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Theologically, death is the ultimate indignity. If you have walked with a loved one through the end of life, there is nothing particularly dignified about the dying process. In most cases it is just downright ugly. The dignity in dying comes from how we cope with our deterioration.
This is a really good quote and goes with everything that our Christian faith comes from. What I mean by that is death is never a likable thing to think about. However, as born-again Christians, I believe we are ultimately better equipped to tackle death head on because we know where we are going to end up. God prepares us and gives us peace through Jesus Christ. Now, if I was a lost person, death would be the last thing that I ever would want to think about. The reason for this is because I would …show more content…
As a Christian, I find euthanasia and assisted suicide terribly wrong. As most will agree, our current medical staff in the United States can get diagnoses wrong from time to time. A doctor could diagnose a patient with stage 4 lung cancer and tell the patient that they predict the patient has about 6 months to live. But in fact, there have been many cases where the prediction was 6 months on a patient and the patient ended up fighting the disease and lived on for 10 years after the diagnosis. There is a big difference between 6 months remaining to live and 10 years to live. Meanwhile, the patient that goes on to live many years after their diagnosis gets right with God, brings others to God, starts a family or does charitable work that makes a difference for someone else. This is where the church needs to educate themselves and others on the fact that God is the ultimate decider on when we die and even though we might be diagnosed with a devastating disease there is still a chance that God is not fully finished with us
Theologically, death is the ultimate indignity. If you have walked with a loved one through the end of life, there is nothing particularly dignified about the dying process. In most cases it is just downright ugly. The dignity in dying comes from how we cope with our deterioration.
This is a really good quote and goes with everything that our Christian faith comes from. What I mean by that is death is never a likable thing to think about. However, as born-again Christians, I believe we are ultimately better equipped to tackle death head on because we know where we are going to end up. God prepares us and gives us peace through Jesus Christ. Now, if I was a lost person, death would be the last thing that I ever would want to think about. The reason for this is because I would …show more content…
As a Christian, I find euthanasia and assisted suicide terribly wrong. As most will agree, our current medical staff in the United States can get diagnoses wrong from time to time. A doctor could diagnose a patient with stage 4 lung cancer and tell the patient that they predict the patient has about 6 months to live. But in fact, there have been many cases where the prediction was 6 months on a patient and the patient ended up fighting the disease and lived on for 10 years after the diagnosis. There is a big difference between 6 months remaining to live and 10 years to live. Meanwhile, the patient that goes on to live many years after their diagnosis gets right with God, brings others to God, starts a family or does charitable work that makes a difference for someone else. This is where the church needs to educate themselves and others on the fact that God is the ultimate decider on when we die and even though we might be diagnosed with a devastating disease there is still a chance that God is not fully finished with us