Do people who kill themselves go to hell?

Question

I'm very curious about this. I know that no one knows for sure, but give me your wildest guess. Also, what do you think about attempted suicides?

Answer 1

The Bible says there is no sin for which you can't be forgiven if you've accepted Jesus as your personal Savior. I think suicide is easing your own burdens while dumping them all on the people who loved you that you've left behind.

Answer 2

Well, since suicide is murdering oneself, it's a very sticky issue. God forgives murderers who are sincerely sorry for what they've done, but how can someone who's murdered THEMSELVES ask for forgiveness? They're dead! Therefore, I'd be led to believe that such people would wind up in Hell, but God IS their true Judge, not I. As far as attempts are concerned, that person is still seeking some sort of secular/spiritual "reprieve" from whatever drove them to that point, so with the right kind of encouragement, they can be helped and saved.

Answer 3

Suicide is the one sin of which you can't repent. It's not just self-murder, but it's also despair and rejection of God. Having said that, if a person is mentally unstable, can they be held to the same level of accountability? What are the circumstances of their suicide (for example, intense pain when death is imminent anyway)? Also, I feel that if the person has lived a laudable life in other respects, God won't send them to hell for a single bad decision. In other words, it probably has a lot to do with the situation, but I trust in God's justice and expect he'll sort it all out satisfactorily.

Answer 4

Of course, killing someone is a sin. And now you kill yourself...
you would surely go to ...hell.
Only God has the right to take life, because He created it.
Attempted suicide is an intention to kill yourself. Just the planning alone and doing it is already a sin.
Sin is gauged by the...thought/words/deed (action).
But...if you`re still alive...probably you are given a chance to ask for forgiveness and change your attitude and life...and live in the LOVE of God.
Good luck!...Be blessed!!!

Answer 5

Suicide or its attempt is a prime example of selfishness. Selfishness can be forgiven. Each attempt will be judged by a compassionate judge. Circumstances that we have no knowledge of, God does. So, we should let Him judge and not even speculate about another.

Answer 6

Suicide results when a persons stressors are greater than their ability to cope with it. I've got to believe that many people who take their own lives have cried out to god endlessly before they complete the act of self murder. Personally I've not see any evidence that crying out to god does anything. The beaches of Normandy were littered with the bodies of men that asked god for help just before they got blown to bits. I'm not trying to offend anyone...but I have my right to an opinion, too.

Answer 7

Hell is the common grave of dead humans. We all go to hell when we die, whether we kill ourselves or die of natural causes. Hell is not a place of burning torment. If it were, why would Job ask to go there to escape his suffering? Job 14:13 Douay Version

Answer 8

No one goes to the hell that you have been told to believe in.

Answer 9

If you believe hell is your destination if you commit this act or any other act that you believe will create this outcome, then hell is where you will end up.

Answer 10

Not necessarily! Please see John 15:13.

May you receive a pleasant surprise today, Glory to God.
Peace Be With You.