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QUESTION: From Nikki in CA – Recently, there have been several suicides, especially by younger people, in our area. I have children and am very concerned because I have been told that suicide is murder, which means a person committing suicide is actually committing murder of one of God’s children and will go to hell. This makes me so sad and worried, is this true? Do people who commit suicide automatically go to hell?
First, let me say that suicide is a very serious and growing problem around the world, especially among young people, and I must be very careful how this question is approached and answered. We, as mature Christians, must avoid communicating anything to any person that infers suicide is an acceptable behavior. Unstable, immature people may look at suicide as an easy way out of this life and we must not give any support to that idea. I believe most people, who would embrace the view that suicide is acceptable, do not have healthy relationships with the LORD. In fact, I believe the most effective suicide prevention method is to help these at-risk people develop a relationship with our LORD and Savior; Jesus Christ. That being said, there is only one unforgiveable sin and it is not suicide, in fact murder is not the unforgiveable sin either! Hebrews chapter 6 states;
4 It is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
5 And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,
6 If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucified to themselves the son of God afresh and put Him to an open shame. This is speaking of members of the elect, in the end times, if one was to refuse to allow the Holy Spirit to speak through them when they are delivered up to anti-Christ (Mark 13:11). That is the only unforgiveable sin, and it can only be committed by a member of the elect and it can only be committed after Satin is here on earth as anti-Christ. In other words; it is impossible for anyone, up to this point in time, to have already committed the Unforgiveable Sin.
Many people who commit suicide suffer from various types of mental disorders and/or chemical imbalances. People will not be held responsible for their actions if they have mental problems, because God is totally fair and just. Let me ask you a question; what circumstances did Jesus promise salvation and life everlasting? You will find the answer in Mark 13;
So, did Jesus say that if you believe in Him and you don’t commit suicide you will receive salvation and everlasting life? No! Jesus said; whoever believes in Him shall not perish but will receive everlasting life. Over the decades, since Jesus died for our sins and ascended up into heaven, false teachers have let the traditions of men creep into their “doctrine” in order to deceive and control God’s children. No man can decide who goes to heaven and who doesn’t, only God has that power, and we should be very thankful that God makes those calls not our neighbors. By the way, this also applies to other so called “unforgiveable sins”, with which some preacher/teachers like to saddle and control Christians; such as divorce.
Finally, for those who insist that God gave us the Ten Commandments and murder is condemned… and suicide is murder… You need to read Romans 11: 8;
This verse is referring to Isaiah 29:
These people are in a mental fog, an intellectual slumber, and God put them in this state! Do you have ears to hear and eyes to see? God would never hold one of His children responsible for something He poured out upon her or him. So, don’t let anyone tell you someone is going to hell because of something they have done. God alone has that knowledge; God alone is judge and no one else.
Question: From Sam in Arizona - When you say we are made in God's image what do you mean; physically
Actually, you do hear that from time to time, but not from me. We are not made in God's image; according to the Bible we are not made in God's image but our own. In Genesis chapter 1 it states;
To whom was God speaking in this verse? Who was God speaking to when He said He would make man after our likeness? If you understand the 3 world and heaven ages the answer is clear; God is speaking to all the souls he had created in the first earth and heaven age, whom He was now requiring them all to be born into flesh bodies. He includes Himself because He knows He would soon be fulfilling the prophecies about the coming of the Messiah, and Jesus would also enter this dimension of flesh made in His own image. As it states in John chapter 14;
They would have seen him. because Jesus was made in His own image; the image of the Father.
QUESTION: From George D. in NM - How will we know the false Messiah? My brother says we'll know that it's not the true Jesus if there are no nail holes in his hands, . What do you think, is that a good way?
The problem with your brother's method is that Satin can change his appearance, so he may have nail holes in his hands. Remember, he has supernatural powers and he is the great impersonator; he claims to be the morning star, and in Revelation he comes riding on a white horse pretending to be Christ, so he may very well have nail holes. One thing you can count on however, 1 Corinthians 15:52 reads: "In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed." In the instant that Christ returns we will be changed into our spiritual bodies, you can count on it, and if there is someone on earth claiming to be Christ, even preforming miracles, and healing people, but you are still in your flesh body; he is a fake!
QUESTION: From Susan in CA - I believe God is good, but why does He allow all the bad things in the world?
God is not to blame for the bad things going on the world, man is responsible. God set up a world for humans that was pure and clean; unpolluted and without sin. But, because God gave His children freewill they have the ability to do good or evil. We can't blame God for mankind's sins. The flesh is weak, in fact it is so weak that God says it grieved Him that He made man in flesh (Gen 6:6). Many of God's children have no idea why they are here in the flesh, although the Bible answers their quistion clearly. They need to read the letter God wrote them and then they will understand that this life is about overcoming evil and gaining salvation. If there was no freewill or evil in the wrold; there would be no choice for God's children to make.