"GOD NEED YOU TO SURVIVE“

Suicide Is Not An Option, God loves you”

How did I get to this point? The answer is... gradually. Scared, lonely and confused? Everyone experience this or go through some difficulties in their lives, and feel like they cannot over come it, but Suicide is never the answer.

Why does God “LOVE ME?”

He created us for His purpose, and it’s His will that “NO one perish” but come into repentance.

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. (2 Peter 3:9).

His “promise” refers to Christ’s promise that He will return. The same doubt occurs with regard in (2 Peter 3:15). “Not slack” is meant “He will not delay beyond the time appointed.” There is no procrastination or delay; He waits, but is never slow, and never late.

“Long-suffering to us-ward” - Toward us. The delay shows the Lord patient, and His desire that all human beings should be saved. Every sinner should recognize that he is not cut down in his sins, not as proof that God will not punish the wicked, but as a demonstration that He is now patient. Those that He had ordained to life, though not yet called, God is willing that he should have an ample opportunity to obtain eternal life.

Perish does not mean annihilation, but the state which is the opposite of salvation. His will is not even that much “some” should perish, but it’s inevitable, because the Word says “not all will believe.” Some will perish, but it is not His Will. His Will is that all should come to repentance. The goodness of God should lead to repentance.

If you’re reading this, you may now or at one time in your life contemplated suicide or know of someone who have done so, (sister, brother, mother, father or friend), and are no longer in this world. You might have unanswered questions about suicide;

1.“I’m a Christian, is it a Sin for me to commit suicide?”

2. I feel like committing suicide, but I can’t bring my self to do it, what does that mean?

3. If I take my life what will happen to my family?

4. How do I overcome this feeling wanting to take my life?

5. Why do people encourage suicide?

6. Does God care about me?

7. Who will show me love and embrace me if I don’t kill myself?

8. I don’t believe in God does is my life important to Him?

As you read this I pray it will answer all your questions and bring you comfort and clarity. There’s no where in the Scriptures that explicitly says “suicide is a Sin” or“not Sin,” but there are Scriptures that gives clear implication that “suicide” is sin and God doesn’t give His approval of Christians or unbelievers committing the act of suicide. We will go through the Scriptures that will bring forth clarity, correction and truth.

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Did Jesus Commit Suicide?

We will see how Satan tried to tempt Jesus to commit suicide in Matthew 4:5-11

Then the devil took him to the holy city, Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple, and said, “If you are the Son of God, jump off! For the Scriptures says, He will order his angels to protect you. And they will hold you up with their hands so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone. Jesus responded, “The Scriptures also say, “You must not test the LORD your God.” Next the devil took him to the peak of a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. “I will give it all to you,” he said, “if you will kneel down and worship me.” “Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus told him. “For the Scriptures say, “You must worship the LORD your God and serve only him.” Then the devil went away, and angels came and took care of Jesus.” (Matthew 4:5-11; also in (Luke 4: 5-13)NLT.

After Jesus was declared to be the Son of God, and the Savior of the world, He was tempted by Satan; no matter how great the offer, and special tokens of Divine favor, it will not exempt anyone from being “tempted.” But if the Holy Spirit is a witness to our being adopted as children of God, that will answer all the suggestions of the evil spirit. If we try to combat satan in our own strength, we tempt him to tempt us, we provoke God leave us to ourselves (devices). Many are tempted, when drawn to their own lust, and enticed, (James 1:14); but Jesus had no corrupt nature, therefore He was tempted only by satan. In the temptation of Christ it appears that our enemy is subtle, spiteful, and very bold; but Jesus shows than he can be resisted.

“Satan’s wicked plan was to get Jesus to Sin against God by taking His own life or submitting Himself under satan’s authority,” but Jesus didn’t take the bait He rejected satan’s temptation. Like Jesus we to can resist satan temptations. Some temptations are openly wicked; and they are not merely to be opposed, but rejected immediately without giving any thought to it. We must be quick and firm in resisting temptation. If we resist “the devil he will flee from us.” But if anyone give any thought to it, will likely be overtaken by temptation or come very close to being tempted.

