Hi Christina,

Theologians have said a lot of things over the centuries and nowadays a lot of people believe it because they heard it in church and every priest and minister is convinced he is a theologian and is an authority on what God said and is on about. I have heard so many misquotes and unsupported claims from pulpits. That's one of the good reasons I don't go anywhere near pulpits these days. Suicide is a sad and desperate thing.

The people who study such things say that some suicides are done in an effort to be angry at some person or persons in an unanswerable way. Others are a terrible turning of the anger upon the self. In my experience of talking to people who wanted to kill themselves I found that they had all lost faith that there was anything left in life for them to live for. When I was able to help them to see that there were still good things to live for they lived. My saddest was the person who saw there was something to live for but a day later life struck two more heavy blows and tipped the balance of despair. I lost that one.

If you and I can care for these people Cristina, can't God. People like us believe God is better than us so how could God care less? Impossible, in my opinion. The answer to your question follows naturally.

And as I said in my comment title, where does it say that in the Bible? I see no record of a general condemnation of people who commit suicide and a divine decision to send them all to hell. I think only the warped minds of men could make such a rule. I think that anyone who is really tuned into the divine would find it a repulsive, ungodly idea.

I'll stop now because I am getting vehement and God is to be found in peace, not my vehemence. Check in your own heart.

If the value of each human being is equal to the value of the one you love why would you ever participate in killing by war or any other activity with deadly intent. http://bloggerparty.com/blog/xingtiao (general but centred on China) http://www.soulcast

I had a friend who was in such mental anguish and confusion, that she took her own life, but I do not believe she is in hell, in fact, I believe she is finally with God and finding out answers to all the troubles she had here on earth. She was just early in her journey as a Christian, and I don't believe God would turn away from her. I agree that many of the things we are taught in church are only what has been passed down from century to century and are perhaps not Bible based.

My friends and I were discussing this not very long ago as well. I believe that suicide is murder, murder of oneself, and that is a sin, but it is not an unforgivable sin.

I believe God knows your heart. Pure & simple.
I believe that God knows your head as well, and if you have a mental illness, you will not be accountable for your actions, because you were not in the place to make rational decision.

I believe that the God I worship is a forgiving, and loving God. Not a god of fear and hatred. It is the devil who comes to kill, steal and destroy.

People sin every day, and something the bible does say is that all sins are equal to Him. No matter the sin. But because of the Blood we are washed clean of those sins when we believe, and accept him as our Saviour.

God IS good. God IS love.

actually on earth and we all end up somewhere else later with an eternity to discuss it all?

Kiwi Riverman