Suicide
- Created by: SNH1028
- Created on: 11-03-17 15:03
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- Suicide
- Suicide is the direct and deliberate taking of one's own life.
- Suicide a sin against God?
- Destroying God's creation
- made in God's image
- human life is special and sacred
- against the proper love of self and God
- Accepted?
- If there is a just cause.
- Judas after he betrayed Jesus
- Samuel 31- Saul lost to Philistines
- suicide in the bible is accepted in some cases
- can God forgive?
- If there is a just cause.
- Life after death
- Resurrection of christ
- Death is the gateway to new life
- Paul
- Want to be with christ
- How can Christians help a suicidal person?
- 1. remind them that life is sacred to God
- they should treasure their life
- every persons life has meaning and is worth something
- 2.Only God has the power to give life and take it away
- It is a sin
- going against 6th comandment
- these decisions are better left to God
- 3. try to help kindly
- try to persuade them away from it
- remind of what Paul said about life after death
- necessary for them to stay alive until the gateway to new life is ready the greet them.
- 1. remind them that life is sacred to God
- Ceased to be a crime in the Uk in 1961
- still against the law to assist suicide
- damaged relationship, stress, Alcohol, depression...
- Job 1:21
- naked I came from my mothers womb and naked I shall depart
- the lord has givest life and the lord shall take it away.
- may the name of the lord be praised
- the lord has givest life and the lord shall take it away.
- decisions of life and death should be left to God
- naked I came from my mothers womb and naked I shall depart
- Philippians1:23
- Paul said:I desire to depart and be with Christ
- which is better by far;
- but I must remain in body
- which is better by far;
- death is not the end but a gateway to new life
- Paul said:I desire to depart and be with Christ
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