Imagine yourself in twenty years. You have been diagnosed with a terminal illness and there is no relief in sight. Day after day you suffer from pain, tiredness, depression and soon become a failure to grow. You lose all hope of recovering or living a normal life. When your health worsens, you are admitted to hospital and visited by friends, family, members of the medical team and hospice. Your doctor offers you the option of humane euthanasia to help you end your pain and suffering. You have two options. Option 1: As a Christian man, you think to yourself that God has perfect timing and you want to see God's plan come to fruition, so you decide against euthanasia and live the rest of your days with your family, but constantly in pain and agony. Option 2: As a disgraced human being, the temptation to decide how and when your life will end has captivated your mind. After discussing the pros and cons of the euthanasia procedure with your family, you accept your doctor's offer, end your life two days later, and are now free from excruciating pain and suffering. What do you choose? Our faith and beliefs play an important role in our lives every day. We can choose not to smoke or consume alcohol because we believe that our body is the temple of God and we should treat it with respect. We can choose to always be honest and faithful because these are two commandments from God. However, as a Christian, I believe that God is in control of our lives and has a set time and purpose for everything that happens to us. Who are we to be judges of our own destiny when we don't create it? You might ask, “We can decide our own death.” Yes, we can't... middle of paper... we don't have the ability to breathe, eat, or think on our own. There is no guarantee that a person will not be resuscitated only to die shortly after unnecessary and often painful procedures that are largely unsuccessful in prolonging life or improving quality of life (Bonin, 2012). However, Christians have plenty of information to support their beliefs. Genesis 9:6 says, “Whoever sheds man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his image” (King James Version). If a man sheds the blood of another, he is shedding the blood of Christ because we are made in His image. If we choose to harm or kill another person, with the consent of the patient or the murderer, we are harming or killing the body of Christ. Those who kill, violently or by “humane” euthanasia, will be held accountable for these unethical actions on Judgment Day.