if I commit suicide, could I still be saved?

Question

Please no answers about help or social services. Please answer the question directly if you will. Thank you.

I am not talking about a gun shot to the head, but a slower death by a sword. I would then be able to ask for forgiveness before the time of actual death.

Answer 1

alot of people try to convince others that you won't. i believe that as long as you believe that Jesus died to save you from your sins, that he is the one true God, that he is your personal savior, no matter what the sin is, it has already been bought and paid for by the shedding of his blood. there is no sin that is greater than another. a sin is a sin.they are all equal in Jesus' eyes. all you have to do is believe in God to be saved. that is all! just believe.☺†♥

Answer 2

While I am positive some die-hard religious fanatics will simply tell you "no" with vehemence, the answer is that no one really knows anything about death, natural or otherwise. If there is really some omnipotent deity ready to take judgement over everyone when they die or not, so really, your question is a morally standing one, and can only be answered based on personal opinion.

Since I do not believe in the notion of a "one god" that the major religions seem to accept, I don't think you will be saved. I simply think, with death, that you simply move on. It is your personal spiritual beliefs now that will decide what will happen to you if you or anyone else commits suicide.

All I know is that once we die, we should be content with wherever we go, since nothing we do now can change what the afterlife actually is.

Additional -

I actually agree strongly with what WhiteDevil has said: It's your life, so it is your choice to live it the way you want, and goes for everyone else.
Why conform to someone else's ideas when, as religious fanatics are so keen to point out, the "one god" gave everyone individuality and freewill, that we have our own choices to decide what to do with them. If that results in a wish to commit suicide, then no one else can say it is immoral. That "one god" gave us freewill to choose after all.
- Or am I merely voicing yet another contradiction of the bible that no one wants leaked out to the world?

Answer 3

There is NO clear Biblical (KJV) prohibition against suicide, neither in the Old Testament or in the New. Many claim that "thou shalt not kill" should be construed to include suicide, but that does not follow from the original texts. Any claim of a biblical source against it is just a wishful interpretation.

That said, however, it may well not be the best option available. Please view the video in the link; the presenters do lots of digging into your very question.

[btw, he who dies by the sword still dies.]

Answer 4

My first impression is no. I'm reminded of Judas who hung himself rather than ask forgiveness. If you refuse to accept God's forgiveness and help then there is not much point in turning to Him just before you pull the trigger. He is there to help you avoid that if you desire the help. But if you have already made your mind up you are cutting Him out of the equation altogether.
Read Acts Chapter 2 if you want something real from God. You are not expected to live for Him on your own. You don't have the power. None of us do. He knows that.

Answer 5

I think it would be difficult, but not impossible. My Dad committed suicide, but I know that at the time he really was not accountable for his own actions. He was literally insane at the time. Now, if someone committed suicide when they were still sane, still aware of what damage they were doing, I think that would be a more serious thing.

My husband had a vision of my Dad, going to heaven, and Jesus hugged him. Dad had this really mind-blown expression on his face (he was an atheist) and Jesus said to him, "You've got a lot of work to do if you want to be with me for eternity."

I think that is how it goes for people who commit suicide. You cut your own life mission short... and then its very hard to fulfill that life mission when you don't have a body.

Suicide won't end someone's suffering. It only makes it harder for them, most of the time.

I think it would be better to receive the love of God while alive, so that they could pass on in peace, instead of having "unfinished business" like my Dad does.

Answer 6

Once you commit suicide, you are dead! No, you cannot be saved once you are dead. A true born again "saved" Bible believing Christian would not commit suicide for any reason. So, the answer is no, to commit sucide is to kill and that is against the Ten Commandments. If you are saved you would not kill.

Answer 7

Of course there is the possibility of being saved. Why do you think that there are people charged with "attempted suicide?" They get saved, that's why.

Oh, wait, did you mean like by god or something?

Then no. You can't be saved by imaginary sky daddies.

Honestly though, why do you care? If you want to die, kill yourself, don't worry so much about some non-existent soul. And quit begging for attention by posting such questions.

Answer 8

It depends on your religion. Some religions say that you will burn in Hell and others say that if you do it to further their agenda (suicide bombers) you go to Paradise. For fact, the only thing that you are saved from, is paying income taxes.

Answer 9

I don't know, hopefully you go to heaven no matter what. I am agnostic. I recommend telling the people who you love the most how you feel about them, if you are sad or depressed or something, that should make you feel better.

Answer 10

From a simple bible viewpoint of this it is clear: Thou shalt not kill--yourself included.

Problem with killing yourself is that you can't get any forgiveness for that because YOU'RE DEAD. It is appointed for men to die once and after that comes judgment" (Heb. 9:27)

So, if you kill yourself, you have broken a law of God and you have NO WAY of coming back to repent because you instantly go to judgment.

And what is the judgment for breaking the law of God is...

I, personally, wouldn't kill myself because of the strain it will put on others in my life--it is a totally SELFISH act. Someone will find you, and that will mess them up. If I find a dead body, that messes up my whole week.

Then you have your family or friends wishing that they could have did something to stop you, wishing to see you again. People begin to blame themselves, believing that they could have, should have seen something wrong. Then there are the financial cost--considering no life insurance policy covers suicide. Finally, the attention the suicide gets emboldens others with crippling depression to kill themselves because they believe that someone will pay attention to them, too.

Bad cycle to start.