Phil, my first thought is that it's not for us to decide whether a
Christian who commits suicide is going to heaven or hell;  that's up to
God.  But I know that suicidal people are in total anguish and
pain;  otherwise, how could they even think of murdering themselves?  When
I think of someone who's suicidal, or even of someone who's actually
committed suicide, my heart breaks for them, as I can't imagine that much
pain.  I would want to do all I could to help a suicidal person know that
they're loved, though having never been suicidal myself, I don't know how I
would do that.  I'd have to rely on God's Spirit to guide me, and I imagine
it would be different with each person.  As for those who have committed
suicide, all I can do is pray that God's there on the other side to embrace
them and to show them that they were loved all along, and to weep with them
as they realize that fact, then to bring them into His presence.  I don't
know what people's beliefs are about the so-called communion of saints,
who, having run the race and crossed the finish line, pray for those of us
who are still out on the track;  but perhaps God gives those who have
committed suicide a ministry of intercession for those people, having been
through it themselves and seeing what a waste it was.  Just thinking as I type.

Peggy

At 09:16 PM 4/15/2004 -0600, you wrote:
>Since 9 out of every 10 people I pray with are either suicidal, or have
>been, or have actually attempted it, the question of Christians and suicide
>comes up often.  Of course, some Christians believe for a Christian to
>commit suicide, they would be committing the unpardonable sin so that means
>they can't go to Heaven if they take their own life.  Suicide is not the
>unpardonable sin so that rules that out.  If you don't know what the
>unpardonable sin is, we'll start up another thread to cover that issue.
>Some Christians just believe, for some reason, to take your own life is
>wrong and therefore, you wouldn't go to Heaven.  Still, other Christians
>believe you would go to Heaven simply because you are born again.  So,
>what's the truth and the Biblical evidence of what you believe?  This isn't
>a trick question, by the way, and I am very serious.  As I said, I talk with
>people all the time who face suicidal tendencies and most have never told a
>living soul except me.  Why me?  Because I know what being suicidal is like.
>I know what the demonic voices sound like and what they say when they try to
>get you to take your own life.  So, again, this is not a trick question nor
>am I trying to get you to agree with me.  I would just like to hear other
>ideas on the subject.
>
>Phil.

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