Why is suicide considered a 'sin'? If God so "loved" humanity, what a f**'ed idea of "love"
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i think suicide is commitedby those who r a pessimist and do not havea stable mind
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God is a loving father and as such he can and does forgive any sin.  There are certain individuals in this world who are so sensitive to the vagaries of life that ultimately they find themselves so unable to cope that the only way to find relief is to end this physical existence.  There are other reasons such as clinical depression which could cause the same course of action.  Though such suicides can and do happen, it is not necessarily a reflection of the spiritual status of the individual.  Faith in God is the only requirement for salvation and if such individuals had faith, then they will indeed be forgiven and resurrected in the next world.\n\nAs some people here have stated, the only way to assure you will not survive beyond the death of this physical body is to deny God.  To sin is to deliberately go against the will of God.  To embrace sin as a continual course of action is to become iniquitous.  Sin is unreal to God and such a person who follows the path of sin and iniquity gradually becomes unreal to God as well and does not survive beyond this brief life in the flesh.\n\nCertainly God does not want anyone to commit suicide.  People should make every effort to cope with whatever problems they encounter, including seeking professional help such as counseling.  We only get this opportunity to live and learn as material beings once.  We should make the most of it while we are here.  However, as I said before, if indeed a person does commit that irrevocable act of ending his or her own life, God will forgive.
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God loves all his children. He does not hate anything or anyone. He is all forgiving. People cannot purify anyone either. Gay people can make their life choices just as we do. Are any of us free of sin?
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We're just human. It's not a sin to feel unworthy. But in times like this, we just need to pray and seek God's help. It's only the devil that gives us negative feelings. We have to cast him out in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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I find it very depressing.  Without a God, there is no absolute moral standard.  The only morals are what people and society "feel" is right or wrong, which change with every generation.  Also, if there were no God, and after we die there is nothing...then what is the point of life?  Why not just run out and murder and rape and do whatever you feel like?  Very good question.  I'm glad I am assured that I have eternal life thanks to my Savior Jesus Christ, and that I have an absolute moral standard to live by...the Bible.
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If he didn't love sinners, why did he send Jesus to die for are sins?  For God so loved the world, ta ht he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life.  For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved. John 3:16,17\n\nWe are all sinners, saved by grace
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When I was a Christian, I heard that a suicide could not go to heaven.  Someone in our village was buried outside the churchyard because she had killed herself.  She could not have a church funeral.  I thought this was very wrong.
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I am talking about myself here: Yes i do cry when I think of a certain sin I did when I realize the gravity of that certain sin.but the point is to learn and move on and not live captured in guilt. We are human beings and we are bound to sin. I just know that God is merciful and trust as long as I do good and try avoiding that sin again all will be forgiven because I have faith in His mercy. Tears don't come out of fear but rather out of love, coz even on human basis if you love some1 u don't like to upset him.
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God would never command such a sinful act that pleases you so selfishly from His people.\n\nPeace.
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Hello Hugo.. :)\n\nNo..Jesus told us we are to Love our enemies..we are not to repay evil for evil..\n\nIf this was so, then Paul (Saul) would have been killed and not forgiven..for he advocated the killing of hundreds of Christians, before Christ appeared unto him..\n\n\nIn Jesus Most Precious Name..\nWith Love..In Christ.. :)
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The short answer is that God is loving enough to allow us to suffer the effects (both good and bad) of our actions and the actions of others. If God did not allow us to experience the consequences of our actions (and others'), then free-will would be only an illusion, and God would be unjust in judging some worthy of hell, and others being admitted to heaven. OUR ACTIONS CAUSE EVIL, not God! Does God allow evil? Yes! Did God create evil? NO! God merely created free moral agents with the ability to choose to follow Him, and do no evil, or to rebel against Him, and do evil things.\nThat begs the question, why did God create free-will? Because without free-will, we would be nothing more than robots, or puppets on a string. God created man for the purpose of having relationship with, and to serve and protect the lesser creations of God (animals, the earth, anyone or anything less powerfull than ourselves).\nHaving said that, God does use evil (when it happens), to further His agenda for the earth, and particularly for those that love Him, and are called according to His purpose.\nGod created the POSSIBILITY of evil, He did not create evil, and along with the possibility of evil, had a plan to turn what was evil into something beautiful. THAT is why Jesus MUST BE God, Because God Himself stepped in and bore EVIL on His own self, in order to undo the power of evil, Jesus must also be man, because evil was introduced to the earth through a man, and a man must then break the power of evil.\nJesus was both 100% God and 100% man - fulfilling justice for both God and Man.
