about your Spiritual condition.
Suicide cannot send one to hell unless they are unsaved when they die. It's not a matter of suicide its a matter of not having forgiveness of sin before death.
For the cause of Christ
Roger
Hi Roger
I'm keeping that personal for now. Maybe as I get to know people I may share it via private message.
WelcomeHi Roger
I'm keeping that personal for now. Maybe as I get to know people I may share it via private message.
I understand your position and there's no pressure to bare all publicly.
Have fun!