If a person kills their self is it really a unforgivable sin, will their soul really spend eternity in hell.?

Question

If life no longer becomes liveable, if someone just desides that it is time to move on to the next realm, and this person truely believes in God and Christ, will their soul be cast into the lake of fire. Just wondering, I have several friends that went this way what is your opinion?

Answer 1

This might seem like a perplexing question, but it does have an answer. Though the Christian who has committed suicide has committed a grave sin, he is still forgiven. But, in order to understand why a Christian who commits suicide is forgiven, we first need to understand what salvation is and what it is based upon.
Salvation is the state of being saved from God's judgment upon the sinner. The only way to be saved is to trust Jesus for the forgiveness of one's sins (John 14:6, Acts 4:12). All who do not trust Jesus alone, by faith (Rom. 5:1; Rom. 6:23; Eph. 2:8-9) are not forgiven and go to hell when they die (Matt. 25:46; John 3:18). When Jesus forgives someone, He forgives all their sins and gives them eternal life and they shall never perish (John 10:28). He does not give them temporary eternal life -- otherwise, it would not be eternal.
Salvation is not based upon what you do. In other words, you don't have to obey any Law of God in order to become saved. This is because no one is saved by keeping the Law of God (Gal. 2:21; Rom. 3:24-28). But that does not mean that you can go and sin all you want. Rom. 6:1-3 expressly condemns such action. Instead, we are saved for the purpose of purity (1 Thess. 4:7). Our salvation is strictly by God's: "By grace through faith you have been saved…" (Eph. 2:8). Other than acting by faith in trusting and accepting what Jesus did on the cross, you don't do a thing (John 1:12-3) in order to become saved. Since you did not get your salvation by what you did, you can not lose it by what you do.
What about the unforgivable sin? Is that suicide? No. Suicide is not the unforgivable sin. Jesus spoke of the unforgivable sin in Matt. 12:22-32. The context is when the Pharisees accused Jesus of casting out demons by the power of the devil. Therefore, suicide is not the unforgivable sin.

Is repentance necessary for salvation?

This is a good question and the answer is yes -- and no. Now, before you throw stones, hear me out. Repentance is a necessary result of the saving work of God, not the cause of salvation. If repentance brought salvation, then salvation is by works; or rather, the ceasing of bad works. That isn't how it works. God grants repentance to the Christian (2 Tim. 2:25). The Christian then turns from his sin; that is, he stops sinning. He is able to repent because he is saved, not to get saved.
In 1 John 1:9 it says, "If we confess our sins He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness." Confession of sin and its natural result of repentance are necessary elements of the Christian's life. But, what about the sins that we do not know we commit? If we do not confess them and do not repent of them, are we still saved? Of course we are! Otherwise, we would be forced to confess and repent of every single sin we ever commit. In effect, we'd be back under the Law, living by a rule of absolute repentance of every detail lest you be damned. This is bondage, not freedom. Jesus said His yoke was light, not hard (Matt. 11:27-30.
So, repentance is not the cause of salvation, but it is a result of salvation. The believer repents from his sins upon trusting in Christ and thereafter, continues to repent of further sins that the Lord reveals to him.

Back to the suicide issue.

Suicide is, in effect, self-murder. The unfortunate thing about it is that the one who commits it cannot repent of it. The damage is permanently done. We can see in the Bible that murderers have been redeemed (Moses, David, etc.), but they had opportunities to confess their sins and repent. With suicide, the person does not. But that does not mean the person is lost. Jesus bore all that person's sins, including suicide. If Jesus bore that person's sins on the cross 2000 years ago, and if suicide was not covered, then the Christian was never saved in the first place and the one sin of suicide is able to undo the entire work of the cross of Christ. This cannot be. Jesus either saves completely or he does not.

Is suicide always wrong?

That I cannot answer because I cannot list every possible situation. But, it seems obvious that suicide is clearly wrong, though forgivable. However, there are general categories of suicide that we could briefly comment on:

Medically Assisted Suicide - I've never seen this as being acceptable. The doctor is supposed to save life, not destroy it. But, lately as destroying the lives of the unborn is more common place, destroying the lives of the sick has become the next logical step.
Suicide to prevent prolonged torture - Let's say that someone was being tortured in an excruciating manner for an unbearably long period of time, is suicide an option? Perhaps. But if it were in this situation, why wouldn't it be all right in the medically assisted context if the patient were also in excruciating pain for long periods of time? Quite honestly, I'm not sure how to answer that one.
Suicide due to depression - Of course, this is never a good reason for suicide. Seasons pass and so does depression. The one who is depressed needs to look to Jesus and get help. Depression is real and powerful and is best fought with help. Also, severe depression robs the mind of clear thinking. People in such states are in a real way, not in their right mind.
Suicide due to a chemical imbalance in the brain - The human brain is incredibly complex and the medical community is full of accounts of extraordinary behaviors by people whose "circuits got crossed." I don't see how a situation like this would make it justifiable. I think it simply would make it more explainable.
Accidental suicide - Sometimes people accidentally kill themselves. This could mean leaning over a balcony too far and falling to one's death, or actually, purposefully taking a stupid risk like playing with a gun. Of course, with either, stupidity does not remove us from the grace of God. But then again, if it was an accident, it wouldn't be suicide would it?

