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  2. Christian views on suicide - Wikipedia

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    There has always been much debate over the 'Christian views on suicide', with early Christians believing that suicide is sinful and an act of blasphemy.Modern Christians do not consider suicide an unforgivable sin (though still wrong and sinful) or something that prevents a believer who died by suicide from achieving eternal life.

  3. Five Articles of Remonstrance - Wikipedia

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    Sometime between 1610, and the official proceeding of the Synod of Dort (1618), the Remonstrants became fully persuaded in their minds that the Scriptures taught that a true believer was capable of falling away from faith and perishing eternally as an unbeliever.

  4. Religious views on suicide - Wikipedia

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    Allah rewards his servants in the hereafter. The concept of personal freedom does not exceed the boundaries of servitude to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. Death is not an escape from life, and it does not end with it. The punishment for the one who kills himself is only realised in the afterlife since people cannot punish a dead person.

  5. Eternal sin - Wikipedia

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    In Christian hamartiology, eternal sin, the unforgivable sin, unpardon sin, or ultimate sin is the sin which will not be forgiven by God.One eternal or unforgivable sin (blasphemy against the Holy Spirit), also known as the sin unto death, is specified in several passages of the Synoptic Gospels, including Mark 3:28–29, [1] Matthew 12:31–32, [2] and Luke 12:10, [3] as well as other New ...

  6. Proselytism - Wikipedia

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    [O]riginally, the Greek Septuagint translation of the Old Testament passed the word 'proselyte' into modern languages with a neutral meaning. It simply meant a convert, someone who changed his or her opinion or religion. And, proselytism meant the attempt to persuade someone to make such a change.

  7. Redemption (theology) - Wikipedia

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    In Christian theology, redemption (Ancient Greek: Ἀπολύτρωσις, apolutrosis) refers to the deliverance of Christians from sin and its consequences. [1] Christians believe that all people are born into a state of sin and separation from God, and that redemption is a necessary part of salvation in order to obtain eternal life. [2]

  8. List of last words - Wikipedia

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    "My dear one, with whom I lived in love so long, make room for me, for this is my grave, and in death we shall not be divided." [11]: 149 — Severus of Ravenna, Bishop of Ravenna (c. 348 AD). According to a traditional story, Severus laid himself in his family tomb alongside his dead wife and daughter, then died. [11]: 149 [45]

  9. Islamic views on sin - Wikipedia

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    The word Jurum is often considered to be a synonym of dhanb for it is used to describe some of the same sins: crying lies of God and not believing the signs of God. [5] In the Quran, the word mostly appears in the form of mujrim, one who commits a jurm. These individuals are described in the Quran as having arrogance towards the believers.