Is suicide a sin? Yes, it is murder

Is suicide something that you can go to hell for? Not if you are a believer

We have no absolute right to take or harm anyone's life, ours or another's for they do not belong to us, they belong to God.

Bible there are only 3 outright suicides mentioned: Saul, Ahithophel, and Judas.

None of them are Godly men, all of them were filled with pride and who had no confidence in God.

To kill yourself is the ultimate act of discontent, the ultimate grumbling against God's providence, the ultimate refusal to believe that "all things work together for good to those who love God."

What does the Bible say about your salvation?

Romans 3:24 Yet now God in his gracious kindness declares us not guilty. He has done this through Christ Jesus, who has freed us by taking away our sins. 25 For God sent Jesus to take the punishment for our sins and to satisfy God's anger against us. We are made right with God when we believe that Jesus shed his blood, sacrificing his life for us. God was being entirely fair and just when he did not punish those who sinned in former times. 26 And he is entirely fair and just in this present time when he declares sinners to be right in his sight because they believe in Jesus. 27 Can we boast, then, that we have done anything to be accepted by God? No, because our acquittal is not based on our good deeds. It is based on our faith. 28 So we are made right with God through faith and not by obeying the law.

We are free from sin because Jesus took that punishment from us.

We are made right with God by having faith in Jesus’ sacrifice.

When Jesus forgives someone, He forgives all their sins and gives them eternal life and they shall never perish.

Salvation is not based upon what you do

Since you did not get your salvation by what you did, you can not lose it by what you do.

John 10:28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them away from me,

Galatians 2:21 I am not one of those who treats the grace of God as meaningless. For if we could be saved by keeping the law, then there was no need for Christ to die.

Hebrews 11:1 What is faith? It is the confident assurance that what we hope for is going to happen. It is the evidence of things we cannot yet see.

Clip – 2:04 – 4:18 (Father makes excuses to meet his son for Christmas)
            Lies to shift blame
            No one is happy

Selfish!

Philippians 2:3 Don't be selfish; don't live to make a good impression on others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourself.

Clip Santa Clause 4:22 – 6:16 Family interaction
            Insulting
            Don’t believe in Santa

 Clip Santa Clause 10:33 – 12:23 Reading Christmas story

            Patronizing his son
            Pretending to Believe

            “Believing is just Believing”

Clip Santa Clause 13:48 – 16:37 Santa makes a visit

            Can’t believe in Santa

            Jesus asks us not just to believe in Him but to become like Him

Clip Santa Clause 17:44 – 18:15 Santa’s Sleigh
            “You said you believe in Santa”

What happens when you are confronted with your disbelief?

Clip Santa Clause 37:20 – 39:27 Conversation over Cocoa

            Your look distressed
            We get distressed when confronted with our doubts
            “Seeing isn’t believing, Believing is seeing”

Clip Santa Clause 57:53 – 59:35 Becoming Like Santa

            We become like what we believe in

Clip Santa Clause 1:05:14 – 1:07:04 Parents talk about when they stopped believing

            Faith doesn’t make sense

            When do people stop believing?

When people’s faith isn’t consistent with what they see

Clip Santa Clause 1:23:01 – 1:24:29 Santa is becomes family

            Scott changes his perspective

 
36 Simon Peter said, “Lord, where are you going?”
And Jesus replied, “You can’t go with me now, but you will follow me later.”
37 “But why can’t I come now, Lord?” he asked. “I am ready to die for you.”
38 Jesus said, “Die for me? No before the rooster crows tomorrow morning, you will deny three times that you even know me.”

<< Spiderman 2 Clip 3:00 – 4:03
Peter Parker is struggling with trying to balance two lives
In doing this he is proving to be irresponsible and undependable

<< Spiderman 2 Clip 4:12 – 6:55
He is using the talents he has for one job to do another
He is trying to live two lives

<< Spiderman 2 Clip 6:58 – 8:30
Promise means nothing

Your Fired!
Who should we be getting acceptance from?

God knows who we really are

What happens when we let people see who we really are?

<< Spiderman2 Clip 29:32 – 30:38
If we spend our time and effort trying to get acceptance from people, our relationship with God suffers

<< Spiderman 2 Clip 58:03 – 59:20

Atrophy
Our special place with God suffers

<< Spiderman 2 Clip 59:58 – 1:01:25

We become uncertain
We forget who we are

Uncertainty is the opposite of faith

<< Spiderman 2 Clip 1:37:06 – 1:42:07

True acceptance is showing everyone who you are