CT Classic: Suicide and the Silence of Scripture | Though the church has come to opposing conclusions about the fate of victims, we have a mandate to minister to those left behind. (July 6, 2000)
Is Suicide Unforgivable? | What is the biblical hope and comfort we can offer a suicide victim's family and friends? (July 6, 2000)
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I might be looked at as uncivilized, and even a little barberic from the stone age etc., after you hear what I will put in a question: Since when has the God of heaven given approval to the Christian Community, especially in this land under God, and in essence looked upon by the world as the hub of Christianity, yes approval to the usage, if at all, of ever more contraceptions in the bedroom where a man and woman start to live together in holy matrimony? Yes, and as I see things, it has actually become the forerunner to the ever cheapening of human life, as God intented, to where now this nation is the mass grave of 50 or so million of unborn babies, and nobody is going to convince any truly Christian, that those murdered babies are solely, sons and daughters of the secular world! Is it not also the fact of life, presently pulpits are basically quiet while many a pulpit, actually fully supports America's evermore despicable gun/killing diplomacy, worldwide? Is God still smiling?
Majorie
Posted: February 24, 2009 7:22 PM
I think it is crazy to try to "play God"- but, unfortunately, that's what we're coming to. We should just trust that God knows what's best. In God We Trust!
Rod
Posted: February 24, 2009 3:31 PM
Promoting suicide is never right. At what point do we decide to draw the line. If we feel someone is incapable of making a full recovery, or must they already be at death's door? When does it become a convenience or economic factor? Patients who are in pain need to be made as comfortable as possible unless the medications would significantly shorten life and then only as the patient themselves agree. This is not something to be left up to anyone else to decide. We are not dogs or horses who should be "put down" to avoid suffering. What has happened to the Hypocratic Oath? Have our doctors lost their minds, or just their conscience? We all have great value and one's life should neither be prolonged or shortened arbitrarily. If there is a reasonable chance for recovery then whatever is necessary should be done to prolong life. If the patient refuses treatment, thier wishes should be respected, but it's never right to assist someone in committing suicide
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