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Christian who commits suicide...

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AnthonyE1778

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um...wow...that has got to be a first...
 
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I think the point that's being missed here is that we, as sinners, are sinful through and through, there's nothing to redeem us in and of ourselves. Paul quoted the OT in Romans "No one does good". So without God's grace to save us, we'd be doomed, regardless of whether this is a sin or that is a sin , that's really beside the point. Especially in this thread, since the topic has to do with salvation. Now, recognizing sin in ourlives is good, but that's part of sanctification.
 
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Bill777 said:
Depression is a sin like being an alcoholic, a smoker, having a drug addiction, being a homosexual etc. I don't believe it's genetic.
There can be hormones or chemical imbalances, that's for sure, but they are caused by a sinful soul.


How gratifying to hear the voice of tender compassion. What Christian should not be completely at ease and satisfied in their knowledge that the sufferings of others are justified because of their sins?


http://www.christianforums.com/showthread.php?p=20569538#post20569538

Bill777 said:
Great post, that's another valid reason for suffering,
in addition to the ones I already mentioned.

What good, well versed Christian would hestiate before declaring the beauty and value of suffering for everybody else? Suffering is God's merciless way of teaching you to love Him. Jesus Christ must have been sinning to suffer as He did.

I do not recall that Jesus was whipped, tortured, and brutally
executed by being nailed to a wooden cross and leaving His faithful with the admonition that they all really need to suffer just like Him.

This infers that Jesus Christ was setting the example of the value of suffering to acknowlege God. Question is, how did the Saviour's suffering teach Him any more about God?
 
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I do not believe that he committed suicide here. He laid down his life for his comrades. Christ said "Greater Love has no man in that he lay down his life for a friend" To say that this was a suicide is to demean the soldiers sacrifice.
 
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