Why do some Christians believe that people who commit suicide go to Hell?

[RepentingChristian]

I dont believe it's biblical and I can't imagine Jesus tormenting an extremely depressed soul after death. What say you?

 

[Bob]

Thank you for your post.

On the one hand, murder is a sin, so self-murder must be a sin. Would a single murder be unforgivable? If the person prayed, “Forgive me, Father, for what I am going to do,” would that be sufficient?

The Apostle Paul famously wrote: “And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God's love. . . . nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.“ (NLT)

But that sounds like “once saved, always saved,” which has been debated at length here.

So: maybe we cannot anticipate what God will do.

Blessings.

 

[Lambano]

I dont believe it's biblical and I can't imagine Jesus tormenting an extremely depressed soul after death. What say you?

Tough subject for those of us who’ve had friends, acquaintances, and family members take their own lives.

All I can say is that all sins can be forgiven, and Christ died for that sin too.

 

[Reggie Belafonte]

I dont believe it's biblical and I can't imagine Jesus tormenting an extremely depressed soul after death. What say you?

It is not a blessing to kill.

Nowadays many people are kept alive for many years due to medications, in reality years in the past, would of died years before.

I have seen many people brought back to life only to be living in hell, because others demand them to live a life that is hell for the poor person.

I know of people who killed themselves, due to the medication they were on ! They did not know what they were truly doing due to the medications ? sure they were depressed and in a state of a stuper. as in that maybe every one was against them sort of nonsense. that they can not think past being just a stupid idiot.

Some people are just stupid idiots before they die, my good mate was a fullon moron for years to put up with, he had 2 kidney transplants one from 14yo and the next at 40yo the medications he took are not good for the mind ? etc so they can deal with a lot of issues that send them around the twist. He hated his brother totaly, who had did no wrong. but he convinced others that brother was bad ! it was all BS ! nonsense rantings.
So I am one who is against Transplants ! putting up with seeing and having to deal such for 35 years. it's not all smiles and sunshine.
I do not know how many times that I had to stop someone from punching him out. because he had wound them up.

Someone killing themself's is not good on the people who love them at all ! so that is a Sin ? it could be even Malice !

But as for going to Hell, well they may not go to Heaven in fact bacause of it was done in Malice ! revenge ? but killing oneself ? if it is that and not the medication being not being of sound mined Pergatory for sure !

I think if one goes to fires of Hell they will pay for who they truly have been, it's a lacking for their loss of Grace ! many years to ponder on their lack of regards others ? that one was only a curse ! such as that must hurt !

 

[Button]

I dont believe it's biblical and I can't imagine Jesus tormenting an extremely depressed soul after death. What say you?

If God is a God of mercy, I don't believe he would torture such a person in Hell for eternity.
God would know what led that person to end their life.

 

[RepentingChristian]

John 12:25
Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

 

[Lambano]

John 12:25
Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

I hope you’re not using that verse to justify committing suicide. If you’re contemplating such an act, please don’t. I want you to get help. Okay?

 

[Wrangler]

On the one hand, murder is a sin, so self-murder must be a sin.

It’s like saying since stealing is wrong so is stealing from yourself. This is muddling of terms. Because murder means unjustified killing of another, there is no thing as self homocide. It’s nonsense..

 

[RepentingChristian]

I hope you’re not using that verse to justify committing suicide. If you’re contemplating such an act, please don’t. I want you to get help. Okay?

No brother. Thank you nonetheless!

 

[Taken]

Why do some Christians believe that people who commit suicide go to Hell?

I don’t say that, because I do not know, since that has never been an interest of mine to study scripture regarding that.

I am convinced, the Lord God Will Forgive Sins a man has committed and is Heartfully repentant.

Off hand I do not know of a Scriptural example of a man asking the Lord God to forgive him for the sin of Murder he intends to commit…and obviously After the commission of committing self-murder he is dead and can not ask for forgiveness.

Puzzling.

 

[ScottA]

I would not want to encourage anyone to do anything except what is right by God. Suicide seems wrong, but so does a life of rebellion against God. And who among us is not guilty of ever being wrong? Either way God decides. Our lives are not really in our own hands. So, what, God allows suicide? Yes. Still it is give once for men to die, and the life--that life not actually in our own hands--whether short or long, is sufficient. Yet we are told to endure unto the end. Is that the end then? Surely suicide is like going to the front or perhaps the back of the line, like cheating. God decides.

Every sin is against God, and none, save One is without sin. Who have we cheated, God or ourselves? It would seem, both. Tomorrow could be better, could be worse. Still God decides.

Being without hope is not an oversight by God. Let us all be conveyors of hope--hope in God.

 

[Button]

I would not want to encourage anyone to do anything except what is right by God. Suicide seems wrong, but so does a life of rebellion against God. And who among us is not guilty of ever being wrong? Either way God decides. Our lives are not really in our own hands. So, what, God allows suicide? Yes. Still it is give once for men to die, and the life--that life not actually in our own hands--whether short or long, is sufficient. Yet we are told to endure unto the end. Is that the end then? Surely suicide is like going to the front or perhaps the back of the line, like cheating. God decides.

Every sin is against God, and none, save One is without sin. Who have we cheated, God or ourselves? It would seem, both. Tomorrow could be better, could be worse. Still God decides.

Being without hope is not an oversight by God. Let us all be conveyors of hope--hope in God.

Maybe this verse applies to the topic at hand.

1 Corinthians I3:17 If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For God's temple is holy, and you are that temple.

 

[Lambano]

No brother. Thank you nonetheless!

Post #3 was written from the standpoint of a man whose co-worker had a long-building mental breakdown and publicly took his own life in one of the nation’s busiest airports (it made the papers). From the point of view of a man whose wife had a friend whose suicide attempt was not very efficient, resulting in her lingering in the hospital for a month before finally succumbing to her self-inflicted injuries. From a man whose fellow church members had to raise their own grandchildren because their daughter gave in to the demons that haunted her. My purpose was to not add to the grief of those who have lost loved ones.

Would my response be different to someone who I knew was actively contemplating suicide? Should I tell them to assume they will go straight to Hell and don’t do it? Should I quote John MacArthur saying that chronic despair is a sign that a person is not saved?

 

[XtraPercept]

John 12:25
Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

Yes. I did this.

I despised my life so much I had a plan.

But Proverbs tells us 'a man may plan his course, but the LORD directs his steps,'

as well as 'a mans steps come from the LORD, who can understand his way?'

I poured my heart and soul into my search for God, I confessed everything to everyone, I forgave everyone and everything, I did everything He said to the best of my ability and still I hurt so deeply inside.

I begged God for the fulfillment of all those glorious sounding promises in the Scriptures!

Then I cursed yahweh and hell and trinities and confusion and nonsense and blasphemy and lies and deception and disobedience.

I cursed it all with such a furious hatred and with such dedication that I was prepared to face the deity that would burn me after I had pursued to the fullest of my ability an understanding of the meanings of words like truth, virtue, glory, belief, and especially certainty.

But the LORD was guiding me all along.

I was never the one in control.

Only the real God can crush an idol.

Now I know I will never die.

 

[RepentingChristian]

Should I quote John MacArthur saying that chronic despair is a sign that a person is not saved?

I liked John, but he was wrong. He didn't understand or know Jesus and his nature.

 

[lforrest]

All the testimonies I've heard of where people received a visit from Jesus Christ in person was to those on the brink of suicide. So it is rather clear that such visits are an intervention. The repercussions of following through must be very weighty.