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If God gave man brains and free will, then Christians should be ok with the tools and medicine man creates, because it’s still God’s creation at the root, if ev
by sagebird 8y ago
If God gave man brains and free will, then Christians should be ok with the tools and medicine man creates, because it’s still God’s creation at the root, if even indirectly. (I know this doesn’t square with Luddites/ Amish etc.)
- saagarjha 8y agoGod gives man the ability to make tools that can both prolong their life and end it prematurely. Is there anything special about the latter than makes it “forbidden”?
- scotty79 8y agoChristian pragmatism.
- sagebird 8y agoI don’t think there is some sort of list of forbidden tools. Though Wikipedia says that Protestants think you go to hell if you commit suicide: Psalm 139:8 ("If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.") has often been discussed in the context of the fate of those who commit suicide
- koenigdavidmj 8y agoThis is not universal among Protestants. It is the doctrine of the Roman church (suicide is mortal sin, and you are outside a state of grace if you commit it, and you can’t be reconciled if you’re dead).
- learc83 8y agoAs another poster said this is Catholic doctrine. I'll go further than they did and say that this is uncommon amongst Protestant churches.