Can Life Support Trap The Soul

[ayin jade]

I believe death occurs when there is no more brain activity. That is when there would be no hope of coming out of a coma. Until that happens people in deep comas can still hear, for instance. There is still hope of their coming to the Lord if they had never received Him. There are medical accounts of people telling about this who have awakened from comas.

 

 

There have been medical articles out this year that show that even so called brain dead people have awakened. 

[ncn]

This is a topic that in recent months, I have debated with myself many times. 

 

My conclusion is not meant to upset anyone who has a loved one who has been in this position, nor someone asking themselves this question.

 

I am of the opinion that trying to prolong life artificially or even end life prematurely are both wrong. 

 

At the same time I would encourage anyone to use modern medicine to its fullest.

[Guest shiloh357]

This is a topic that in recent months, I have debated with myself many times. 

 

My conclusion is not meant to upset anyone who has a loved one who has been in this position, nor someone asking themselves this question.

 

I am of the opinion that trying to prolong life artificially or even end life prematurely are both wrong. 

 

At the same time I would encourage anyone to use modern medicine to its fullest.

Exactly.

[Littlelambseativy]

Romans 1 says Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? ....our souls are in His hand and Jesus said that those the Father gave Him are safe in His hand. Fear not, machines, tribulation not even the enemy can snatch our souls from our Lord's safe keeping.

[Guest]

Amen~!

[RustyAngeL]

Remember that not a sparrow falls without the will of the Father. Even the hairs on our heads are numbered. 

 

So do you think a soul can be trapped on life support if God decides its time for the person to die?

No a soul cannot be  trapped if God decides to take it.  God can over ride everything.

[Openly Curious]

Man can pump air into my body with a machine all they want too.  But if God takes His breath and His Spirit from my body then all you'll have is my body to do with what they will.  There is no coming back or being trapped in this body of flesh .  Our days are numbered here on this earth we will not always live inside the body our earthly houses made of clay.  I personally do not want to be kept on life support in the case of being brain dead and no hope of recovery.  I would never take one off live support as long as there was hope of recovery and would respect and see that the wishes of others were carried out in such matters though it would be very difficult.   But God is the one in control and can overide the will of any man in any given situation or decisions that comes before us and we as believers have a "lively hope".  Our hope is not dead but our hope is alive whether in life or in death. This is comforting in itself.

[Openly Curious]

I believe the soul and spirit leave the body when the silver cord has been severed, in other words death.

The silver cord is what attaches the spirit to the body, it's what keeps us alive in this mortal body, kind of like a battery.

Ecclesiastes 12:6-7

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Remember him—before the silver cord is severed,

and the golden bowl is broken;

before the pitcher is shattered at the spring,

and the wheel broken at the well,

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and the dust returns to the ground it came from,

and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

Great scripture Hall7

[missmuffet]

 

I think by trap I meant to say delaying one's trip to the other side.  I guess the question really is is when does the soul leave the body? Is it when the brain dies ( brain dead) or when we turn off the machines and our organs stop working? I know I can not get a 100% this is the right answer. I am just asking for your own thoughts on the topic. That is all.

I believe the soul and spirit leave the body when the silver cord has been severed, in other words death.

The silver cord is what attaches the spirit to the body, it's what keeps us alive in this mortal body, kind of like a battery.

Ecclesiastes 12:6-7

6

Remember him—before the silver cord is severed,

and the golden bowl is broken;

before the pitcher is shattered at the spring,

and the wheel broken at the well,

7

and the dust returns to the ground it came from,

and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

 

That is nice Hall.