Bible Question: Is it a sin to committ suicide? |
Bible Answer: Yes, it is a sin to commit suicide (Exodus 20:13). But, that doesn't mean that a Christian will not commit suicide. Depression is a horrible condition/disease that hurts in the deepest way and causes Christian people to take their own lives. I would not recommend anyone to do it but I surely would never condemn them. I don't know the answer to depression but I do know that we Christians should pray continously for those who suffer with it. Something I have always been told is that if a depressed friend tells you that he or she is considering suicide, the best thing to tell them at that point is "please, don't, you are a dear friend." I also believe that a Christian who has commited suicide is in the arms of Christ. |