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Re: Is self harm a sin? - January 6th 2014, 03:56 AM
Hi There,

I agree with what has been said before.
The Bible does have the following verse in regards to the body being God's Temple that is commonly used as a way to encourage self harmers who believe in God to respect there body. I actually saw it in a devotional for people that cut.

1 Corinthians 6:19-20: 19*Do you
not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20*you were bought at a
price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.

I believe that God does hurt because He sees His children hurting so much however I do not believe that He would condemn someone for hurting themselves.

"i don't care your intentions. I just want you to know my self-hatred never took me where I wanted to go. At the end of the day...I can pick at the pain but I can't cut it away."