You all know by now that I have journeyed away from the Christian church. All the teachings, good and bad, are still contained in my mind. But, I have chosen to believe what is most logical, and does not involve religion. But, I had to address this one issue I came across.
In Christian circles, there is a debate whether you go to hell for suicide. Some say its sin you don't have time to repent for. Though I guarantee most victims have begged for forgiveness before they did it. Others say its murder in the Bible and that makes it unforgivable. But, we are not in the Old Testament any more.
It is also commented that suicide is selfish. I think calling it selfish is selfish. A person who has reached that level of desperation is in a mighty amount of constant pain. Its no different than doping the dying into comas until they pass. Nobody wants to endure that level of pain for long.
Most importantly, the one thing I realized when I was a Christian is that Jesus died before I ever committed my first sin. I am already atoned for. I do not live under the law, as a sinner. I live under grace, whether I sin or not.
Now, honestly, all this talk of being sinners really can piss me off. Why do we all deserve to die? Because someone created a holy God and had to explain how holiness and perfection could live with that. Sounds like mythology to me.
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