In some instances, It may very well not be a sin at all. Is suffering from extreme mental illness a sin?
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Can you get to heaven if you kill yourself?
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It is a result of the Fall, and yes, taking ones life is playing God, and is sinful, but not the unpardonable one for a Christian to commit!
Is it sinful to take painkillers that also happen to be mind-altering? After all, it may be His Will that one feel pain and Scripture does speak against drunkenness.
Scripture?
God states that He orders all the days of our live, written down in the Book of Life, and there aare no verses to show to us that God ordains a christian to take his own life!
If one is taking them under a Dr prescription no, but would be a sin to take hits on Lsd to just try it out!
Scriptural support, please.
We are the temple of the Holy Spirit, and are to honor God in our bodies, so why would taking illicit drugs and killing ourselves off be glorifying God?
SheepWhisperer
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Elijah was depressed, Jonah was so depressed he wanted to die, King Saul (God's anointed) killed himself with a sword. Samson prayed to God for the strength to kill himself and God granted his request. Samson is also named as one of the "heroes of faith" in Hebrews chapter 11. Praise God!
But nevertheless, Samson had sinned and ruined his life and had hit rock bottom at that point in time. Is it a sin for a Christian to commit suicide? Well, the Bible commands us not to worry and tells us to cast our cares upon Him, so I would say yeah it is a sin. But a real Christian is indwelled with the Spirit of God, sealed unto the day of redemption so, a true born of the Spirit, blood-washed child of God would go to Heaven as sure as you're breathing. I've had some bad things happen in my own life resulting in being severely depressed and contemplated it myself but, at this time I'm loving life, wish to please the Lord, and by the grace of God hope to never get in that shape again.
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart......
Casting all your cares upon Him for He careth for you....
Looking unto Jesus........
What make suicide bad and sinful is that we are taking the right of God unto ourselves, and killing off the image of God within us!
Elijah was depressed, Jonah was so depressed he wanted to die, King Saul (God's anointed) killed himself with a sword. Samson prayed to God for the strength to kill himself and God granted his request. Samson is also named as one of the "heroes of faith" in Hebrews chapter 11. Praise God!
But nevertheless, Samson had sinned and ruined his life and had hit rock bottom at that point in time. Is it a sin for a Christian to commit suicide? Well, the Bible commands us not to worry and tells us to cast our cares upon Him, so I would say yeah it is a sin. But a real Christian is indwelled with the Spirit of God, sealed unto the day of redemption so, a true born of the Spirit, blood-washed child of God would go to Heaven as sure as you're breathing. I've had some bad things happen in my own life resulting in being severely depressed and contemplated it myself but, at this time I'm loving life, wish to please the Lord, and by the grace of God hope to never get in that shape again.
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart......
Casting all your cares upon Him for He careth for you....
Looking unto Jesus........
SheepWhisperer
Active Member
I guess that could be. Not making excuses for it, but have you ever found yourself so depressed, that you felt like you were in a deep dark pit with no way out? Have you ever soaked your pillow with tears night after night, couldn't sleep and had lost interest in everything? You're not thinking anything about usurping any of God's rights about that time,; what you've done is just to feel like you have lost all hope. I hope none of you ever do.
No, you won't go to Hell after killing yourself, unless you have never been saved.
No, you won't go to Hell after killing yourself, unless you have never been saved.
Long term, non intentional version!
