being somewhat aquinted with the topic....i have had 2 first cousins kill themselves in the last 3 years...all I really know is that this is a painfull topic that hurts my heart to even see.
What I know now that I didnt know 3 years ago, is that depression is a deadly sickness (Chan and others who disagree please do NOT reply).
If a person chooses not to treat cancer, do we consider that they will not go to heaven? No. Do we consider that every time a person is killed, that the person doing the killing has commited murder? no.
I think that there are many instances that a person kills themself and goes to hell for the act. because as Sabellius points out, the act is murder and the murderer is incapable of repenting.
but I also know that there are cases when a person is simply sick with a deadly disease and that disease kills them. They are no more in control than the person with brain cancer or Alzheimer’s.
And Sabellius, I know your position on this subject is the orthodox one, but honestly you have to link vastly different scriptures dealing with vastly different subjects together to get that orthodox position. (subjects being Murder and Forgiveness). Correct me if I am wrong, but the scripture itself is silent on the spicific subject of Suicide and ones ability to go to heaven after having killed ones self.
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