Christians - What does the bible say about suicide?

Question

If a person commits suicide, does God automatically condemn that person to eternal suffering? Does He even care about such things? If so, why does He? Are we really that important?

Answer 1

The Bible has about 5 or 6 incidents of suicide in it. In none of those incidents does the Bible say what God thought about it. Here's one incident that you can open the Bible and search for what God thought but unless I've missed something you won't find anything on it.

1 Samuel 31:3 The battle pressed hard against Saul, and the archers found him, and he was badly wounded by the archers. 4 Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and mistreat me." But his armor-bearer would not, for he feared greatly. Therefore Saul took his own sword and fell upon it. 5 And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword and died with him.

Someone who commits suicide is usally suffering from a mental illness or some other terrible situation in their life. God doesn't send people to Hell who die because they are sick or suffering.

The idea that suicide is "self murder" is illogical. Murder involves two or more people, at least one of whom doesn't want to die.

Answer 2

Jesus says that His Father has taken the time to count each one of the hairs on our head! While we may be pre-occupied by the color of our hair or how many are falling out on a daily basis, Father focuses in on each strand. What incredible attention to detail!

It is amazing to think that such insignificance in our eyes seems so important to God. God is so big that He scoops the oceans in the palm of His hand, and yet He is so small that He can number each hair on our head. Even the falling of an insignificant sparrow requires His attention. Jesus encourages us that if our Father is intimately involved in the falling of one sparrow, how much more is He involved in our everyday lives!

This is all backed by scripture. you can't say God doesn't care when he clearly states that he does.

Suicide is premeditated murder and will be punished as such, since there is no chance to repent for that murder being your dead already, how can God ever see his way to accept such an act?

Besides why use such a permanent solution to such temporary problems?

Answer 3

suicide is something a suffering person does. is it murder? well yeah, however, it is done when a person is suffering. God has pity on the person who suffers.

Suicide would be considered a sin, but then, Christ died so our sins can be forgiven. So, if a person who accepts Christ commits suicide they will go to heaven. I believe that a person who has accepted Christ as their savior will likely not commit suicide.
Does God care about such things?? The Bible is clear about His love for us! If One cares so much, of course that one would care ALOT about such things.

Answer 4

properly, suicide continues to be a sin as that's technically homicide. having pronounced that, the deceased won't be able to sin ever returned, so is it no longer a time for have fun to boot? The mentally ill do certainly have severe issues that no faith on earth would desire to probable heal because it has not at all surpassed off. especially situations its even heredetary. i like to think of they're that way for a reason. to boot, whilst the heck does the bible comprise the handicapped? playstation : do no longer injury your self honey, i've got been down that highway too and that isn't any reliable.

Answer 5

Suicide is "Self Murder".
It is wrong.

But, it is NOT the Unpardonable Sin (Hebrews 6: 4,5,6)

There are alot of suicides in Heaven.
It is sad when this Happens, but it does not AutoMatically send a person to eternal suffering.

Answer 6

"Do not be a fool--why die before your time?" (Ecclesiastes 7:17b)

Job says, "So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life. I loathe it; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days are vanity" (Job 7:15-16).

Some people believe that all who commit suicide go immediately to Hell. However, the Bible never says if this is the case. The Bible is silent on this issue. God probably did not address it in black in white for a good reason. If we knew that we would still go to Heaven if we killed ourselves, there would probably be a lot more suicides taking place than there already are. However, if we knew that all who killed themselves were automatically banished to Hell, no matter what their situation, it may be too much for the grief-stricken family and friends to bear. Murder and suicide are not unpardonable sins. The only unforgivable sins are rejecting Christ (Mark 16:16) and blaspheming the Holy Spirit.

(Mark 3:28-29 KJV) Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:

All other sins can be forgiven. However, anyone contemplating suicide may be in danger of going to Hell, as their relationship with the Lord is not intact at that point. Those who would consider suicide may have a severed relationship with Christ and therefore they would enter the real Hell--which is worse than the hellish feelings they are experiencing at the moment.

It is so important to remember that God judges each of us individually, weighing all the factors of our lives, our beliefs and our motives. Each one of us is so intricate and complex, only God could really judge us in total truth, wisdom, and without favoritism. The most important truth of all, is that each one of us will stand before His throne and give account of our lives. If we lived intimately with this sobering truth, much of the sin in the church and the world, would immediately be stopped.

If you are contemplating suicide and are relying on God's grace to get you to heaven, PLEASE stop for a moment....God's grace never means that we have a free license to sin! Those who willfully sin after knowing God's grace, are in far greater danger than those who know less. Though you may feel that God is far from you right now, He is much nearer than you think. He may even be speaking to you through these words! Please open your ears and hear Him tell you how valuable your life is. You are needed on this earth and the purpose for your life has not yet been fulfilled. God loves you, and so do many people around you! God would not be God if He could not work this situation (no matter how unbearable it may seem) for His glory and for the good in your own life.

Depression is often anger, and a host of other emotions that have turned inward and become frozen. If you are carrying anger, resentment, bitterness, unforgiveness, frustration, jealousy, despair, worthlessness, hopelessness, fearfulness, vengeance and/or self-pity in your heart, you can turn these things over to God and begin to receive your healing right now, in faith. If you don't know how to let them go, confess it to God and ask for His help in releasing it to Him. No one can overcome these things by themselves. We all need the power of God to set us free from sinful and hopeless ways of thinking. That is why the Bible tells us that we must be "transformed, by the renewing of our mind (Romans 12:2)." The Holy Spirit is the only One who can help us break free and be healed of these deadly emotions.

Just as ailments in our physical body need to be treated with medicine to be healed, the same is true of our emotions. One powerful way to fight against depression, is to apply and confess God's Word as a healing balm to the places where you have been wounded. For instance, if you have unforgiveness in your heart, begin to confess God's verses for love and forgiveness, even if they don't exactly feel true right at the moment. If you feel worthless, confess the Scriptures of God's great love for you. A rote, mechanical repeating of words may not do much, but if you deliberately take these living words and hold on to them for dear life, you will have the enemy on the run. The devil simply cannot stand against the Word of God spoken in faith. God's Words are like spiritual antibiotics, destroying every germ and unclean thing in their path.

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Answer 7

It says that if a person commits suicide, he or she goes straight to hell, unless the person is a telemarketer, in which case he or she goes straight to heaven.

Spread the word.

Answer 8

suicide is premeditated murder. Since there is no chance of redemption...you can assume the rest.

Answer 9

Of course we are. He wouldn't have had his son die for all of humanity & our errors if we weren't.

Answer 10

Suicide is the absence of faith, and as we all know the WORD SAYS ...WITHOUT FAITH IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE GOD. Therefore if you're dead, there is no way to ask for forgiveness.