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Why Jesus died for our sins: (With scriptural references)\n\nDo not allow yourself to be mistaught by the hypocritical church leaders of our day, God is a lover of justice (Psalm 37:28) You mentioned in your question that God would kill all human life unless his son dies for sinners. I ask, please, that you would read the scriptures in this answer, so that you can better understand my answer.\n\nAdam and Eve, the parents of all mankind were created perfect, as all of God's creations are. However, God gave Adam, as well as all mankind, free will: the ability to chose for ourselves whether we want to do good or bad. God wanted mankind to serve him not because they were programmed to do so, but because they love him. Our lives are not pre-programmed like some churches teach, but Deuteronomy 30:19 disproves. In the Bible book of Genesis, chapter 2 and verses 16, 17 God told Adam not to eat from a certain tree in the paradise garden home. That tree was to stand as a symbol of God's severignty, or right to make laws for his creation. Adam and his wife Eve rebelled against God, chosing to listen to Satan rather than God. God had previously told Adam that death would overtake them should they eat from the tree. Adam knew what he was doing when he ate from the tree. Even though he was created perfect, he used his free will to disobey God. He wanted to do things his own way. \nSo where does Jesus come into play? After Adam sinned, he was no longer a perfect person. The word 'sin' means to miss a mark, in this case Adam missed the mark of perfection. Adam was now a sinner. The bible states that sin is what causes death (Romans 6:23) That is why humankind dies today, because since Adam is the forefather of everyone alive, we've inherited the sin and death from him, just as Romans 5:12, and Psalm 49:7 show. \nLike I mentioned earlier, God is a lover of justice. He could not simply pardon the rebellion as if nothing had happened. That would undermind his sovereignty. At the same time, he would not destroy Adam and Eve. He had asked them to fill the earth with their offspring and that would defeat his purpose. Being a God of perfect justice, the price paid for Adam's sin had to equal what was lost: perfect human life. But since all mankind were all sinners how could this be accomplished?\nAdam lost perfect life by sinning. Jesus bought that back with his life by remaining obedient until death. Satan believed that he could get any perfect person to turn away from God. He was able to get Adam. Jesus never gave into the Devil, even though it meant giving up his life to remain obedient to God, something Adam didn't do. Therefore, through the sin of Adam everyone is dying, however, through the act of obedience of Jesus, those exercising faith in him can have what Adam lost: perfect human life. Romans 5:18, 19; John 3:16\nJesus loves his Father very much and was pleased to do this. By remaining faithful to death, Jesus proved that it was possible to remain faithful to God under trail (Matthew 4:1-11) After Jesus death and resurrection, his Father appointed him to an even higher position than he had held before (Matthew 28:18)\nIn order to benefit from what Jesus did, we have to remain obedient to God and do what he asks, an refrain from doing what pleases ourself like Adam did. Jesus set the model for us to walk in this regard (Romans 15:3)
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No, no, NO!\n\nWe hear about some poor person who died horribly after being tortured, or after suffering painfully from disease such as cancer or AIDS, or a baby who dies painfully, and any decent human being says "They didn't deserve that..."  But God, according to the Scriptures of various religions, thinks they did.  According to the scriptures and Christian/Jewish/Muslim belief, He knew about it, He could have prevented it, but He chose not to.  Disagreeing with God might be evil, but speaking for myself, I would have if I could have.  If that's evil, so be it.\n\nSo it seems that God is not as caring about humans as we were led to believe - assuming you accept a literal interpretation of the Bible.  So perhaps that is why He (and some of his followers) are so insensitive to the suffering of humanity, and would condemn even good people to eternity in hell.  In His viewpoint, apparently, they do deserve hell.\n\nI do not believe that anyone, let alone loving, charitable people who have not followed a particular religion's doctrine (such as saying the "sinner's prayer") deserves an eternity of torment.  That is one of the reasons that while I remain a spiritual person, I no longer identify myself with organized religion, including Christianity.
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It is God's character to be sinless.  He cannot sin or else He would not be God.  The reason that Christ died on the cross was for our sins.  He was the perfect sacrifice.  No one else was, or could ever be, a sacrifice for our sins because everyone one else has a sinful nature.  God is quick to forgive us because He keeps all His promises.  He tells us, for example, in John 1:9 that if we confess our sins He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins.  The Bible also tells us that He is not willing that any of us should perish.  We can truly be eternally thankful that He does just what He says He will do--He keeps all His promises to us.
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Hello..\n\nGod is Love..for He gave His only son Jesus to die on the cross for our sins..Who the Son hath set free is free indeed..\n\nGod's Holy word does not condemn the sinner, but the sin they do..for sin comes from satan who is the father of lies, hate, deceit, lust, envy, greed..etc..\n\nWhen we ask Jesus into our hearts, we become new creatures in Christ Jesus..the old man is passed away and all things become new, we now have Love, peace, joy, forgiveness, compassion, charity..Amen!!\n\nI Love you..I will keep you in my heart and in my prayers..
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god never wanted anyone to be 100% happy....even a person if fully content with everything will regret something in tht area....90% of this love things are onesided....why it is tht someone falls in love with someone he would never get,someone who doesnt give a damn....but still u can lay ur life on tht person.....this is just gods idea to screw up tht person.Even a good two sided relationship would end with a terrible pain or a jilt.....even god cant love otherwise there would be less innocent people specially children suffering.....this world is his cruel joke...definitely god exists.....love is his masterplan to screw everyone specially me.....coz love only brings n leaves tears more thn the pleasure people knw of....im sure god would never dare fall in love...
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WE are taught in scripture that we are to love the sinner and hate the sin.  So you are not wrong to feel the way you do.  And I agree it is destroying the foundations of civilization, as it always has every great civilization in history before they came crumbling down as it became more acceptable.