Suicide & sin.

[Hikarifuru]

Do you think suicide is a sin?

 

[LovebirdsFlying]

All I can offer are my own opinions. Second question first: Do I think suicide is a sin? Murder is. So are a lot of other things. Jesus Christ died for those sins already. Even after someone is saved, and keep in mind I cannot make any statement as to whether or not any individual is, they're still going to commit some. All humans are imperfect.

It is my further opinion that we are only responsible for sins we commit knowing full well that it is a sin, but deciding to do so anyway, while rational and in our right minds. I believe that suicide is probably not done in that mental state. The argument can be made that suicide is by its nature unforgivable because you're already dead and cannot repent of it. I don't think God is so draconian. Furthermore, it's possible to commit a lethal act against yourself, and you can't take it back, but you remain alive long enough that you are able to repent before you die. So even the "you're already dead, you can't repent" argument doesn't always apply.

First question: << Staff Edit >> I pray not. Only God knows the definitive answer. Only God knows what was going on in his head. There is a reason why Jesus Christ tells us not to judge others. We don't know all the facts. God does.

Now, just for your information--you have asked this question in Exploring Christianity. That's a forum for non-Christians to ask Christians questions. So far, so good. Please keep it to just asking about beliefs and opinions. If your goal is actually to debate the logic and prove that the answers you get back are wrong, please don't bother.

 

[graceandpeace]

<< Staff Edit >>

Do you think suicide is a sin?

Should someone with a sickness be punished for being sick?

 

[football5680]

<< Staff Edit >>

Don't know. You have to take all the different factors into consideration and I don't have this information.

Do you think suicide is a sin?

Yes.

 

[prov1810]

There are different kinds of suicide. A soldier who falls on a grenade to save his comrades is a hero. There are people who are angry at the fact that being alive, with all its difficulties, is something that was decided for them. They are angry at God whether they believe in Him or not. And there are clinically depressed people who need our empathy while they are alive - it might not keep them alive, but I think that is what we should take from the death << Staff Edit >>. And it's really not appropriate to judge someone who takes their life. My brother committed suicide and I know how much pain that causes in a family, but you just don't get judgemental about it.

 

[Hikarifuru]

Ive been asked to remove the gentlemans name from the OP.

Id appreciate it if everyone else edited to remove his name as well.

 

[Angeldove97]

I spoke to DeanW and he agreed to edit out about this being about a particular person. If previous posts commented on said person I'll be editing those as well- I just wanted to give everybody a heads up.

Thanks very much!

 

[Hikarifuru]

np

 

[Aryeh Jay]

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[dcalling]

If it was done to escape responsibility, it is likely a sin. But if it is due to something out of control, I.e chemical imbalance or escape torture, it is likely not a sin. God decides.

 

[South Bound]

Do you think suicide is a sin?

Yes.

However, it is not a sin that is greater than Christ's ability to save. No sin is.

If a person is saved, suicide does not negate his salvation and God is not unaware or any less sovereign over their death just because they killed themselves.

Although I have a small quibble with the "God didn't call them home" part, I do believe Adrian Rogers said it best when he said about suicide victims who are saved, "God may not have called them home, but He will certainly welcome them home."

 

[Albion]

Yes, it is a sin. But all the usual conditions that apply to other sins hold with this one, too.