What Does God Do With A Person Who Kills Him/Herself?

Sermon Notes:

Intro: In life there are optimists, pessimists and Woody Allen. He concludes that there is no God and “suicide is probably the most reasonable response to the angst of existence.”

I. How does God view humans?

A. Genesis 1:27: Humans are created in the image of God.
B. Genesis 1:31: God called all He created good.
C. Psalm 8: A little lower than angels and crowned with glory and honor.
D. 1 Cor. 3: Our bodies are a _temple of God.

God cares about both the spiritual and the physical!

II. Suicide, the deliberate destruction of the body, is wrong! It goes against the commands of God and against natural law.

III. What is the eternal destiny of a person who kills themselves?

A. It depends of the person’s state of mind.
B. Faith is a gift and does not depend on mental assent (Eph. 2:8).
C. Did the person do it to rebel against God?
D. Was the mind overwhelmed because of _suffering?

Unrepented sin does NOT determine whether a person is _condemned.

IV. Life is not easy, but we have God’s promise to walk with us all the way!

A. Faith produces hope.
B. And “Hope does not disappoint.” Romans 5

Conclusion: Through Jesus we can say, even in the darkest hour, “I can do all things through Him who gives me strength.”