| Recently, several suicides have occurred
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| | 9:50-54), who ordered his armor-bearer to
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| right here in my own hometown of about
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| | kill him, Samson (Judges 16:23-31),
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| 16,000 people. The latest of these
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| | Ahithophel (2 Sam. 17:23), and Zimri (1
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| involved a friend of mine who was, among
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| | Kings 16:15-20). Even Elijah despaired of
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| other things, the leader of a Christian
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| | his own life (1 Kings 18:40; 19:4) and
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| Business Fellowship which I attend. He
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| | Job's wife told him he'd be better off
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| was a lawyer with a terrific wife, two
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| | killing himself (Job 2:7-9).Far as I can
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| young kids, very prominent in his church,
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| | tell, none of these people who went
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| coached little league baseball. As one
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| | through with it were explicitly condemned
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| can imagine, speculations abound -
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| | for taking his own life.Most people who
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| everything from possible chemical
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| | take their own lives are not usually cool
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| imbalances to unfair, unfounded comments
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| | and rational about it. I doubt many set
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| which...well, small town gossip can be so
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| | out to flout the will of God. I've read
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| mean-spirited.These local suicides also
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| | that 500,000 Americans attempt suicide
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| have Christians from various camps
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| | annually! I must believe that they are
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| wondering and discussing what happens
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| | not so much choosing death as they are
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| after a Christian commits suicide. Some
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| | stumbling down into it from a steep slope
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| eMails I've received on this subject have
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| | of despair. Every 17 minutes someone in
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| included words like "unsettling",
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| | America commits suicide. This is the
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| "confused" and "disturbing." Since we are
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| | third-leading cause of death among people
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| the Body of Christ, "a body fitly
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| | 15 to 25 years old, college students for
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| joined," as Scripture declares, when
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| | the greater part. Even more tragically,
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| something happens here, it's happening
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| | among children between 5 and 14 years of
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| there. If it hasn't hit your community
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| | age, suicide is the sixth most common
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| square in the face just yet, chances are
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| | cause of death.Something's VERY
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| it will.I'm reminded of the theme song
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| | wrong.People are hurting everywhere. we
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| from the TV series "M.A.S.H." It was
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| | know this because, after all, hurting
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| called "Suicide is painless."No, it's
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| | people are hurting people everywhere we
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| not. It hurts a lot.It's hurting
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| | turn. People need help. Maybe someone you
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| me.Personally, I was raised believing
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| | know of, someone who puts up a pretty
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| that a Christian who killed themselves
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| | good front at work or even at Church, or
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| received a quick ticket to hell. The
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| | even in your home, needs something more
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| concept being that, since murderers would
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| | than a handshake or a pat on the
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| burn in hell, what was suicide but
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| | back.Love, after all, is spelled
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| self-murder with absolutely no time for
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| | T-I-M-E.So, give someone your attention
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| repentance?Apparently, "Thou shalt not
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| | today. Ask "How are you?" and pause, look
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| kill" referred even to the killing of
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| | them in the eye and await their response.
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| oneself. This concept now strikes me as
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| | Say their names in conversation and drop
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| quite silly, for all sins...murder,
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| | them an encouraging eMail. Every one of
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| suicide, gossip, slander, rage,
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| | us is a potential lifesaver. As life
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| infidelity...are all forgivable by the
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| | guards are taught to handle drowning
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| sacrifice of Christ on the cross. By and
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| | victims, let them kick and scream and
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| large, that's pretty standard Christian
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| | thrash about, but let's all try and be
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| fare, right? To say otherwise is to imply
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| | there when they decide they just can't
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| that the crucifixion had no effect on
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| | swim another stroke.Please write and
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| some particular sins. As my own
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| | request Suicide parts 2 & 3FORWARD the
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| relationship with God has developed, I am
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| | messages!Pastor Michael has been
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| now convinced that, as the Apostle Paul
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| | broadcasting messages of Discipleship &
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| wrote to the Christians in Rome, "Nothing
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| | Encouragement to the Body of Christ by
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| can separate us from the love of God."
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| | email since 1999. Since then these
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| The Greek word for 'nothing' can best be
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| | messages have been published on numerous
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| defined as ...well, NOTHING!I found a
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| | other sites, reprinted in paper
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| half dozen cases of suicide in the Bible
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| | newsletters belonging to other
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| and the Good Book does not appear to
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| | ministries, have been used as a source of
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| condemn the act. The most notorious
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| | teaching and preaching by ministers and
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| accounts were those of King Saul (1 Sam.
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| | Bible teachers worldwide, and have
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| 31:2-5) and Judas Iscariot (Matt.
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| | ministered to the Body of Christ of
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| 27:3-5). Others are Abimelech (Judges
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| | nearly every major denomination.
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