tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748783992436356016.post7357831963029917421..comments2023-07-13T06:53:05.148-07:00Comments on In the Dust of His Steps: Response: Suicide and EternityBrittneyNicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11034649643965905093noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748783992436356016.post-42057350921499220082011-09-05T21:48:29.942-07:002011-09-05T21:48:29.942-07:00Alright, ben... You got me...! I will get back to...Alright, ben... You got me...! I will get back to this this week ;)BrittneyNicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034649643965905093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748783992436356016.post-7022420498173958242011-08-23T11:18:27.584-07:002011-08-23T11:18:27.584-07:00And where is this response...*cough* *cough*And where is this response...*cough* *cough*Ben H.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748783992436356016.post-37763197764858437492011-08-19T13:12:29.291-07:002011-08-19T13:12:29.291-07:00*pardon.... sensitivity. ;)*pardon.... sensitivity. ;)b.Nicolehttp://www.inthedustofhissteps.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748783992436356016.post-70350099184902227992011-08-19T13:11:10.540-07:002011-08-19T13:11:10.540-07:00Ben, I agree with a lot of what you said, and I ho...Ben, I agree with a lot of what you said, and I hope to respond more later, but I just wanted to address the sensativity of this issue briefly... <br /><br />I would differ at one main point--if you, or someone else you know, is contemplating suicide, I would encourage you to cling on to the smallest glimmer of hope. Hold steadfast. Find someone that will be willing to pour themselves into you as the image of Christ. <br /><br />In my observations, suicide is not normally a highly logical decision, but an act committed in an altered emotional state--far off from reality.<br /><br />Thinking through things logically, re-consideration, and re-evalition just may not be attainable, nor healthy, at certain low points. <br /><br />I cannot imagine the depth of despair and self-criticism must be running through the veins of someone even remotely considering suicide, so I would want to be sensative to his or her present reality (whether a skewed or accurate perception).<br /><br />Thanks so much for responding, Ben... You rock. I will respond later. *b.Nicoleb.Nicolehttp://www.inthedustofhissteps.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748783992436356016.post-75093737628410808642011-08-18T17:45:01.825-07:002011-08-18T17:45:01.825-07:00The issue of going to Heaven turns solely on wheth...The issue of going to Heaven turns solely on whether an individual believes in the atoning work of Jesus Christ as sufficient to cleanse them of their sins. If you believe in the truth of the Deity, Substitutionary Death and Resurrection of Jesus, and their application in your life (that Jesus is God and that He died to save you from the judgment for your sins) then you are saved. <br /><br />As to the issue of whether suicide as a sin could nullify that salvation, I would say that once saved, always saved. I think someone who believes in Jesus could not actually commit the blasphemy of the Holy Spirit recorded in scripture. At any rate, as noted above that blasphemy and suicide are different.<br /><br />I would say, though, that I believe a truly regenerated person would have an incredibly difficult time contemplating or doing a suicide. Why are the saved left on the earth after their salvation? To do the work of God - preaching the Gospel and ministering to those in need. Suicide forever forecloses any possibility of the individual ever doing any of those things ever again for God. Why snuff out the life God has given you to serve Him? I think if you, or someone you know, is contemplating suicide you should really re-evaluate what you believe the purpose of your life is, where you stand with God, and what He has called you to do as a Christian. <br /><br />God wants believers doing His work on the earth, not souls sent prematurely before their missions are completed.Ben H.noreply@blogger.com