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Friday, September 10, 2010
Episode 7 [Part 1] :: Question 2 on Suicide
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Question 2 – Alexander (Ireland): Hello Pastor Chris, I thank God for your ministry (Pastor Chris replies: “thank you”), it’s a blessing. My question is this: what does the bible say about suicide? Is suicide a sin? Thank you.
Answer 2: Yes it is. And, it’s important for me to explain some thoughts to you. What’s the cause of suicide? The main cause of it is selfishness, self-centeredness; that’s the cause - self-love. Someone is probably frustrated with the society or frustrated about something or is in self-defeat and he thinks, “Well, I’ll take my life.” No one takes his life [commits suicide] joyfully; no one says, “I’m so happy, I want to kill myself.” Often, it is because of some depression, of some feeling of rejection, something negative that you feel - that you think. And so, someone might decide to take his own life because of that; but, is it okay? No, it’s not okay! There’s a reason for that. I’ll read to you from Romans chapter 14, from verse 7, “For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s. [Romans 14:7-8]” Simple! So, you live, not for yourself, but for the Lord and if you decide to die, you can’t kill yourself because your life is not yours. The bible says, “we are bought with a price” [1 Corinthians 6:20]; we belong to Christ. He says, “None of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself” - that’s the 7th verse. No man liveth to himself.
So, if you don’t live to yourself, there’ll be no reason to give up on life. So, you can’t be that self-centered. You’ve got to think about what the Lord thinks, what’s on His mind, what’s His purpose for your life; have you fulfilled your reason for living? Why are you alive in the first place? Why were you born? Have you found out your purpose for life? You cannot take your life until you’ve fulfilled that purpose. And when you fulfill that purpose, it’s up to the Lord to say, “This is how this man ends up”. So, taking your life means that you’ve chosen to live to yourself; you’ve decided how long you want to live and you’ve decided when you’re going to die and how you’re going to die. That means you’re dying to yourself, and this is all just wrong for a Christian. A Christian cannot take his own life, so suicide is a sin.
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Episode 7 [Part 1] :: Question 1 on Walking in God's Perfect Will
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| Pastor Chris Oyakhilome |
Introduction: Hello! I want to welcome you to today’s program. And, I am convinced that you will learn something today, and it will be a great blessing to you.
Question 1 – Toro (United Kingdom): Dear Pastor, it is really a great privilege to be able to interact and ask you questions directly. Please sir, I need to know how to work in God’s perfect will for my life.
Answer 1: The first thing you require is the knowledge of God’s Word. Without the knowledge of God’s Word, no one can really understand God’s perfect will. I’d like to read to you from verse 105, chapter 119 in the book of Psalms: “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. [Psalm 119:105]” See, God’s Word gives you direction. God’s Word helps you to understand God’s perfect will. That’s why you need to know the Word of God. His Word is a lamp to your feet and a light to your path.
And then also, Galatians chapter 5 from verse 16, “This I say then, walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. [Galatians 5:16]” Walk in the Spirit….now, walking in the Spirit actually means walking in the light of God’s Word. And so, no matter what your senses tell you, you’ll be able to discern what is God’s perfect will. See, God’s will for your life, a lot of times, can be different from what other signs tell you - from what your feelings would tell you and what other human beings would tell you. So, you need to know God’s Word and that’s the only way you can judge what the Spirit of God is telling you, because the Spirit will always tell you what God’s Word says; the Spirit bears witness with the Word.
Watch the full episode 7 - Part 1 [July 7, 2009] video here!
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