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Question for religious people(inspired from 24 season 2

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A character on the show has a day left to live, so he decides to get the nuke by plane away from LA to save millions of lives, but kill himself in the process. Do you think this would be a one-way ticket to Hell? He is killing himself but it is to save numerous lives. Not just him, but in real life do you think one would go to hell if they killed themselves in order to save other people?

 
Originally posted by: Sawyer
A character on the show has a day left to live, so he decides to get the nuke by plane away from LA to save millions of lives, but kill himself in the process. Do you think this would be a one-way ticket to Hell? He is killing himself but it is to save numerous lives. Not just him, but in real life do you think one would go to hell if they killed themselves in order to save other people?
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Ok, what about the whole Christ dying to save others thing did you miss? I'm sure plenty of non-religious people have noticed that.
 
There is a difference between suicide and a sacrificial act like that. I think most people, not just religious ones would give you that.
 
A better question is if Darwin award recipients go to hell. There is no sacrifice for the better good but almost just as bad if not worse than suicide. 😛
 
No where in the Bible does it say if you commit suicide you are condemned to hell, as far as I know. People who say otherwise are probably taking scripture out of proportion. But to answer your question with absolute certainty I know the Bible says there is no greater lover than that of a man dieing for another, i think this would constitute Love and not condemnation.

However I will admit I am not very religious. I think this thread should be locked now........
 
If you must ask for forgiveness for sins such as murder, how can you ask for forgiveness for murdering yourself?
 
Something tells me that if you performed a selfless act like that to save many other lives, you get a pass to heaven.

Just sayin'.
 
in reference to Christianity: going to Heaven / Hell is not decided by being 'good' or being 'bad', it's decided by whether or not you have a relationship with God and have accepted the salvation offered through Christ.

 
Originally posted by: DAGTA
in reference to Christianity: going to Heaven / Hell is not decided by being 'good' or being 'bad', it's decided by whether or not you have a relationship with God and have accepted the salvation offered through Christ.
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This, so therefore it doesnt matter if you ask for forgiveness for a particular act if you have recognized you are a sinner and accepted Jesus as your Saviour.
 
Originally posted by: FDF12389
No where in the Bible does it say if you commit suicide you are condemned to hell, as far as I know. People who say otherwise are probably taking scripture out of proportion. But to answer your question with absolute certainty I know the Bible says there is no greater lover than that of a man dieing for another, i think this would constitute Love and not condemnation.

However I will admit I am not very religious. I think this thread should be locked now........
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Christianity has never held that it is sinful "suicide" to sacrifice your life to save others (see, e.g., Jesus)
 
Well, the applicable Bible verse: John, Ch 15, Verse 13. "No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends."

Would be well worth the sacrifice. The Catholic Church has canonized at least one saint who was a virgin trapped in a building who decided to cast herself off of the building rather than be raped and tortured.

Also, from the Catichism for the Catholic Church (2282/2283): "Grave psychological disturbances, anguish, or grave fear of hardship, suffering, or torture can diminish the responsibility of the one committing suicide. We should not despair of the eternal salvation of persons who have taken their own lives. By ways known to him alone, God can provide the opportunity for salutary repentance. The Church prays for persons who have taken their own lives."

Point of interest, though - why does the plane have to be manned until it explodes? Why not have someone who wasn't going to die just fly it out on a plane, then jump out and parashoot dozens of mile from where it is going to be detonated?
 
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