Who Has Authority Over Life and Death?

Who gets to decide when suffering ends? The assumption in Western culture is the individual who is suffering, but for most Christians, it's more complex than that. In our final week of Questions & Answers, we're stepping into one of the hardest conversations facing Canadians today: Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD). We'll learn where real comfort comes from, and what it costs to become that comfort for someone else. Then we'll close with communion, remembering the One who suffered first so His comfort could reach us. Series: Questions & Answers Speaker: Jeremy Norton Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:3-11 Timestamps 00:00 - February 2015 04:35 - Two caveats 06:28 - MAiD wouldn’t be such a conflict for Christians if Scripture clearly permitted it or laid out accepted circumstances 08:09 - ABIMELECH 09:08 - SAUL 11:44 - SAMSON 13:45 - NT and Centuries of Church History 15:25 - Fast-forward to our modern era 17:21 - The Apostle Paul’s letters contain the instruction 20:44 - How do we live this out today? 22:27 - Why? Research shows that suicidal desire is rarely permanent 25:14 - Time and resource component 29:41 - Christian worldview 32:10 - Before we take communion… 33:52 - Prayer 34:33 - Communion 37:52 - Updates 40:40 - Discussion and Prayer 41:23 - Come back next week #jesus #jesuschrist #mountainviewchurch #lifeanddeath #authority #god #lord Support the show