1:01:00 Another death of a another 15 female soccer player. Is this God if He exists telling parents their daughters shouldn't be playing soccer?
1:11:00 Did you notice a question being avoided, as usual?
1:13:00 I'll comment on a CRC pastor wearing ear-rings if no one will.
1:14:00 I'll also comment on this CRC pastor saying it is OK for his son to commit suicide. What is going on, Paul?
John Calvin categorically condemned suicide, viewing it primarily as an act of disobedience to God’s will and a usurpation of divine authority over life and death. He argued that since God grants life, only God has the right to take it, making self-murder a refusal to submit to divine providence.
1:22:00 Neal's bloviation was described as a "beautiful question". Gasbagging is a value in these circles.
Calvin supported this theological stance with two additional arguments: he deemed suicide unnatural, noting that even animals instinctively seek self-preservation, and he attributed the act to diabolical possession, where the devil suppresses the God-given instinct to live. In his sermons on biblical figures like Saul and Ahithophel, he portrayed suicide not as a courageous escape but as a sinful addition to their existing transgressions.
Although Calvin did not develop a detailed doctrine on the eternal fate of those who commit suicide in his Institutes, his followers generally held that a believer remains saved by grace despite this sin. However, Calvin rejected the argument that suicide benefits the state or avoids being a burden, insisting that Christians must endure suffering and disgrace as part of their faithful duty.
1:22:00 Neal's bloviation was described as a "beautiful question". Gasbagging is a value in these circles.
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