In The Dark Valley...Of Suicide
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Suicide is the 8th leading cause of death in the United States. (Clark & Fawcett)
Suicide is the 8th leading cause of death in the United States. (Clark & Fawcett)
“There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamental question of philosophy. Albert Camus
“Suicide is, therefore, self murder. It is the desertion of the post which God has assigned us; it is a deliberate refusal to submit to his will; it is a crime which admits of no repentance, and consequently involves the loss of the soul.” Charles Hodge, Systematic Theology
"I loathe my life; I will give free utterance to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul…”
“I loathe my life;
I will give free utterance to my complaint;
I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
"As God lives, who has taken away my right, and the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter…”
“As God lives, who has taken away my right,
and the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter,
“…Many are saying of my soul, there is no salvation for him in God.”
many are saying of my soul,
“There is no salvation for him in God.” Selah
The Soul Despairs (v. 27)
The Soul Despairs (v. 27)
The Soul is Delivered (vv. 30–31)
The Soul is Delivered (vv. 30–31)
Clues to healing:
Clues to healing:
1. People who care:
1. People who care:
2. Believers who are consistent:
2. Believers who are consistent:
3. God who delivers:
3. God who delivers:
4. A message which brings hope:
4. A message which brings hope:
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
Salvation and suicide are two separate issues.
Salvation and suicide are two separate issues.
Do you think anyone is going to be able to drive a wedge between us and Christ's love for us? There is no way! Not trouble, not hard times, not hatred, not hunger, not homelessness, not bullying threats, not backstabbing, not even the worst sins listed in the Scripture ... None of this fazes us because Jesus loves us. I'm absolutely convinced that nothing - nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, today or tomorrow, high or low, thinkable or unthinkable - absolutely nothing can get between us and God's love because of the way that Jesus our Master has embraced us ( The Message).
Do you think anyone is going to be able to drive a wedge between us and Christ's love for us? There is no way! Not trouble, not hard times, not hatred, not hunger, not homelessness, not bullying threats, not backstabbing, not even the worst sins listed in the Scripture ... None of this fazes us because Jesus loves us. I'm absolutely convinced that nothing - nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, today or tomorrow, high or low, thinkable or unthinkable - absolutely nothing can get between us and God's love because of the way that Jesus our Master has embraced us ( The Message).