Article by: Kenneth J. Ester
Does suicide send you to hell?
As we grow closer to the end of days, hopelessness creeps in more and more. All too often, people are resulting to the worst of choices. Suicide.
When it happens in a Christian household, it can be even more daunting of an event. It is natural for one to ask the question; "Does one who commit suicide automatically go to hell"?
Many churches teach that it does. They stand on the argument that if ones last action is a sin, and they have no chance to repent, they cannot enter heaven. Let me assure you from the start, this is a false doctrine and it is not what the Bible actually teaches.
There are thousands of denominations in Christianity. They all teach different doctrines, but there is only one true God. There is only one true set of doctrines. Obviously 99.9% of the churches out there are teaching at least one false doctrine. Sadly, the majority of them are teaching many false doctrines. The most common false doctrine being taught today is probably the idea that the sins we commit send us to hell. That it is unforgiven sin that sends us there. But it is not unforgiven sin that sends one to hell. It is a soul corrupted by sin that sends them there. One goes to hell because they have not been washed clean of the stain of sin. IF you want scripture to prove this out, please read this article...
Forgiveness of Sin
There are 19 scriptures that very plainly tell us how we are saved....
Primary Salvation Verses
That is many more primary scriptures that support a particular doctrine than for any other doctrine in the Bible. All 19 of them clearly tell us we are saved by believing. More specifically, believing that Jesus is the Son of God and believing in Him as our Lord and Savior. 19 times the Bible plainly tells us that if we believe that, we will be saved.
Now I know many will not agree with that because they have always been taught differently. I will challenge anyone to read these three articles on salvation and then explain to me how sin plays a part in our salvation. Tell me where these articles are wrong.
Why We Need Salvation
What did God do to Save Us?
How are We Saved?
If you read those three articles, I believe you will have a better understanding of salvation than even many pastors out there. For that is where so many false doctrines are born. In not fully understanding salvation to begin with.
I cannot and will not ever judge if someone is in heaven or hell. That is strictly for God to judge. But I will give you a way to have a much better idea.
Did they believe in Jesus as their savior? If they did not, they went to hell. If they did, they went to heaven. I don't care how much sin they were caught up in, or how bad the sin was.
If you do not know their thoughts at the time of their death, you simply cannot say for certain what they truly believed in their heart when they died. Even during suicide, it is possible one accepts Jesus as their Lord and Savior, but is also so distraught that they still take their life. You just never know for certain! The only possible way you will know for certain is to make certain you go to heaven yourself. To believe for yourself that Jesus is the Son of God, that He died on the cross to save us, and that He is Lord. Only once you get to heaven, will you find out if they are there. Only if you go to heaven will you ever have a chance to see them again. Because if either or both of you end up in hell, you will never see each other again. But you can be absolutely certain of one thing. If they committed suicide, it does not mean they had a one way ticket to hell.
When it happens in a Christian household, it can be even more daunting of an event. It is natural for one to ask the question; "Does one who commit suicide automatically go to hell"?
Many churches teach that it does. They stand on the argument that if ones last action is a sin, and they have no chance to repent, they cannot enter heaven. Let me assure you from the start, this is a false doctrine and it is not what the Bible actually teaches.
There are thousands of denominations in Christianity. They all teach different doctrines, but there is only one true God. There is only one true set of doctrines. Obviously 99.9% of the churches out there are teaching at least one false doctrine. Sadly, the majority of them are teaching many false doctrines. The most common false doctrine being taught today is probably the idea that the sins we commit send us to hell. That it is unforgiven sin that sends us there. But it is not unforgiven sin that sends one to hell. It is a soul corrupted by sin that sends them there. One goes to hell because they have not been washed clean of the stain of sin. IF you want scripture to prove this out, please read this article...
Forgiveness of Sin
There are 19 scriptures that very plainly tell us how we are saved....
Primary Salvation Verses
That is many more primary scriptures that support a particular doctrine than for any other doctrine in the Bible. All 19 of them clearly tell us we are saved by believing. More specifically, believing that Jesus is the Son of God and believing in Him as our Lord and Savior. 19 times the Bible plainly tells us that if we believe that, we will be saved.
Now I know many will not agree with that because they have always been taught differently. I will challenge anyone to read these three articles on salvation and then explain to me how sin plays a part in our salvation. Tell me where these articles are wrong.
Why We Need Salvation
What did God do to Save Us?
How are We Saved?
If you read those three articles, I believe you will have a better understanding of salvation than even many pastors out there. For that is where so many false doctrines are born. In not fully understanding salvation to begin with.
I cannot and will not ever judge if someone is in heaven or hell. That is strictly for God to judge. But I will give you a way to have a much better idea.
Did they believe in Jesus as their savior? If they did not, they went to hell. If they did, they went to heaven. I don't care how much sin they were caught up in, or how bad the sin was.
If you do not know their thoughts at the time of their death, you simply cannot say for certain what they truly believed in their heart when they died. Even during suicide, it is possible one accepts Jesus as their Lord and Savior, but is also so distraught that they still take their life. You just never know for certain! The only possible way you will know for certain is to make certain you go to heaven yourself. To believe for yourself that Jesus is the Son of God, that He died on the cross to save us, and that He is Lord. Only once you get to heaven, will you find out if they are there. Only if you go to heaven will you ever have a chance to see them again. Because if either or both of you end up in hell, you will never see each other again. But you can be absolutely certain of one thing. If they committed suicide, it does not mean they had a one way ticket to hell.
