... because he was so screwed up and did not know what he was doing..and will keep praying..is my own
salvation at risk
Hello I am a christian who prays for my son who commited suicide I ask that God finds him not guilty
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most Christians say you are not supposed to pray for the dead and
I read the bible and see for the most part this is true unless you are
Catholic....so does this mean there will be a price to pay for praying
for my son...thank you.
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Im also a christian and i think that god will have felt your sons pain and simply feel very sad that he felt he had to die. i dont think god will be angry at all- just sad and possibly now relieved your son is in a safe place.
keep the faith, your sons definitely gone to heaven.
Your son was not "screwed up". Your son was sick... Depression is an illness of the mind that we cannot stop, no matter how hard we try. I say "we" because I, too, suffered from depression and also tried committing suicide. I also cut myself, but eventually found help through therapy and medicine. Your son was hurting in a way you can't imagine, but to answer your question: God loves you. He loves everyone. He forgives EVERY sin. I do not think of suicide as a sin, but if it is; He will forgive. Do you think it would be a sin to ask someone to help you or your son? I don't. I hope this helps and I will keep you and your son in my prayers.
First, I’d like to say that I am so sorry for your lossI hop e that you can take comfort in knowing that "Jehovah has shown mercy to those fearing him. For he himself well knows the formation of us, remembering that we are dust." (Psalm 103:10-14) Only God can fully understand the role of mental sickness, extreme stress, even genetic defects, in a "suicidal crisis." – See Ecclesiastes 7:7.
Granted, one who takes his own life deprives himself of the opportunity to repent of his self-murder. But who can say whether one driven to suicide might have had a change of heart had his fatal attempt failed? Some notorious murderers have, in fact, changed and earned God's forgiveness during their lifetime.—2 Kings 21:16; 2 Chronicles 33:12, 13.
Thus, Jehovah, having paid "a ransom in exchange for many," is within his right to extend mercy, even to some self-murderers, by resurrecting them and giving them the precious opportunity to "repent and turn to God by doing works that befit repentance." – Matthew 20:28; Acts 26:20
In conclusion, notice this comforting message found at Acts 24:15: “there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous.”
I hope this brings you some comfort.