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1 | Information on suicide? | Amos 9:2 | Tobiasjj | 173306 | ||
I would like to know more about what the bible says on suicide. | ||||||
2 | Information on suicide? | Amos 9:2 | BradK | 173307 | ||
Hello Tobiasjj, Tyndales' Bible Dictionary offers this note: "The Bible does not directly condemn suicide but rather treats it as an indication of moral failure, often intensified by guilt or great personal loss. Saul had lost his sanity, his stability, and then his three sons on the battlefield. So he ended his life. Ahitophel, once a trusted counselor, was ruined by his ambition. When his plot against David was refused by Absalom, he felt disgraced. So he went home, set his affairs in order, and hanged himself. Judas Iscariot also hung himself, but his suicide was far more tragic. He, one of the twelve disciples, betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver. Then he deeply regretted what he had done, and brought back the money to the Jewish leaders, saying “I have sinned in that I betrayed an innocent man” (Mt 27:3–4). As an expression of desperate remorse, Judas hanged himself." New Naves Topical Bible says on suicide: SUICIDE, Amos 9:2; Rev. 9:6. Temptation to, of Jesus, Matt. 4:5, 6; Luke 4:9, 10, 11. Of the Philippian jailer, Acts 16:27. Instances of: Samson, Judg. 16:29, 30. Saul and his armor-bearer, 1 Sam. 31:4, 5; 1 Chr. 10:4, 5. Ahithophel, 2 Sam. 17:23. Zimri, 1 Kin. 16:18. Judas, Matt. 27:5; Acts 1:18 I hope this helps, BradK |
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3 | Information on suicide? | Amos 9:2 | Jagfire | 173310 | ||
If an unsaved person commits suicide, they haven't done anything but “expedite” their trip to the lake of fire. But the person who committed suicide will ultimately be in hell for rejecting salvation through Christ, not because they committed suicide. 4 people committed suicide in the Bible: Saul (1 Samuel 31:4) Ahithophel (2 Samuel 17:23) Zimri (1 Kings 16:18) Judas (Matthew 27:5) Each of them were wicked men. God is the One who is to decide when and how a person should die, so to take that power into your own hands is blasphemy to God. Us Christians can know that we possess eternal life no matter what happens “These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God” (1 John 5:13). Whether a person commits suicide is not what determines whether he or she gains entrance into heaven.. but that is not to say suicide isn't a serious sin against God. |
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4 | Information on suicide? | Amos 9:2 | BradK | 173323 | ||
Dear Jag, I believe you posted a reply to me instead of tobias? BradK |
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5 | Information on suicide? | Amos 9:2 | Jagfire | 173334 | ||
Oops! Apologies! | ||||||
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