Saturday, February 7, 2015

Suicide and God's grace

Nearly 30,000 Americans commit suicide every year. It (Suicide) is the 3rd leading cause of death for 15 to 24 year olds, and it is the 2nd leading cause of death for 24-35 year olds. On Average, 1 person commits suicide every 40 seconds, somewhere around the world. 1 in 65,000 children ages 10 to 14 commit suicide each year. There are two times as many deaths to suicide than HIV/AIDS.

There are seven recorded Suicides in the Bible
1.Judges 9:54
2.Judges 16:30
3.1 Samuel 31:4
4.1 Samuel 31:5
5.2 Samuel 17:23
6.1 Kings 16:18
7. Matthew 27:5

Growing up, I was oftentimes taught this main theme : You make your dreams come true. You get out there, You go get it. We were all taught that. If you want it , go get it. How many celebrities say this when receiving an award?? It is ingrained within us. The sense of making life happen. We make who we are, that's the American dream. Then, when we come to Christianity, it's so easy to think the same way. "I do good, I'll get to heaven".

There is one problem. God made it so that the only way to heaven is completely outside of us. We can't do it, but He can and will. How amazing is that!? You see, through God's eyes no one does good, Everyone deserves utter damnation. Only complete perfection can enter heaven . So obviously that's bad news for us. However , He ,through His pre-determined plan , sent His perfect Son to die on the cross and be resurrected  on the third day. By doing so, the sins of His people were atoned for, and God's justice was satisfied. Therefore salvation is not by man's doing, but by God's grace alone. No deed can send us to hell, and no deed can help us get to heaven.

Remember the Pharisees? Yea, the ones who crucified Jesus. I would argue, the majority of so called "Christians" are actually the modern version of the Pharisees and are turning the great Faith into something that its not, either intentionally or unintentionally. It's Spiritual suicide. It's a turning away from Christianity and putting your own twist to it ( by "new rules" or "new teachings").There is a growing trend now-a-days, well really its been going on for a long time, but there are many who say by committing suicide, you doom yourself to hell. This angers me. These people who make this claim , they themselves claim to be Christians. They don't realize , however, that by doing so, they are claiming that they themselves are doomed for hell. Let me explain.

If suicide sends us to hell, then  human civilization  as a whole is doomed. Isn't Jesus' blood strong enough to save His people?  "Yes, but". No , there is no exception . Nothing can separate us from God's love. I'm pretty sure that's in the Bible somewhere. If one sin can damn us , then we are all damned. We all deserve the darkest and hottest part of hell. We deserve God's fiery wrath.  Jesus' blood is sufficient and strong enough to save all that are His. None of His children will slip from His hands. Think logically , it doesn't add up. It doesn't make any sense in light of God's Word.Who are you? You who cast judgment upon a weary soul? Stop casting judgments on matters that you obviously have no idea about, and start looking at your own spiritual state.

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