Genesis 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
The Big Bang theory is also an indirect contributor to suicides and suicidal thoughts, for since, according to evolution, we came here by accident, some persons don’t see any reason to live if things are not working out for them. When people are led to believe that there was no purpose to their existence, suicide becomes a viable option, if their backs are against a wall, with seemingly no way out. There’s also the issue of terminal illness and the use of certain potent drugs, which are known to induce suicidal thoughts.
In our day, there is the practice of assisted suicide, where people engage the services of persons in the medical field, to bring about their untimely end, due to terminal illness. Our first passage teaches us that the good news of the gospel, produces a culture of life, and as such, is to be an important part of any study on the issue of suicide. One of the main reasons for this is the fact that the gospel offers hope, which is an increasingly rare commodity in our troubled world.
When individuals have something worthwhile to live for, and something better to look forward to, it gives them the impetus to live, because they are enabled and encouraged to rise above the here and now and focus on the great hereafter. In scriptural terminology it is better known as the blessed hope, by which persons are energized and animated to reach forward to those things which are before, even though on this planet things might get pretty bleak, which they are scheduled to.
1st Corinthians 15:19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. 32 If after the manner of men, I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantage is it to me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we die.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!