Pray for a suicide

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Praying for the repose of his soul. Also praying for comfort for all who knew him.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen
 
Clear Water your post #10 – I’ve looked up your passages –
Isaiah 6:1-7 – Isaiah was being commissioned by the Lord to ‘Go and tell the people’ – but he felt totally unworthy of what the Lord wanted him to do – he was a man of unclean lips living amongst people of unclean lips – so the angel cleansed his lips. So that he could feel worthy of God’s direction to "Go and tell the people’.

Matthew 5: 25 and 26 – context – settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court.

Matthew 18 - parable of the unmerciful servant – forgiveness – we Are to forgive other as Christ has forgiven us.

Hebrews 12:23 – context vs 22 - 24 But you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living God . You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels to joyful assembly, to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. you have come to God, the judge of all men, to the spirits of righteous men made perfect, to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel."
Yes, man has been made perfect through the blood of Jesus Christ 🙂

Is there not a difference being made between sins being purged / as in Isaiah and there being a place called purgatory.

I also have no clue as to what’s included in the book of 2 Maccabees. I go by the 66 books in God’s Word.

And it’s Also true that physical ‘death’ here is simply the transition Between earthly life and life in eternity.

And in 1 John 5 there Is the distinction make between a sin leading to death and those Not leading to death. If we observe a person committing a sin Not leading to death we are to for God to give them life – but there is a sin that leads to death. I am not saying that he should pray for that. vs 17 ’ all wrong doing is sin there is sin that does not lead to death . vs 18 “We know that anyone born of God does not Continue to sin;…”

If we observe someone who says they are a child of God, but continues to do those things that Are sinful – with no sense of remorse – then something has Not happened in his life. Because the Holy Spirit’s indwelling Will change the person in some noticeable way.
 
I’ll ask you again, please take this to the apologetics board. Next time I report to the monitor. Many thanks, I see you’re new here.
 
JRRTFAN said:
A young Evangelical former pastor committed suicide in our town today. He was a nice young man and my kids grew up with him. He leaves behind 2 children and an estranged wife. The poor man has had a lot of issues in the last year and chose this escape. We, as a Christian community, need to pray for the repose of his soul. He was an Evangelical and they do not believe in prayers for the dead so no one will pray if we don’t. May Almighty God forgive him his sins and grant him eternal rest.
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Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord
may perpetual light shine upon him
and may he rest in peace Amen

Eternal God , in whom mercy is endless,
and the treasury of compassion inexhastible ,
look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us ,
that in difficult moments we might not despair
nor become despondent , but with great confidence ,
submit ourselves to Your Holy Will ,
which is love and mercy itself . Amen

Memorare (Prayer to Our Lady)
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession, was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To you do I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your mercy, hear and answer me. Amen
 
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Then please also talk to ‘clearwater’ #10 – a regular member – he/she brought up those passages that I was responding back to. No need for nastiness.
 
Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord
may perpetual light shine upon him
and may he rest in peace Amen

Eternal God , in whom mercy is endless,
and the treasury of compassion inexhastible ,
look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us ,
that in difficult moments we might not despair
nor become despondent , but with great confidence ,
submit ourselves to Your Holy Will ,
which is love and mercy itself . Amen

Memorare (Prayer to Our Lady)
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession, was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To you do I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your mercy, hear and answer me. Amen
 
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