Category: Death/Suffering

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I have an advanced case of lime disease. I have been in pain and mental anguish for over two years now. I am having trouble getting proper medications and it seems I am terminal. I am a Christian and have been for a long time. I have deep faith in Jesus Christ. I have decided to stop all medications and I will not go into the hospital any more. This will hasten my demise. I have been told as a Christian I have work to do for Jesus and this is not an action I can take. But, I’m tired of living. Am I doing wrong to refuse meds and just let death take me? Also, if I were to kill myself, would I lose my salvation?Continue reading

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When I was a child I spent a great deal of time with my Grandparents. I loved them dearly. When I reached my early twenties they began to fail in health and I fretted terribly over the thought that they would soon be gone. In short I agonized over this. At different times their health worsened and I guess I reached a point where I fixed an image of what they used to be in my mind. My Grandmother went first, May 93, and I did not weep. Grandpa went in 97 and I did not weep. Here is the second area I need your input on. The day that Grandpa died I immediately drove home to get some things for the funeral. Out of the blue it came to me that one of my good friends children was going to die, and wouldn’t you know it about 2 weeks later my friends boy was diagnosed with cancer and just recently pasted on this spring. The next thing that happened was this. Almost one week after my grandfathers passing I believe God sent me a dream. I am awakened in the dream by someone rubbing my arm and it is my grandmother. I look at her and she says to me ” it’s OK Mike we are all right. I get up of the bed and begin to leave, and I turn the corner to go down a hall way and there stands papa. He did not speak, just looked down at the floor. Pastor, I believe the lord was speaking to me. Do these dreams and ideas carry any weight. Since these events I am careful to pay attention to my dreams and thoughts. Tell me what you think.Continue reading

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Some friends and I were discussing the topic of death. Some in the group believe that every single death is the will of God. In other words, if God didn’t want so-and-so to die, He wouldn’t have allowed it. “We all have an appointed time.”

Others believe that God is often very sad (just as we are) when a loved one dies tragically (e.g., drunk driver). But, because we live in a sinful world, God often permits these kinds of deaths.

I’ve tried to search the scriptures for answers, along with prayer. But, I end up having more questions. Can you help me please.Continue reading

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What happens after death. Do we sleep until we are resurrected or do our souls ascend to heaven?

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The Bible is clear that when the body dies, the spirit of a person leaves it. James 2:26 says, “For as THE BODY WITHOUT THE SPIRIT IS DEAD, so faith without works is dead also.” The Seventh Day Adventists teach “soul sleep,” but that is not what the Bible teaches at all. When the body dies, the spirit of the person leaves that body, and does not sleep with it in the grave.Continue reading

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Where is all the supporting evidence for capital punishment in the Bible?

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Genesis 9:6 says, “Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.” That was when God ordained that man could rule over man, and punish him when he got out of line.Continue reading

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A relative of mine asks me why people suffer if God is perfect. I have no answer and want one as I have pondered this my self. Thank you for your time.

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“For I reckon that the sufferings of the this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.” (Romans 8:18)Continue reading

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Why is it that when people die we tell them that they are in heaven now. But it says in the bible that the dead are conscious of nothing. And also the last day is when we will be judged to see if we go to heaven or hell.

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Consider Luke 23:39-43 “And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, TO DAY SHALT THOU BE WITH ME IN PARADISE.” Not in the future sometime, but THAT VERY DAY the repentant thief would be with Jesus in paradise. That is talking about heaven.Continue reading

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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HELL AND HADES?

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The word hades means “the unseen abode of the dead.” The context of the passage has to be considered to tell if it is referring to hell as the unseen place where souls are in torment, or whether it is simply referring to the unseen place where the body lays (the grave).

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What happens to your soul at death, the saved and the wicked person’s soul?

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For the person who has trusted Jesus Christ as personal Savior, it is to be instantly with the Lord. II Corinthians 5:8 says, “We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be ABSENT FROM THE BODY, and to be PRESENT WITH THE LORD.” Jesus told the repentant thief on the cross in Luke 23:43, “And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, TO DAY SHALT THOU BE WITH ME IN PARADISE.”Continue reading

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When we die, where will our spirit/soul be? Please explain in detail. Thanks.

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Jesus said in Luke 23:39-43, “And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, TO DAY SHALT THOU BE WITH ME IN PARADISE.”Continue reading