Euthanasia
Euthanasia raises some difficult questions for Christians:
- Is euthanasia sinful, or merciful and loving?
- If God decides whether we live or die, are we “playing God” just as much by healing people as by quickening their deaths?
Christian beliefs about life after death may affect the way Christians think about suicide and euthanasia. They believe that after death they shall be judged and then enter heaven or hell.
Some Christians argue that God would be merciful and understanding with someone who has taken their life.
Others say that a person will have to account for their deeds at the judgment. People may think they are acting for the best, but are in fact doing something which God disapproves of.
Christians may find themselves in a difficult situation. They may be stuck between their Christian beliefs that euthanasia is wrong, and their love for someone dying painfully of a terminal illness.
I hope this site helps you to find out what the arguments are on both sides, and ultimately assists you in working out your own response.