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Suicide is always a tragedy

Suicide is always a tragedy—but in itself it is not the unpardonable  sin. The only sin God cannot pardon is the sin of rejecting Him. So we have the question: you take your own life and what or if is the final verdict, as they say, and what will happen to you? Scot Longyear: Sin I'm going to speak really clear on this this is what I believe this is what several theologians would believe as well you may have a difference of opinion then you need to you need to wrestle down with God in scripture and in hard study but I will tell you this is suicide an unforgivable sin I will say this no it is not suicide is not an unforgivable sin, be Scot like you can't repent listen we're saved not based on a repentance of each one of our individual sins I know this is this is hard right but we commit sins that we don't repent of some that we're not even aware of and we're not saved based on our last act on Earth. C. S. Lewis and Martin Luther the belief that suicide can be for...

If a Christian commits suicide, will they go to heaven?

If a Christian commits suicide, will they go to heaven?   Apart from rejecting God's provision for salvation through the sacrificial death of Jesus, suicide is the worst thing an unbeliever can do. This is so because there is no second chance for salvation after one's death.  In the Book of Hebrews we read:  ". . . it is appointed for men to die once, and after this comes judgment" ( Hebrews 9:27 ). For the Christian, it is essential to understand several things regarding suicide: (1) Suicide is sin.   God forbids murder ( Exodus 20:13 ) and taking one's own life is murder. It is also sin because it fails to take into account the assurances of God's grace and mercy, of the compassionate High Priesthood of our Lord Jesus, and because it believes that there is no way out, but to sin. None of these are true. Taking one's life is to disobey God, and disobedience is sin. Suicide is also sin because it causes great suffering for those we leave behind.  Suicide ...