Do people who commit suicide go to hell?

[Ksharp]

This is a question i ask myself alot. I know it's a sin and i know it's wrong. But under certain extreme circumstances it's at least understandable.

I have a friend who battled with an illness(chronic insomnia, panic attacks) since he was 18. He killed himself a short while ago at the age of 22. I knew him very well and he was such a great person. And it was something that was not under his control which caused him to go so far as to commit suicide. It's not like he just gave up either, he fought and fought and fought but nothing helped.

In fact he started getting more and more religious as his illness went on and got worse. I think he would have killed himself a long time ago if he wasnt so torn with the issue.

So anyways, he was a Christian, he was saved...and he asked for forgiveness for all his sins including what he was about to do. This to me is not a person who deserves to go to hell.

I'd like some input from other Christians on this issue.

 

[stray bullet]

Do people who commit suicide go to hell?

Well, some do, some don't, I suppose.

I don't think the mental state people are usually in at the time allows one to make a fully consenting choice regarding their faith. Therefore, if you kill yourself, especially under great stress or pain, you are not necessarily always going to go to Hell. Consent is what makes up a big part of the sin. It is hard to give full consent in most suicide situations.

As a Catholic, this is also similar to the Church's view as well. If you kill yourself, you are not absolutely going to Hell- we don't know what was going on in the person's mind at the time.

 

[PRprince]

i think that though there are extreme circomstances 4 the most part people who comit suicide go to hell. u can be crazy as a door nail but even a crazy person makes decisions. its kinda like saying that what you do will being drunk is not subject to u having responsibility for.

 

[StormeTorque]

If they do, then I don't particularly want to worship the God that sends them there. Put it this way, people who commit suicide are mostly doing so out of desperation - they believe that the amount of suffering they are facing is unbearable and they just want to escape it. They believe that at last they can end the misery they have experienced throughout their life...

And they happen to go to a place of even worse pain and misery. Does this not sound sick to you?

 

[The Midge]

Nor would I Storme Torque.

Look what awaits a suicide victim who is a Christian...

Rev 22:1 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb Rev 22:2 down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations

(Life and healing)

 

[StormeTorque]

What about a suicide victim who is not a Christian?

 

[Garuda]

Hate to copy another's post but that pretty much is the answer. Some do and some don't. (Not that act that sends them to hell, though, not in the bible that I read)

 

[StormeTorque]

Do you not think that it is pretty horrible how some people experience nothing but misery throughout their life, then commit suicide hoping they can escape the pain and suffering, just to find themselves in a place of even greater misery? One that lasts for all eternity?

 

[12volt_man]

Depends. Was the person reconciled to God through Christ?

 

[Remnant]

Ex 20:13
Thou shalt not kill.

Deut 5:17
Thou shalt not kill.


Matt 5:21
Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:


Ps 44:22
Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.

It seems pretty plain by scripture that we are not to kill; even ourselves in time of trouble.

 

[MaddyO3]

Ex 20:13
Thou shalt not kill.

Deut 5:17
Thou shalt not kill.


Matt 5:21
Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:


Ps 44:22
Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.

It seems pretty plain by scripture that we are not to kill; even ourselves in time of trouble.

But shouldn't we take into account the fact that the person was so desperate that his or her judgement was clouded? I'd venture to guess that most people who committ suicide are not completely sane at the time they kill themselves.

 

[searchingforanswers1]

Hell is not a literal place. In most places in the bible hell is translated from a word that means grave. In that sense yes they go to hell.

 

[FieryBalrog]

Ex 20:13
Thou shalt not kill.

Deut 5:17
Thou shalt not kill.


Matt 5:21
Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:


Ps 44:22
Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.

It seems pretty plain by scripture that we are not to kill; even ourselves in time of trouble.

soldiers kill all the time. People kill in self-defense. I'm sure you dont hold them to that commandment.

 

[12volt_man]

Ex 20:13
Thou shalt not kill.

