God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
Suicide is a grave sin equivalent to murder (Exodus 20:13; 21:23), but it can be forgiven like any other sin. And Scripture says clearly that those redeemed by God have been forgiven for all their sins – past, present, and future (Colossians 2:13-14). Paul says in Romans 8:38-39 that nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus. So if a true Christian would commit suicide in a time of extreme weakness, he or she would be received into heaven (Jude 24). But we question the faith of those who take their lives or even consider it seriously – it may well be that they have never been truly saved. I say that because God’s children are defined repeatedly in Scripture as those who have hope (Acts 24:15; Romans 5:2-5, 8:24; 2 Corinthians 1:10, etc.) and purpose in life (Luke 9:23-25; Romans 8:28; Colossians 1:29). And those who think of committing suicide do so because they have neither hope nor purpose in their lives. Furthermore, one who repeatedly considers suicide is practicing sin in his heart (Proverbs 23:7), and 1 John 3:9 says that “no one who is born of God practices sin.” And finally, suicide is often the ultimate evidence of a heart that rejects the lordship of Jesus Christ, because it is an act where the sinner is taking his life into his own hands completely rather than submitting to God's will for it. Surely many of those who have taken their lives will hear those horrifying words from the Lord Jesus at the judgment – “I never knew you; depart from me, you who practice lawlessness” (Matthew 7:23). So though it may be possible for a true believer to commit suicide, we believe that is an unusual occurrence. Someone considering suicide should be challenged above all to examine himself to see whether he is in the faith (2 Corinthians 13:5).
No evangelism that omits the message of repentance can properly be called the gospel, for sinners cannot come to Jesus Christ apart from a radical change of heart, mind, and will. That demands a spiritual crisis leading to a complete turnaround and ultimately a wholesale transformation. It is the only kind of conversion Scripture recognizes.
BOILED ICING
Sift flour once, measure and sift four more times. Measure sugar and sift
or roll if coarse. Add salt to egg whites and beat until foamy; add cream
of tartar and continue beating until stiff but not dry. Fold in the sugar,
one tablespoon at a time, then the flour in the same manner. Add
flavorings. Bake in an angel cake (tube) pan in a 275 F. oven for 30
minutes, then increase the heat to 300 F. after the cake has risen to its
full height, and bake 15 minutes longer or until the cake shrinks slightly
and is well browned. Remove from oven and invert pan until cake is cold.
Remove from pan and ice if desired. The cake in the illustration is iced
with Boiled Icing tinted yellow, and settled in a nest of coconut tinted
green. The breen leaves are mode with green icing. The flowers are cut
from marshmallows, and tinted with violet coloring.
Boiled icing: Mix sugar, cream of tartar and water and cook over low heat
until syrup spins a thread (240 F). Meanwhile, add salt to egg whites and
beat with a flat beater until stiff. Pour syrup in a thin stream over the
egg whites; add flavorings. Beat until the right consistency to spread.
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