SUICIDE 4: A LOSS OF REWARDS
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. Suicide
a) We have heard of Christians who have committed suicide. Some at the funeral said that they are now in hell…others believed that once a person is saved they will be in heaven no matter what they do here on earth. If a believer commits suicide, can they be saved? Is killing yourself the unpardonable sin? Does a believer go to hell if the end their own life?
2. A Loss of Rewards
a) In 1 Corinthians 3: 12-15, Paul relates that we can lose rewards but not our eternal life, as he writes, “If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person’s work. If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward. If it is burned up, the builder will suffer loss but yet will be saved—even though only as one escaping through the flames.”
b) Read any Bible commentary on these verses and it clearly shows that a Christian will receive rewards at the Bema Judgment Seat of Christ. This is not to be confused with the Great White Throne Judgment in Revelation 20 where those who died without Christ are thrown into the lake of fire.
c) In 1 Corinthians chapter three, Paul speaks about some losing rewards due to carnal works that will be burned up. Each Christian will be rewarded by what they have done while on this earth; did they help the poor, witness to the lost about the gospel, visit someone in the hospital or prison, and so on. Remember that if you were born-again, you are sealed with a promise, guaranteed an inheritance and God will complete in you what He has begun; even despite our own selves.
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1. Suicidea) We have heard of Christians who have committed suicide. Some at the funeral said that they are now in hell…others believed that once a person is saved they will be in heaven no matter what they do here on earth. If a believer commits suicide, can they be saved? Is killing yourself the unpardonable sin? Does a believer go to hell if the end their own life?
2. A Loss of Rewards
a) In 1 Corinthians 3: 12-15, Paul relates that we can lose rewards but not our eternal life, as he writes, “If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person’s work. If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward. If it is burned up, the builder will suffer loss but yet will be saved—even though only as one escaping through the flames.”
b) Read any Bible commentary on these verses and it clearly shows that a Christian will receive rewards at the Bema Judgment Seat of Christ. This is not to be confused with the Great White Throne Judgment in Revelation 20 where those who died without Christ are thrown into the lake of fire.
c) In 1 Corinthians chapter three, Paul speaks about some losing rewards due to carnal works that will be burned up. Each Christian will be rewarded by what they have done while on this earth; did they help the poor, witness to the lost about the gospel, visit someone in the hospital or prison, and so on. Remember that if you were born-again, you are sealed with a promise, guaranteed an inheritance and God will complete in you what He has begun; even despite our own selves.
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