AGuest wrote:
I can't imagine a healthy person committing suicide (peace to you, all!), whether in body or in spirit. Christ had pity for both, those unhealthy in flesh AND those unhealthy in spirit. One way he showed his pity was by healing those with such afflictions who came to him. Whether afflicted in the flesh... or in the spirit. He healed them ALL. He also showed his pity... and LOVE... was by FORGIVING them... ALL.
The so-called "anointed" leaders of the WTBTS SHOULD know this... yes? Because such anointing is... by holy spirit? How, why, when, where, though... could that spirit lead Christ to feel... think... and do... one thing... and members of his BODY... to feel, think, and do... another?
Can't be. Cannot be. Cannot.
Not trying to answer the "What does the WTBTS believe/teach?" question. Just trying to show how they're uncertain, and so "flickering" light cannot be related to Christ. HIS... is not wavering... or flickering... Light.
Peace to you ALL!
Your servant and a slave of Christ,
Shellamar
Bold and underline mine... but yes, to all of this.
I had not really allowed myself to ask the question 'what about those who commit suicide?' of our Lord. I don't tend to ask questions about others' 'fate', because that is between them and Him. But when I started to think about this question, I also heard this, about how Christ would not take those who have been so trampled upon by this world (or whatever the cause of their sickness)... and then show them no mercy or love, trampling upon them again.
So yes... amen... to what you have written above.
I am also reminded now by our Lord, to share with you, that the only unforgivable sin is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. Mark 3:28
(although Jah may of course have mercy upon whomever He chooses to have mercy upon) But suicide is not the unforgivable sin. So who is man to think he can determine and teach that suicide victims (we even
call them victims) are cast out, or sent to hell - or whatever various religions have taught about this - in opposition to what Christ, Himself, has said?
Peace to you,
your servant and sister, and fellow slave of Christ,
tammy