If a person is a Christian commits suicide can they still go to heaven?Will God forgive them?

Question

Suicide is a horrible thing;however, some people's lives get so messed up that there are very few, if any options left.God can forgive a person's sin's;however,HE won't change the consequences of a person's mistakes and they can be really impossible to deal with.For example,how can a person possibly get back 30 years of life, life that has been wasted on everything but meaningful work?If I wreck a car, that can be replaced but I can't get back 30 years of life and how can one possibly think of building a career when they have thrown 30 years of life away(probably due to a mental illness even though the person is a college graduate)?

Answer 1

No one can tell you for sure. No one but God.

Answer 2

There is a good chance that they may not be forgiven. Anyway, heaven is reserved for a select few. Resurrection is for the rest, but only those in God's memory. We cannot assume God's thoughts on matters. If a person commits suicide, God will be aware of things that we aren't aware of, and will decide based on all aspects...Theoretically, one day we will have the chance to live forever. A loss of 30 years will be easily regained, but we have to get there first.

Answer 3

Yes, God will forgive you. You will have to answer for why you did it when you stand before God. Samson killed himself and he was a child of God. So, yes, you will go to heaven if you are saved. A sin is a sin, no matter how you cut it. What if you were about to wreck and you blurted out a curse word and you died, you didn't have time to ask forgiveness of that?

Answer 4

Absolutely. Suicide is often caused by mental illness or severe emotional distress, which in effect renders a person incapable of rational thought and therefore incapable (at least temporarily) of sinning.

If we can understand that such mitigating circumstances exist, then God certainly understands it. If we are capable of extending mercy to people who tragically take their own lives, then God is certainly capable of it too.

Even in cases where a person takes their own life and no such circumstances clearly exist, we can certainly trust that God's mercy will "kick in" and He will not judge the person too harshly.

Answer 5

The Bible says there is only one unforgivable sin and that is the one you do against the Holy Spirit (sorry I don't remember where other than New Testament). So yes I believe God will forgive them. Suicide is unnecessary though, don't do it.

Answer 6

Having contemplated suicide myself multiple times, (I know I wasn't trusting in God - it took me a while), I do not see that God could forgive someone of suicide because they are no longer able to repent. You do have to repent, and ask for forgiveness, and are not capable of doing so after you decesion.

Acts 8:22 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.

As for a mental illness, God will judge the intetions of their heart, and it is not mine to question.

Answer 7

I'd say that suicide is technically murder. The bible says thous shall not kill. Therefore, if you kill yourself you'll be entering judgment in sin. I don't know, but I certainly wouldn't want to test it. By the way, the bible also says, you will not be tested with more than you can handle. It's never too late in God's eyes. No excuses.

Answer 8

Have you ever wondered about the reason of our existence? Have you ever wondered why we die, and where we go after death? What will happen to us in the end? Have you ever asked yourself why God made the earth and all that is in it under man’s dominion? Why were the night and the day, and the sun and the moon created? What are we supposed to do during our lifetime? Were we created just to eat, drink, and enjoy ourselves before we die? As one poet put it:
“I do not know whence I have come.
I saw my feet walking on the road.
As they please I go and stop.
What am I doing here?
How did the road find me?
I do not know! I do not know! I do not know! ”

God has emphasized in many verses of the Qur’an that He did not create us without purpose. He said: “What! Do you think that I created you simply in jest? And that you would not be returned to Me?” (23:115) He also said: “What! Does man think that he will be left to roam at his will?” (75:36) In addition, He said: “Do people think that they will be left to say: “We believe,” and they will not be held accountable?” (29:2)
Indeed, God Has created human beings for a purpose and with a purpose: TO WORSHIP HIM ALONE (Monotheism). He said: “I have not created the Jinn and humankind except only to worship Me. I don't require provision or feeding from them. Surely Allah is the All-provider, the Possessor of all strength, the Firm.” (51:56-58) In fact, all prophets told their people to worship God alone (Monotheism) and shun worshipping His creation (Paganism). God said: “I assuredly sent among every people a messenger with the command: Worship Allah and avoid worshipping false gods.” (16:36)
Prophet Abraham, for example, believed in One God, who had no partner. Anyone who holds a different understanding of God than this has contradicted the religion of Abraham and follows falsehood. God says in the Qur’an: “Those who reject the religion of Abraham make fools of themselves.” (2:130)
Prophet Jesus was reported in the Gospels to have said: “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only’.” (Luke 4:8)
Prophet Jacob also said (in the Qur'an) to his people: “Indeed, those which you worship besides Allah are only names that you and your forefathers have established, for which Allah has sent down no authority. The command belongs only to Allah. He has commanded that you worship none but Him. That is the right religion, but most people do not understand.” (12:40)
Read more about the TRUE BELIEVE which supported by the Miracle Holy Quran :
http://www.islam-guide.com/islam-guide.pdf

http://www.harunyahya.com

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Real happiness and peace can be ONLY found in submitting to the commands of the Creator and the Sustainer of this world. God has said in the Qur’an: (Truly, in remembering God do hearts find rest.)
(Qur’an, 13:28)

On the other hand, the one who turns away from the Qur’an will have a life of hardship in this world. God has said:
(But whoever turns away from the Qur’an, he will have a hard life, and We will raise him up blind on the Day of Judgment.) (Qur’an, 20:124)
This may explain why some people commit suicide while they enjoy the material comfort money can buy. For example, look at Cat Stevens (now Yusuf Islam), formerly a famous pop singer who used to earn sometimes more than $150,000 a night. After he converted to Islam, he found true happiness and peace, which he had not found in material success.
To read the stories of people who have converted to Islam, please visit

http://www.islam-guide.com/stories

At this web page, you can read the thoughts and feelings of these people, who are from different countries and have different backgrounds and levels of education.
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Answer 9

Only God knows the answer to that question. How can we know the state of a persons mind, only God knows for sure. I believe that anything we are supposed to know is clearly stated in the bible. If a matter is not clearly stated in the bible, it is obvious to me that we are not supposed to know. I think it is o.k. for God to say "mind your own business". I think it is o.k. for God to ask "did you have an opportunity to help this person before they got to the point of being suicidal. Only God knows for sure.

Answer 10

GOD can and does forgives all sins for True Christians! Broad statement? See below==

Answer 11

If a person is mentally ill and kills themselves then I think they go to heaven. That's really a touchy subject for most Christians.
I was brought up that if you killed yourself you went to hell. No if ands or buts
Now things have changed.