Bible Question: long long ago, i tried twice to commit suicide. many years later (after i was saved) i asked my pastor if a person could get into heaven if they comitted suicide and the pastor told me....a person who comitts suiside only murders themselve, and the Lord forgives murders and every sin a man could ever comit. Is this true and where can i read about suiside not damming one to hell in the Bible? |
Bible Answer: Scripture does not speak of the eternal state of a person that commits suicide. Some firmly believe they are condemned to eternal damnation. Others believe that if they were saved they will be saved even after committing suicide. Two things I think about. First we can't know what takes place in the mind of someone that commits suicide and in particular their last moment. Is it possible they reached out to God? Secondly suicide to me is a sign of hopelessness. Can a person that is truly in Christ feel that much hopelessness? Shouldn't Christ Himself be hope enough to prevent suicide. I would never tell someone I was certain they could commit suicide and spend eternity in God's presence. Just as I would never tell the family of a suicide victim their loves was confined to eternal damanation. That is God's decision not mine. |