Get our feed
Can a person who commits suicide be forgiven?
by Jeannie
Sampson commits suicide, Judges 16:28-30 My heart grieves with you over the loss of your beloved son. I know the pain a family experiences when a loved one commits suicide. It is gut- wrenching and it feels like the sadness will never end. God our heavenly Father also knows the heartache of losing His beloved Son. Although Jesus didn't commit suicide, He did voluntarily lay down His life as the sacrifice for our sins. God our heavenly Father knows the grief, the sense of loss you feel because His loving heart experienced the loss of His only begotten Son. My younger brother David, a born again Christian, took his own life on January 19, 2000 - a day seared in my memory. The answer to your question is, Yes, someone who commits suicide can be forgiven. I've learned by personal experience, some things to remember about suicide. (1) I know that God's comfort is real. (2) I know that a measure of understanding does eventually come. (3) I know that broken hearts do eventually heal. Based on the promises of God in the Bible, I also know my brother David is with the Lord now. The Bible does not have an exception clause for suicide, which says, If you commit suicide you can't go to heaven. Eleven days before he took his own life, I spoke with my brother on the phone. He was in a happy mood and talked about heaven and how great it would be to go there. I had no clue that he was then planning to take his own life. There are seven suicides |
