Absolute No

Absolute No

Matthew 12:31 “Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.”

2 Corinthians 1:8 “For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:”

     Suicide stands in confusion.  It swallows many in its shadow as it passes by.  Coldness creeps into our bones as the sun is masked.  Questions flare and doubt ensues those left.  We desperately reach and hold a ghost of what was.

     Does God’s mercy fail?  In this final act, does He turn never to look back again?  This is not the God I know.

     Suicide screws us up on many levels.  First, we were never designed to process death.  As creatures meant to live forever, our capacity to understand finality wanes.  Next, in our time here, we invest in relationships growing them and enjoying their fruits.  To have a loved one chainsaw down their own tree makes us wonder what we did wrong.  Finally, spiritual questions arise like a beast cloaked under water.  He threatens drawing closer to the surface until its mighty teeth can no longer be ignored.  “Has suicide condemned him to Hell?”

     God terms the unpardonable sin.  It is best known as a lie.  God resides in truth.  His essence in purity excludes all lie as He is violently opposed to all falsehood and deception.  In other words, our God loves the exuberant exaltation of truth to the highest level.  In fact, all of Heaven’s foundation rests upon what eternity has provided it.  God’s unchanging character He has so assured.  “I cannot lie.”  We do not understand as we are created beings.

     God’s holiness is something He also holds dear.  No shadow plagues His brightness.  Pure light beams forth from His throne.  Again, all of Heaven basks in His glow as our sun gives light to grow and mature.  He knows anything less than holy would damage His creation, so He emanates His Spirit bountifully.

    The unpardonable sin is a double whammy.  It strikes with lie calling God unholy.  A testimony God will not tolerate.  Blasphemy against His Son He forgives for Man is crippled in his understanding of one man’s ministry.  But the ongoing testament of His presence here is to persuade all of His character as divine not demonic.

     In the light of this, suicide is rather small.  A personal choice ending it all?  No, our Father is God of the living and the dead.  He holds all with a tender hand.  Paul knew the depths of despair.  Such a superhero took off his cape and sat down in tears.  If he was nearly succumb to this temptation, can’t we have mercy upon our own frailty?

     Our Father’s absolute no rests in what He will not be absolutely known as.  God is not a liar.  He draws the line there.     

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