In the following verse we read:

• Ecclesiastes 7:17 “do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?"

Many are under the impression that once a Christian's soul has been saved, suicide is no longer a reprehensible act, given that all their sins have been atoned for. But is this really what the Bible teaches? A Christian who is considering suicide should first be challenged to self-examine themselves to see if they are truly walking in the faith.

• 2 Corinthians 13:5 “Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you—unless you fail the test?."

The Bible tells us that those who committed suicide were mostly people who did not walk in the ways of the Lord. Nor were their motivations and reasons for committing suicide good ones: pride, anger or a refusal to hope in God. We have the following examples:

King Saul

became king at the age of 30 and reigned over Israel for 42 years. He was anointed by God, but did not trust Him. YAHWEH had ordered him to completely destroy the Amalekites and all their possessions, but Saul failed to do so and disobeyed God. When Samuel died, Saul went to consult a medium in despair, with the aim of raising Samuel from the dead. This occult activity angered God because Saul didn't seek him out, but rather put his trust in satanic forces. Following his defeat by the Philistines, Saul committed suicide by throwing his body on his own sword before he could be captured by the enemy (1 Samuel 31).

Achitophel

was King David's right-hand man for years. But he plotted with David's eldest son Absalom, as he personally wanted to kill the king. However, after Absalom rejected his advice, Achitophel chose to commit suicide by strangulation (2 Samuel 16 and 17).

Abimelech

son of Gideon, king of Israel, and his concubine of Shechem. Abimelech wanted to rule Shechem, so he killed all Gideon's other sons except the youngest, Jotham. Abimelech became king of Shechem, ruling by force, murdering those who opposed him and leading in such a way that even his subjects wanted to overthrow him. When he was struck severely on the head with a stone by a woman, he asked his armor-bearer to kill him with a sword so that people would not say that a woman had killed him (Judges 9).

Zimri

king of Israel for just one week, he took power after a military coup in which he assassinated the former king Asa. Like Jeroboam, he worshipped calves and not YAHWEH. When Omri, head of the army, and the population besieged him, Zimri committed suicide by setting his palace on fire (1 Kings 16).

Judas

hanged himself after betraying Jesus (Matthew 27:3).

• Genesis 9:5 “And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man".  - King James Bible 1611

• Ezekiel 18:4 “Behold, every soul belongs to Me.”

Jesus wants to definitively redeem the worst moments of someone's life for a glorious eternity with Him. No matter the hardship, the moral or physical pain, He is always at our side to support, uplift and comfort the believer. A true Christian is filled with the Holy Spirit, and places all his trust in God. He will not contemplate suicide as a means of easing his sorrows and struggles, because he understands that YAHWEH will take him back in His own time. Suicide may jeopardize his entry into the Kingdom of Heaven.

• Psalm 34:18-21 “The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all. He protects all his bones; not one of them will be broken.”

• 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 “But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”

• Romans 5:2-4 “Through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance. perseverance, character; and character, hope.”

May the Holy Spirit guide you in understanding this message.

Click on the “back” button to read other interesting truths about death.