Suicide

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billy1

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Hi all.

Just wondering if I took my own life, would I go to hell?

Cheers

Andy
 

blue_ladybug

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You probably wouldn't go to Heaven. Only GOD knows where you would end up. And why do you want to kill yourself anyway? It's not worth it. We aren't promised an easy life here, but we need to have the courage to stick it out and not be cowards..
 

blue_ladybug

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Hmmm, you've been here for 2 years. This is only your 3rd post.. Interesting..
 

billy1

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Umm why is that interesting?
 

Prov910

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I'm not sure there is a clear-cut answer to that question. But I do know that suicide is a sin. It's murder.
 

trofimus

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Even though there is nothing explicit about this issue in the Bible, you do not want to end your life in this way.

At least, its a very bad witnessing about Christ in your life.

There is always a way to get out of trouble, God promised that He will not lead us into a trial we cannot endure.
 

blue_ladybug

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Because you've been here for almost 3 years, and made only 3 posts in all that time.. :)


Usually people post every day, not once a year..lol


Umm why is that interesting?
 

PennEd

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Apr 22, 2013
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Hi all.

Just wondering if I took my own life, would I go to hell?

Cheers

Andy
I'm sorry you are in pain, or maybe worse, suffering from extreme apathy.

Please do not take your life. Hell is for those who have rejected Jesus, who He is, and what He has done for you. I don't know if you have accepted Him or not.

But I DO know HE does not want you to take your life. Shouldn't that be enough to live for?

Holy Father, help this man in his struggle he is going through. Reveal yourself to Him in unmistakable ways, and let him feel Your Presence and Love. In Jesus sweet Name I pray.
 

trofimus

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Because you've been here for almost 3 years, and made only 3 posts in all that time.. :)


Usually people post every day, not once a year..lol
Maybe its just us, no-lifers :)
 

notuptome

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It is not Gods will for you to destroy yourself. It is Gods will that you bear fruit for His glory. So the question becomes whom will you obey? God or the adversary.

For the cause of Christ
Roger
 

OneFaith

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Hi all.

Just wondering if I took my own life, would I go to hell?

Cheers

Andy
First of all, before I get to my answer, do not take your own life! Google and call the national suicide hotline immediately if you are even considering it.

Suicide is self-murder, and is judged the same way murder is on the earth. Our courts determine if it was intentional, an accident, or innocent by reason of insanity. The difference will be however, that the Judge (God) will not need evidence like we do- for He knows every thought and intention of the heart. And if you are found to be a murderer, the Bible says murderers will not enter heaven. Therefore, not only do you make your sad situation even sadder, you seal your fate for all eternity.

So ask yourself, “Do I want to set myself on fire, not just to die, but to go to hell where I will be tortured with painful fire for the rest of eternity, never being able to die to escape it?” Cause that’s what you’re trying to do right? Die to escape pain? Murdering yourself is not going to be an escape from pain- just the opposite, and will never end. You don’t want to do this.

As long as you are alive there is hope. Once you go to hell there is no longer hope, ever again. So tell me, what do you think is so bad that you don’t want to live anymore?
 
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pottersclay

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Hi all.

Just wondering if I took my own life, would I go to hell?

Cheers

Andy
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My friend, it's not about ending your life but it's about turning your life over to Christ. Jesus said "In this world you will suffer many tribulations but be of good cheer I have over come the world.
You may feel broken, lost, financially destroyed, un loved, betrayed, what ever the case the Lord wants to meet you there. Only the Lord can fill that void and make sense in the matters at hand. Our enemy wants to take you out by by smothering NY thread of hope but the truth is Christ is your hope.
My brother just ended his life 3weeks ago. The hurt and devastating affect it has on the family will never be erased. Where he is and where he will go only the Lord knows. Do you want to take that chance? There's no redo on that decision.
Reading pauls letters and the other apostles accounts you see they went through trying times. But the Lord gave them peace, he gave them purpose, the hope and strength to keep on keeping on. A unspeakable joy to restrain the opposition.

Trust the Lord my friend for you have a God of the impossible, that can make beauty from ashes, who's faithfulness towards you is never failing.

My thoughts and prayers are with you and yours.

Potter
 

blue_ladybug

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Ohh sweetie, I'm so sorry for your loss. :( God be with you and your family..

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My friend, it's not about ending your life but it's about turning your life over to Christ. Jesus said "In this world you will suffer many tribulations but be of good cheer I have over come the world.
You may feel broken, lost, financially destroyed, un loved, betrayed, what ever the case the Lord wants to meet you there. Only the Lord can fill that void and make sense in the matters at hand. Our enemy wants to take you out by by smothering NY thread of hope but the truth is Christ is your hope.
My brother just ended his life 3weeks ago. The hurt and devastating affect it has on the family will never be erased. Where he is and where he will go only the Lord knows. Do you want to take that chance? There's no redo on that decision.
Reading pauls letters and the other apostles accounts you see they went through trying times. But the Lord gave them peace, he gave them purpose, the hope and strength to keep on keeping on. A unspeakable joy to restrain the opposition.

