About God and Suicide!!!!?

Question

I know that HE died for all our sins and that taking ur own life is the same as murder, But I have a big question about it!!! My sister took her life in 2004 nov.22nd.. If He died for our sins wouldnt that be forgiven? I know that it is against the bible And Against God but would My sister still get to go to heaven or to the other place she was a really great person all her life and didnt do much more then the normal things wrong in life Ticket for speeding tried drugs once when she was young and She was baptised and went to church but then she was proved to be Severely Bi-polar and she was taking her meds..( which she said made her feel like she couldnt function and she quit takin them.. would God forgive her this one sin even though it was major and let her be with him???

Answer 1

Sorry, but according to the Christians, your sister is burning in hell right now.

Twisted thinking? Yes, I know. That's why I'm glad I'm not one of them.

Answer 2

Now this question has been debated quite often. It is one of the only grey areas existing.

Jesus died for our sins. He died to make a way for us to Heaven. What He truly did was allow our sins to be forgiven. If you commit suicide it is typically a direct damnation. But if you were a born-again christian, truly desiring to serve God... Well, it's very complicated. I truly cannot say. If she had a mental condition, she could plead insanity, if you don't mind me phrasing it that way. It was not by her own truly right state of mind.

God sees all sins major. No sin is worse or better than another. I hope, though I cannot say that I believe nor disbelieve it, and I don't think anyone else can prove or disprove it, I truly hope she has found a place in Heaven.

A true answer would be hard to come by, though, for nobody can see into the mind of God, who is the only one who can truly know for sure.

Answer 3

Suicide is not automatically condemned by God!

The Bible says nothing about it, or very little at least. There is one or two examples of people having done it in the scripture -- however, God's opinion of it is not stated!

The reason is simple. Each person committing suicide shall have an individual judgment -- some may be forgiven and others not.

God is just and loving. If a person is suffering from perhaps insanity and does this -- how can they be guilty ? There are other such scenarios in which non guilt may be theorized.

Please be assured that God is undeservedly kind, and just, and that the ransom will be applied where proper.

Answer 4

You know that's actually a very good questions. It does say in the Bible that suicide is a sin, but I am honestly not sure at all. What do you think? I'm sure she was nice, sweet, and probably loved God. Sometimes things happen that we cannot control. I'm sorry to hear that your sister took her life. I'm not sure if she went to heaven or not. I can't tell you that. Only God knows.

Answer 5

THE tragic news of a suicide does not close a chapter in the lives of relatives and friends; it opens one—a chapter of mixed feelings of pity and anger, sorrow and guilt. And it raises the question: May we entertain any hope for our friend who took his or her life?
Although self-inflicted death is never justified, never righteous, the apostle Paul did hold out a beautiful hope for even some unrighteous ones. As he told a Roman court of law: “I have hope toward God . . . that there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous.”—Acts 24:15.
and the unrighteous.”—Acts 24:15

An Unrighteous One to Be Resurrected
Jesus told a criminal sentenced to death: “You will be with me in Paradise.” The man was unrighteous—a lawbreaker rather than a distraught suicide victim—guilty by his own frank admission. (Luke 23:39-43) He had no hope of going to heaven to rule with Jesus. So the Paradise in which this thief could hope to come back to life would be the beautiful earth under the rule of Jehovah God’s Kingdom.—Matthew 6:9, 10; Revelation 21:1-4.
For what purpose will God awaken this criminal? So that He mercilessly can hold his past sins against him? Hardly, for Romans 6:7, 23 says: “He who has died has been acquitted from his sin,” and “the wages sin pays is death.” Although his past sins will not be accounted to him, he will still need the ransom to lift him to perfection.

Answer 6

All sins are forgiven in Christ for those who are, in fact, in Christ. Was she a Christian? Even Christians can get depressed or off track and do unfortunate things, but if she was truly a believer, she closed her eyes on this side and opened them again in heaven. We don't go to heaven for being a "really great person." We go because we've repented of our sin and placed our trust in Christ alone for our salvation. That's the key. All really great people are sinners just like all really bad people. The Cross is the great equalizer, and no sin is too sinful for God's mercy.

Answer 7

It is God who can tell whether your sister would go to heaven or hell at the time of judgement. She will be judged from her doings when she was still living. and since she committed suicide who have not ask forgiveness before her death, you know where she will go because you already know that suyicide is a sin against God

Although how much you pray for her forgaiveness after her death, we could not expect tht she will be forgiven becausea dead man know nothing. Nobody could pray for his forgiveness. Prayer is personal contact and request to God.

Answer 8

First sorry to hear about your sister. Do you really think that God will not forgive your sister? If you do then, how can you expect God to forgive her. If you don't, then God will forgive her as well.

Now as far as suicide goes, it is a bad choice on the spiritual level and the natural level. Why end something that God created and why end something that nature created. Life is a gift, through the trials and tribulations man has the ability and network to see through the tough times.

Plus when someone ends their life, they are taking a part away from those who loves him/her. The people left behind have to deal with the why and regret.

Answer 9

I am so sorry for your loss. I too lost someone to suicide. My fiance'. He was bipolar as well. It was August of 2006.
Suicide is at the end stage of that illness, because the person is driven into madness.
it is my belief, that God is a loving, healing God. He understands what illness does to a person, and does not punish people for what is done because of the illness.
Others may say that suicide is self murder, punishable by eternity in hell, but that would not be just God loves your sister, just as HE loves my Mike.They are free of their torment, and they are in heaven with God, for it was the illness, rather than your sister- or my fiance'- that killed them
Suicide is not actually murder when it is the result of the madness of Bipolar Disease

Answer 10

By the letter of the law (Levitic, Mosaic, Rabbinic, and Christian Canonic), suicide is an unpardonable sin and is thus outside of a clergyman's perview to exhonorate (officially forgive.)

By the spirit of Grace, one can forgive anything one chooses to.

By the power of GOD, GOD is the sole and final arbitor of whom GOD chooses to forgive.

You said she was baptized and went to church; This is in her favor, but not definitive for salvation. The definitive act of faith involves the christian making a mature, public profession of Christian Faith. Different churches have different terms for it, such as adult baptism, confirmation, rebirth, recieving the holy spirit, accepting Christ, taking up the cross, etc.
If she sincerely did this of her own accord, then you can be reasonably assured that she went to Heaven.
Mental illness is not a moral choice, and thus is not to be held against her.

In my official capacity as a minister, I can't condone her act of suicide and guarantee her salvation.
By grace, I choose to believe that she is saved and residing with GOD in a forgiven state of eternal bliss.
Only GOD, who knows all of the details in your sister's heart can make the final decision whether to take her home.

LOGICAL ARGUMENT:
It is generally agreed that GOD is perfect, while we mortals are imperfect.
I'll assume that you love and forgive your sister very much, although imperfectly.
How much more can GOD love and forgive her, perfectly?

Answer 11

It sounds like your sister was a great person that had many trials in life. It was wrong for her to commit suicide, suicide should never be the answer, but a person who commits suicide may not be responsible for his or her acts. Only God can judge that. A quote by a prominent member of my church states: "When he does judge us, I feel he will take all things into consideration: our genetic and chemical makeup, our mental state, our intellectual capacity, the teachings we have received, the traditions of our fathers, our health, and so forth"
God knows and loves each and every one of us; he wont just abandon us.