Conclusion

Is the Christian forgiven for suicide? Yes. But suicide is not an option. We do not have the right to take our own lives. That belongs to God.

Answer 2

The only unforgivable sin is the sin against the Holy Spirit which is not accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. This is the ONLY sin that is stated in the Holy Bible as unforgivable.

A person that kills them self is sick and it is not a rational decision. How do I know this. I was at that point myself and it is not something that someone chooses to do. Depression kills. It is a disease and needs treatment. It is not like the blues or down in the dumps.

Answer 3

SUICIDE IS NOT the UNPARDONABLE SIN. It is just self-murder. King David, Moses killed people(murder) and their in HEAVEN. The UNPARDONABLE SIN is what will take you down!!! You can commit it in two ways:
1. You never accept JESUS as your SAVIOUR and you leave the EARTH for GOOD(what we call death).
2. You accept JESUS as your SAVIOUR, grow in CHRIST to a high-level of knowledge, then WALK AWAY for GOOD from JESUS. YOU have to know what you are doing when you COMMIT the UNPARDONABLE SIN, or you cannot commit it. Baby Children of GOD(what we call some of the lower-level Christian's) cannot commit this sin. Walking Away from JESUS on PURPOSE after acquiring a high-level of knowledge about HIM will take you down. Don't confuse the Unpardonable Sin with regular stuff(drunkeness, sexual carousing, cussing, etc.) it is not regular sin.
WHEN YOU KILL YOURSELF:
GOD can expand time. A micro-second can become an hour. GOD is LORD over time. Any of your friends could be in HEAVEN right now. GOD can reach them in that time and give them a chance to get Born-Again, and if your in that state of mind, chances are that you will operate your FREE-WILL and say YES to JESUS. It's totally up to the person. I personally wouldn't want to cut it that close, and I didn't--------Thanky-JESUS!!!!!

Answer 4

The Bible says that there is only 1 unforgivable sin and that is blasphme of the Holy Spirit. If you are saved, all sins you've ever done, do or will do would be covered by Christ's blood.

Answer 5

No suicide is not a sin. There's no judgement on the other side for someone who chooses to go sooner than he/she might otherwise die. That Jesus fellow keeps coming up as one nasty piece of work...throwing people into the lake of fire...why would anyone want to see him again...what's the difference between him and Jim Jones?

Answer 6

Mat 12:31 Therefore I say to you, All kinds of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven to men, but the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven to men.
Mat 12:32 And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him. But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this world or in the world to come.

I have read nothing about not being forgiven for commiting suicide.

Answer 7

I think if a person is insane, they are not responsible for their actions. But, if they are sane and are just being selfish and kill themselves to get out of an uncomfortable situation, they will probably go to hell for all of eternity. I had 4 friends commit suicide so far and I really don't think any of them were insane. They just wanted out of the whole scene because of painful situations.....)(

Answer 8

Yes, because the bible says Your body is not your own and that you are bought with a price especially when someone has confessed Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. Only God really knows.

Answer 9

We don't know what happens to people when they die, whether they kill themselves or whether they die of other causes. If you personally "buy in" to the belief that there is a hell and murderers go to hell, then the natural follow on is that suicides (killers of self) also go to hell. Regardless of what happens to the person who kills him/herself, the people left behind are devastated, they suffer such loss and grief which can feel like hell on earth. I'm so sorry about your friends.

Answer 10

i think it is very sad that one would take their own life,yet it can not be worse that killing another or harming a child.if i think even more about it,i still can not tell you what might happen to this persons spirit,as my grandmother always says"that's gods business"i know you must wonder,yet i wouldn't worry so much over this,since we have no control over life or death,we simply do the very best that we can do our selves,live a good life for the maker and say a prayer for the ones lost.

Answer 11

Murder is a sin. Murdering yourself is a sin. You are suppose to repent your sins before you die and try not to sin anymore. You really can't leave this life in a sinnful manner, but who knows. God is very forgiving and loving. I can't say your friends are in Hell or in Heaven either. I would pray for them. I just can't speak for God.