Trust the Lord my friend for you have a God of the impossible, that can make beauty from ashes, who's faithfulness towards you is never failing.

My thoughts and prayers are with you and yours.

Potter
 
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pottersclay

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Ohh sweetie, I'm so sorry for your loss. :( God be with you and your family..
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It hurts saint....it hurts bad. We weren't that close but.....it's just not right. Both my brothers are gone. One murdered one by his own hand. The pain and sorrows this life has to offer some of us seems unbearable. Thank God for Jesus he has stood me up and brushed me off for another round.

You know ladybug I don't have the answers but I do have Jesus.....he is the answer.....if only people knew....if only they would trust him at his word.
Thank you for your kind words you are the first person to express any comfort, it took me by surprise, everyone is tied in knots, twisted, it's a shame to try to hide the elephant in the room. .........just not right.
 

loveme1

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Hi all.

Just wondering if I took my own life, would I go to hell?

Cheers

Andy

Are you seriously considering or just pondering my dear?

Someone said that suicide is a long term solution to short term problems and it be so..

My only Hope is that if you are considering that you call out for the Lord to come and Save you.. may you seek Him and He will be found and may you be set free from all that oppression and depression and feel Love like no other available..

Lost sheep call out and may the Good Shepherd come and set you free and may you abide with inner peace patiently.

Peace and love my dear.
 

PennEd

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It hurts saint....it hurts bad. We weren't that close but.....it's just not right. Both my brothers are gone. One murdered one by his own hand. The pain and sorrows this life has to offer some of us seems unbearable. Thank God for Jesus he has stood me up and brushed me off for another round.

You know ladybug I don't have the answers but I do have Jesus.....he is the answer.....if only people knew....if only they would trust him at his word.
Thank you for your kind words you are the first person to express any comfort, it took me by surprise, everyone is tied in knots, twisted, it's a shame to try to hide the elephant in the room. .........just not right.

I'm terribly sorry for your loss and pain. May God comfort you and your family.
 

blue_ladybug

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Yeah, some of my family members have committed suicide. My cousin Paula killed herself a few years before I was born, and she left behind 2 small kids. One of whom drank her entire life and just died a couple months ago of cirrohsis of the liver.. She never got over Paula leaving her and her sister that way. :( And my Uncle Terry supposedly killed himself because his 2nd wife told him she was leaving him for her ex-husband. There were alot of strange things surrounding his death, and to this day we're not sure if he actually shot himself or if Mary and her ex had something to do with it..

I think God judges our hearts and He alone knows why people turn to suicide instead of Him. I pray that your brother will be forgiven and pardoned by God, because He knows the pain that he must have been in, to do such a thing..

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It hurts saint....it hurts bad. We weren't that close but.....it's just not right. Both my brothers are gone. One murdered one by his own hand. The pain and sorrows this life has to offer some of us seems unbearable. Thank God for Jesus he has stood me up and brushed me off for another round.

You know ladybug I don't have the answers but I do have Jesus.....he is the answer.....if only people knew....if only they would trust him at his word.
Thank you for your kind words you are the first person to express any comfort, it took me by surprise, everyone is tied in knots, twisted, it's a shame to try to hide the elephant in the room. .........just not right.
 

loveme1

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There was a time in my life many even when ending my life seemed like the only way to stop the suffering.. so I speak from experience and when you receive the Lord in to your heart you will know who was trying to sweet talk you out of this world.. and that the Lord was there calling you all along but you were not listening...

GOD is Gracious and wants us all to Repent and Believe.
 

blue_ladybug

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My first suicide attempt was around age 12, with a pair of my mom's sewing scissors. It was the middle of the night, and I went into her sewing room and got them. Was gonna stab myself in the stomach with them. Thankfully, I'm a chicken and wimped out..
 

MichaelOwen

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God does not want you to take your own life, He is the one who gave you that life. He never promised us that this walk of life would be easy, but He did promise us a safe return through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I hope and pray that you know Him, He will change EVERY aspect in your life, and for the better and greater good. Don't entertain the thought of even trying to commit that sin, that's just another lie from the devil himself, to try and make you feel hopeless and fruitless. But Christ overcame the grave, He overcame sin, and He is the propitiation for our sins, and He loves you so very dearly, that He gave His life so that we could LIVE eternally with Him. When I think of suicide, I think of the heart break it may cause our Lord, because to me, that's essentially looking the Lord straight in the face and telling him, What you gave me is not good enough, this life you gave is worthless, and I know that would hurt Him. Be joyful you have life and give all the honor and glory to Him. I promise you, the peace you will get from the Holy Spirit is worth it.