Does a Christian who commits suicide
go to Heaven? The blood of Christ covers this (and any other sins) past,
present and future. Suicide by a Christian does not determine they will spend
eternity in Hell. We were saved by the grace and mercy of God (Ephesians 2:8-9).
[i]A
suicide is murder, and is the attacking of the image of God. Suicide is an
awful sin that leaves wreckage and devastation in other people.
Many individuals who commit suicide
are in a place of bottomless torment (or suffering from mental illness). We
ought to view them with compassion. If you're someone who's interested in that
because you're contemplating suicide, talk to people in your life and get help
because life is worth living. The response that we ought to have when someone
we love commits suicide is not to blame people (or be angry at that person).
Nor is it to wonder. Does this mean that this person is outside of the reach of
God's grace? God's grace covers a multitude of sins including those individuals
that are wounded by their life.
The only sin that God cannot forgive
is the sin of rejecting Jesus Christ as their Savior. The salvation we receive
from Jesus Christ is eternal regardless of a person’s mental state or spiritual
maturity (or immaturity). Do you know how many Christians die unexpectedly with
unconfessed sin in their life? The offer of forgiveness is from God (not from man).
Because
salvation is not earned, it is a gift of God in spite of one’s sin. Mercy means God chooses
not to punish us as our sins deserve. Grace
means God blesses us despite the fact we do not deserve it by extending His
kindness to us. God is the One Who keeps you saved. You do not keep yourself
saved. If you need someone to talk to, please call the Suicide Hotline
24/7
for, free and confidential support at 1-800-273-8255.
“Suicide is the role you write for yourself.
You inhabit it and you enact it. All carefully staged – where they will find
you and how they will find you, but one performance only.” (Philip Roth)[ii]
[i] “For
it’s by God’s grace that you have been saved. You receive it through faith. It
was not our plan or our effort.
It is God’s gift, pure and simple.
You didn’t earn it, not one of us did,
so don’t go around bragging that you
must have done something amazing.” (Ephesians 2:8-9, VOICE)
[ii] Sources used:
·
“Are
Christians who commit suicide condemned to Hell?” By Leah
Marie Ann Klett
·
“Do Christians who Commit
Suicide Still Go to Heaven?” By Joe Thorn
·
“If someone commits suicide, will they still go
to heaven?” by Jason Signalness
·
“If you commit suicide, can you go to
Heaven?” By Kevin Carson
·
suicidepreventionlifeline.org
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