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As with most issues, William Branham has some strange opinions on the subject of suicide. | |||
Throughout the history of Christianity, there has been a rejection of suicide. The Christian prohibition of suicide is clearly based on an assumption that our lives are not ours to do with as we please. Life is a gift from God. But this did not appear to be the view of William Branham. | |||
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William Branham thought it was "good common sense" for someone to blow their brains out in certain circumstances | William Branham thought it was "good common sense" for someone to blow their brains out in certain circumstances | ||
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:::''“So I stood beside him and killed him, because I knew that after he had fallen he could not survive. And I took the crown that was on his head and the band on his arm and have brought them here to my lord.” <ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), 2 Sa 1:5–10.</ref> | :::''“So I stood beside him and killed him, because I knew that after he had fallen he could not survive. And I took the crown that was on his head and the band on his arm and have brought them here to my lord.” <ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), 2 Sa 1:5–10.</ref> | ||
: | :3. The Bible clearly states the man was an Amalekite and not a Philistine. | ||
Here is yet another clear example of William Branham apparently not understanding the clear meaning of scripture. | |||
=Stephen Foster= | =Stephen Foster= | ||
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