Will God let us be tempted; how can I overcome temptation? The Word declares;

No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. (1 Corinthians 10:13) NLT.

Apostle Paul turn his attention against the confidence of the Corinthian leaders with a warning in (verse 12), he gives warning and exhortation and passes on words of encouragement. No situation in our lives is uniquely difficult or inescapable so there’s no need to be hopeless or in despair because Jesus Christ our deliverer, is faithful, He will enable us to endure temptation and provide a route for us to escape any sin or situation. Paul gave direct instruction to the Church of Corinth, “flee from worshiping Idols” (verse 14); in the Wilderness where their sin is recounted (10:7-8).

God permits the temptation by allowing the circumstances which create temptation to arise, but He makes sure that “nothing” blocks our path of retreat. With each temptation He makes a way for us to escape it. And that is with absolute certainty, because God is faithful. The state of salvation to which God has called us to would be a delusion if there were an insuperable difficulty to our continuing in it.

Satan’s wicked plan to tempt Jesus to jump off the mountain failed, Jesus immediately rejected satan without any pause or thought, He rebuked satan. When we are tempted by satan to commit suicide or we get caught up in Satan’s trap, the Lord will make a way for us to escape it. His Words are truth, Jesus is our encouragement to trust in Him and never doubt, because He knew by experience what it was to suffer, “being tempted,” and to be in hardship and stress, being tempted; therefore we may expect, not only that He will have compassion for His tempted people, but that He will come to them with seasonable relief.

Many are under the delusion that Jesus committed suicide, there’s no where in the Scriptures that corroborates such a thing, the Word is clear, He was tempted by Satan to take His life, but He resisted and rebuke him. Jesus says in His own words;

No one can take my life from me. I sacrifice it voluntarily. For I have the authority to lay it down when I want to and also to take it up again. For this is what my Father has commanded. (John 10:18).

Jesus words applied also to the human nature of our Lord, and the “power” spoken of, is the authority that came from God the Father. It is of His own will that He lay down His life and takes it up again; but this life of the Son is in moral subordination to the Father. Jesus speaks of taking up His life again, while the general language of the New Testament speaks of His being raised by the Father. The taking up again was under the Father’s authority, and was therefore itself the Father’s gift. (Comp. 1 Peter 3:19). It is a gift and a blessing from the Father because Jesus overcame all the powerful evil forces in the world, there was no Sin in Him.

His righteous suffering freed believers from their pass sins and given them access to God the Father, and they are reminded of their baptism, by which appropriated Christ’s death. The effectiveness of the baptism is not from the cleansing power of the water, but from the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Word is clear, there’s no suicide here or any indication of it, it shows Jesus Christ grace, since no one could demand His life, He laid it down of Himself for our redemption. He offered Himself to be the Savior; “Lo, I come.” A necessity in our case calls for it, He offered Himself as a Sacrifice.

He died in the place and stead of men; so they can be set free from the punishment of sin, to obtain the pardon of their sin; and that His death would obtain that pardon. Jesus voluntarily went up to Jerusalem knowing that He would die, many today call this “suicide,” but it’s in error, we know that suicide is by one’s own hand not by another person, and Jesus had declared that no one is capable of taking His life, but He laid it down voluntarily for all man kind.

For the love of Christ constrains us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: And that he died for all, that they who live should no longer live unto themselves, but unto him who died for them, and rose again. (2 Corinthians 5:14-15)KJV.

Jesus showing His love by coming in the form of our nature, and dying upon the cross for us; (John 15:13) Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Therefore we should share in His death and His life; and not live in selfishness in love for ourselves, but to Jesus Christ, as He lived to God. (Comp. Romans 6:9-11; Ephesians 2:5-7). Now we see the fullness of “the love of Christ constraineth us,” and “we love Him because He first loved us.” (1 John 4:19). “In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” (1 John 4:10). If Christ died for us, can we without shame frustrate the purpose of His death by not living for Him?