WARNING: This educational exploration of the subject of faith and suicide in no way endorses suicide. Neither does it encourage suicide, nor stigmatise the memory of the dead, nor trivialise the sorrow of the grieving. —— In the Old Testament, there are six reported cases of suicide (one of which was assisted suicide), and 3 Read more about Will A Christian Who Commits Suicide Go To Heaven?[…]
What makes Christianity so unique and so revolutionary is not just the concept of vicarious liability but the moral inversion of same. And this is not an outsider’s perspective. The Bible itself acknowledges it. It states in Romans 5:7 (MSG): “We can understand someone dying for a person worth dying for, and we can understand Read more about Is There Such A Thing As Eternal Salvation?[…]
The question of spiritual discernment of marriage partner is an old issue in the body of Christ. Central to this quest is the question of God’s will and avoidance of mistake. Thus emerged the “divination” school of marital choice, with the man or woman praying and the Spirit of God “revealing” whom to marry. Whereupon Read more about Can God Tell You Who To Marry?[…]
Let’s step back a bit… Let’s look at something away from ourselves. Suppose you know someone who’s constantly threatening people with arson, who enjoys putting fear in people, or is relentlessly accusatory. Every time someone suffers a misfortune he is gleeful. Of course there are many labels one could put on such a human but Read more about Why Are Christians So Cruel? The Emergence Of The Christian Sadist And A Call For Reflection[…]