Suicide... Where Do They Stand?

[Esther]

Suicide where do they stand?


I have always heard it preached that if you committed suicide you automatically went to hell. The concept being you murdered yourself and you couldn’t repent.

Is there really any scripture on this?

My pastor mentioned Sunday morning that a former member of our church had committed suicide the night before Thanksgiving. He asked could he have helped her more when she would come and talk to him? Are there others sitting beside us that are in a similar situation and we are not aware of their needs?

It is a very sobering thought.

This person was a close friend of mine. A prayer partner that had just called me a couple of weeks prior with a special prayer request. A situation that had to do with her daughter and someone in the church. So WHY didn’t she call me! She told me that her and her daughter prayed for me every night before they went to bed. She was an older mother and was extremely protective of her daughter.

My mind is boggled over how can a prayer warrior get to this point?

Are there others around me that I am not sensitive enough in the spirit to see they need help?

This is two deaths close to me in a two week period. Not a good holiday!