Deut 5:17
Thou shalt not kill.


Matt 5:21
Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:


Ps 44:22
Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.

It seems pretty plain by scripture that we are not to kill; even ourselves in time of trouble.

The problem here is that the word commonly translated as "murder" is ratsach and we don't see this word or the negative language associated with it associated with killing as a part of warfare, capital punishment or self defense.

The other problem is that legally speaking, those who commit suicide or try to commit suicide are not in their right minds. The Bible tells us that God takes into account someone's ability to comprehend Him so why would it be any different for someone who is unable to grasp the moral ramifications of their actions? After all, sin is rebellion and rebellion has to involve a volitional decision to rebel.

 

[Emmy]

Dear Ksharp,we now that God gives Life and His is the right to take it back.God is also a very loving and forgiving God,and when you tell us about your friend taking his life after praying and asking for forgiveness,I know for sure that God will deal fairly with the young man.As for suicide altogether,God will know our hearts,and God is our Judge,and He is a fair Judge,and God knows for sure what we are suffering and really thinking.Sincere greetings from Emmy,a sister in Christ.

 

[cabbitgrrrl]

But shouldn't we take into account the fact that the person was so desperate that his or her judgement was clouded? I'd venture to guess that most people who committ suicide are not completely sane at the time they kill themselves.

Hmm what about those people who are members of the CIA and they swallow the poison pill to avoid torture so they dont leak any information? They arent insane, just following orders. Do they go to hell?

 

[Carrye]

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[rnmomof7]

This is a question i ask myself alot. I know it's a sin and i know it's wrong. But under certain extreme circumstances it's at least understandable.

I have a friend who battled with an illness(chronic insomnia, panic attacks) since he was 18. He killed himself a short while ago at the age of 22. I knew him very well and he was such a great person. And it was something that was not under his control which caused him to go so far as to commit suicide. It's not like he just gave up either, he fought and fought and fought but nothing helped.

In fact he started getting more and more religious as his illness went on and got worse. I think he would have killed himself a long time ago if he wasnt so torn with the issue.

So anyways, he was a Christian, he was saved...and he asked for forgiveness for all his sins including what he was about to do. This to me is not a person who deserves to go to hell.

I'd like some input from other Christians on this issue.

Dear KSharp,

If your friend had repented and believed the gospel he was saved .

He was saved from all his sin, even taking his own life . God was not surprised by your friends death , He knows all thing past , present and future, so God saved him from the penalty of that sin too.

God bless you for your love and concern for your friends eternity .

 

[herev]

Dear KSharp,

If your friend had repented and believed the gospel he was saved .

He was saved from all his sin, even taking his own life . God was not surprised by your friends death , He knows all thing past , present and future, so God saved him from the penalty of that sin too.

God bless you for your love and concern for your friends eternity .

Amen and Amen, all of us die sinners, and no sin is greater than any other (save for blasphemy of the Holy Spirit (whatever that seems to be), so he had no more reason to go to hell than do I--and I"m SURE I'm not going there!
God Bless

 

[northgaboy]

This is a question i ask myself alot. I know it's a sin and i know it's wrong. But under certain extreme circumstances it's at least understandable.

I have a friend who battled with an illness(chronic insomnia, panic attacks) since he was 18. He killed himself a short while ago at the age of 22. I knew him very well and he was such a great person. And it was something that was not under his control which caused him to go so far as to commit suicide. It's not like he just gave up either, he fought and fought and fought but nothing helped.

In fact he started getting more and more religious as his illness went on and got worse. I think he would have killed himself a long time ago if he wasnt so torn with the issue.

So anyways, he was a Christian, he was saved...and he asked for forgiveness for all his sins including what he was about to do. This to me is not a person who deserves to go to hell.

I'd like some input from other Christians on this issue.

friend, i believe that if you accept Christ into your heart as Lord and Saviour....theres nothing that can take you to hell