The following questions were asked by a caller concerning the

subject of suicide. First, let me give an answer to each and

then a more thorough explanation.

Ques #1: Will God forgive us for suicide?

Answer: Yes, but only if we are Christians before the suicide.

Ques #2: Can we be forgiven for a sin if we ask before we commit

the sin?

Answer: No.

Ques #3: Do you think we can go to Heaven if we take our own

life?

Answer: Yes, but only if we were Christians.

Your questions are valid, especially for this age when suicide is

on the rise. First, we must bear in mind that suicide is simply

self-inflicted murder, usually premeditated. Believers can

commit murder. Moses and King David illustrate that (Exo. 2:11-

13, 2 Sam. 11:14-27). Christians can commit any sin of which the

heart is capable.

A person is saved by the grace of God when they repent, believe

and submit to the Lordship of Christ. These acts are generated

solely by the will of God and not by man's own efforts (Eph.

2:8-9). Before the earth was even formed God determined who

would be redeemed and who would remain lost. Man cannot change

God's sovereign choice (see BBB file SECURITY.TXT). Every

Christian was steeped in sin when God saved them (Rom. 5:8) and

the committing of any sin after salvation cannot remove the Holy

Spirit's seal on our souls.

One's eternal life depends on God's grace and Christ's redemptive

work, not a person's last act before death. Suicide is not an

unpardonable sin. There is no question that if a Christian would

commit suicide that they would go to Heaven. In fact, when the

moment of death comes they are carried into the presence of God

and He will not even mention any of their sins! (Luke 16:22,

Hebrews 8:12).

Asking for forgiveness prior to a sin is a separate sin in

itself, for it is "treading underfeet the very Blood of Jesus."

God sets a person free from the bondage of sin when they are

saved and they therefore do not have to sin. The unbeliever is

still a slave to sin and cannot keep from sinning.

God the Father loved us so much that He truly gave His Precious

Son Jesus Christ to die in our place. He does not simply give us

salvation and then leave us alone to despair, rather He sends His

sweet Holy Spirit to guide and protect us. All we need to do is

to respond to His leading. A Christian must read God's Word

regularly, pray daily and fellowship with other Believers, even

if we "don't feel like it" for God uses His Word, our prayers and

other Christians to form us into His likeness.

In closing, I submit that no one, not a Christian or an

unbeliever can determine their moment of death. We have as much

control over the moment of our death as we had over the time of

our birth--none!! God reminds us that, "He determined the times

set for them [man's birth and death]" (Acts 17:26). If a person

tries to kill himself and it is not God's chosen moment then that

person will not succeed. However, their quality of life

remaining may be diminished because of the injuries inflicted.

Satan is the father of lies and a murderer from the beginning

(John 8:44). He wants to convince Christians that they have

failed so miserably in their Christian life that there is no hope

left, and they should end it all. He is trying to disgrace the

Name of Jesus and remove another potential Christian witness from

the world. But God chose the elect and made them His children

and counts each one precious. No matter how a Christian dies God

declares, "Precious in His sight is the death of His saints"

(Psalm 116:15).

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