Show What Does The Bible Say Sav A recent study of more than a hundred suicides showed that about 98 percent of the persons were clinically ill when they took their own life THE STUDY also showed that their illness in every case was more than uncomplicated neu neu- rosis More than half hall of the total number suffered either from manic-depressive manic depression depression depression depres depres- sion of chronic alcoholism Contrary Contrary Contrary Con Con- to popular belief most these suicides had indicated their intention of ending their Ii lives ves Observations such as these show us the complex nature of judging the motivation of any human action Often ac ac- I apparently noble and heroic heroic heroic he he- like actions weak and base are misjudged by men who do not know all the cir cir- cir cir- THE BIBLE teaches us that though man often errs in judging judging judg judg- ing actions and words and can seldom judge motives correctly correct correct- ly God can and will judge the life JiCe of every man without mistake mistake mistake mis mis- take or oversight The Bible both warns and comforts us when it says We must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ Even the Old Testament reminds us God Godshall Godshall Godshall shall bring every work into judgment with every secret thing whether it be good or orI I whether it be evil The Bible also tells us that Jesus Christ the Savior who gave His own life shed His own blood and rose from the dead to live and rule over all will be the last great finalI final I Judge I I CHRIST the Savior-Judge Savior said He that Me and not My words hath one that him the word that I have spoken the same shall judge him in the thelast thelast thelast last day How important then to discover discover discover dis dis- dis- dis cover what the Bible says Many people feel no need of Christ or of the church because they do not recognize themselves themselves themselves them them- selves as sinners Jesus said I came not to call the righteous righteous righteous right right- but sinners to repent repent- ance But these people imagine imagine imag imag- ine that only stealing lying adultery and murder are sin THE BIBLE uses many different different different dif dif- dif dif- ferent words for sin One of them is iniquity Basically it means inequity or unequal- unequal ness God said to his people You say that My way is un un- un- un equal Is not your way unequal unequal unequal un un- equal Ezekiel 18 1825 25 This is also translated unfair or unjust The picture is that of a scale of justice where both sides are equally balanc balanc- ed Since God is no respecter of persons He deals justly or equally with all men Isaiah expresses the same thought concerning the coming |