Sin of Suicide and Euthanasia
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Sin of suicide and EuthanasiaOur life is a gift of God, a life which is also an eternal gift from the Redeemer and the King. So, to commit suicide and ending life is like denying the very gift of God, who only is the sole possessor of that right, or in other words, our life and death are part of the Omni present’s plan and hence human beings do not have or possess any such right to override the very act of God. So, if an analysis could be drawn on suicide, the belief in Christianity is that, committing suicide or any such attempts to it is a sinful act which is profoundly against it. [ CITATION Gil13 \l 1033 ], notes that suicide is considered by the Christians as being the moral wrong since it is in full contradiction to the existing nature which surrounds us. [ CITATION Gil13 \l 1033 ], furtherstates that, when an unwillingness engulfs us and we deny the gift of God in living and cherishing each moment of our, it is an action where we do not even consider that, we simply do not have the right to do so. The Holy Bible defines six wicked men namely, [ CITATION Abi \l 1033 ], [ CITATION Kin \l 1033 ], [ CITATION Ahi \l 1033 ], [ CITATION Zim \l 1033 ],[ CITATION Jud \l 1033 ] and [ CITATION Phi \l 1033 ] who were distracted due to the commission of sin and as a consequence of that they committed suicide, or the other way around,they did not use the God’s power to help then maintain their individual lives. Bible holds that suicide is an unauthorized act which is against the image of God and the entire humanity. According to [ CITATION Gen \l 1033 ], men can only kill one’s own self if that is authorized by God and murder is made synonymous to suicide, since both is an act of homicide where the former relates to a killing of different individual and the later is the self- killing. Again, [ CITATION Rom \l 1033 ] condemns murder and mentions that, to harm one’s own self or that of a neighbor cannot be a right so bestowed by God. Furthermore, [ CITATION Exo \l 1033 ], depicts that, the innocent or righteous must be forbade to kill, and the individuals who arenot innocent and righteous, must be ready to face the judgement and the consequences surrounding it. As of current day, scenario we get to hear the word Euthanasia, which means assisted killing. It is true that being a health care professional, there is no bestowed right to take one’s own life, since they are only to provide the best plausible care to their patients, but if the suffering is unbearable and if that can be lessened then according to me, Euthanasia is the ideal option, because it becomes painful to observe a patient die a painful death, although it is our duty to takecare [ CITATION Gil13 \l 1033 ], but giving full relief and assisting death cannot have the same meaning like that of murder. ReferencesAbimelech - Judges 9:50-56. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Judges+9%3A50-56&version=ESV
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