Case Study on Death and Dying Interpretation of suffering in light of Christian Narrative

Case Study on Death and Dying Interpretation of suffering in light of Christian Narrative

           In the case study End of Life Decisions, George is likely to interpret his suffering in very many ways. However, from a Christian point of view, George is expected to view his pain from a broader perspective with considerations that the disease is causing further devastation not only to him but to his family as well. Fallenness refers to a state of being with one another (Hornsby, 2012). This can be interpreted to mean interdependency among human beings. Considering that George has dependants, it is convincible to relate his interpretation to his dependants' feelings. Thus, from a Christian narrative, George dependants should help George from fallenness by showing him that he is not alone in his suffering. This can be attained by maximizing the care rather than trying to minimize the pain. Pain here is inevitable, and euthanasia is against God’s will, thus leaving George dependants with the option of providing palliative care.
           On the other hand, Christianity suggests that human beings should not employ everything to avoid suffering, especially when some of the applied actions go against biblical teachings. Various verses in the Bible also claim that through suffering, human beings become stronger to face their trials. An example is Romans 5:3, which states that through pain, endurance is produced. James 1:2-4 also suggests that trials that people go through are trials that make them stronger (Kirby, 2019). The verse proceeds to claim that human beings should utilize this strength to become perfect to the extent that they will not lack anything. These verses, therefore, seem to be advising Christians to use their trials and suffering to gain strengths that takes them through hardships (Badham, 2009).
           The presence of the above narrative among Christians makes it convincible to argue that George is likely to subscribe to them. Consequently, as a Christian, he is expected to use his suffering to gain strength to continue fighting in the remaining time that he is left with to live. In addition to using the suffering to become stronger, his endurance gives him hope. Therefore, out of his Christian hope, George is likely to change his sufferings to drivers of his life with the belief that he will overcome them. This is because he shall view the suffering as a source of his strength, and through them, he gains hope cultivating hope his situation becoming better.
Influence of Christian Worldview in a Person’s Value of Life
           The primary thing that Christianity stresses as far as human life is concerned is that God is the giver of life, and social life represents the image of God. On the other hand, one of the Ten Commandments in the Bible also condemns human beings from killing (Badham, 2009). This narrative shows how human lives are highly valued from a Christian perspective. The narratives, therefore, imply that since God is the giver of life, He should be the one to decide when to take it. According...

Updated on January 26, 2024