Is there anything in the Bible about suicide?

Hey-
I dont know what u r lookin for... but there are suicides in the Bible.

I look at it this way:

Thou shall not murder.

You kill urself... ur murderin ur self...

Thats how I feel about it...

I know- that dont help any- but I tried...

-Leesh

Acts 16.27
"And the keeper of prison, awakening from sleep and seeing the prison doors open,supposing the prisoners had fled, drew his sword and was about to kill himself."
Read on and see God's miraculous intervention!

Thank you!

Suicide is mentioned in the Bible especially when talking about Judas Iscariot.

Matthew 27:5 says, "And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself."

Acrs a:18 says, "Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out."

They both talk about Judas killing himself, but how could Judas commit suicide twice? One explanation for this is the first time was an attempted suicide. How many times have you heard of someone trying to hang themselves, but failing. Perhaps Judas failed, and tried again; this time succeeding.

Just some food for thought.

2 of my friends and I got into this deep discussion about whether or not you would go to heaven if you kill yourself. We've heard people say that you won't, and some say you will. And I was wondering if anyone knew if you still go to heaven if you commit suicide.

Hi Rachel ...

I think the short answer to this is that there is nothing that "we do" that gets us into or out of heaven. Either we make it or we don't ... Jesus chooses and we are at his "mercy" in this entirely. That is what "grace" means.

Something to consider might be this:
If the last person you hurt (before meeting Jesus face to face) was yourself, I suspect he would want an explanation for why you loved yourself so much and others so little as to try and remove yourself.

I suspect also he would want an explanation of why you failed to consult him on the matter and how it is that you made that choice given that he never instructed it. This could be a long and humiliating discussion.

It might be one thing to be in heaven ... and something else altogether to explain yourself to the Lord. There is no where ever ever that Jesus directs anyone to commit suicide, no matter how bad things are. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="frown.gif" />

Ephesians 2:10
"For we are His workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus for good works,
which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them."

Might be best to look around and see what "good" Jesus has in mind for you to do ... and set your mind on doing it. He created those things in advance specically for us to do. You and I were designed to build up and strengthen others and to turn the world into a tasty wonderful place that reflects his goodness in every way. His idea is that we live for-ever without quitting on the idea. :p

Jesus loves you ... let's be filled with his Spirit! Where there are those who are in need of that and desperate even to suicide, let's bring them "life" ... abundant overflowing and forever. Offer to be a friend. Jesus would - and did.

What does the Bible say specifically about suicide? Let's take a look.

God has a great plan for each of our lives. God has created us in His image - Genesis 1:26-27. He created us for a purpose. God has a specific plan in mind for everyone.

"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." - Jeremiah 29:11.

God's plan incorporates life, not death. According to the Bible, spiritual and physical death are the results of our sins and disobedience to God. The Bible also teaches that eternal life is a gift from God to those who receive it. "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" - Romans 6:23.

Jesus taught that death and destruction are the work of "the thief", or Satan. He said, "The thief comes only to steal and destroy;" - John 10:10. John 8:44 says that Satan is a "murderer" and the "father of lies". The feelings of despair that lead to suicide are caused by some of his lies. Jesus wants us to have life. He said: "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." - John 10:10.

Life belongs to God. It is never our place to take our own life or someone else's life.

"Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own, you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body." - 1 Corinthians 6:19-20.

There are far too many things to consider to say whether a victim of suicide goes to heaven or not. Like, can a person do the act, repent, and then die hours later from what they previously did? If a person is suffering from some sort of blatant insanity can they be held accountable (like if they were seeing things)? What was their reason for killing themselves and what was in their heart? What kind of a person were they prior to what caused them so much grief/anger/whatever?
For instance, what if someone kills themselves because they know they are going to die of a terminal illness in a few months and they know that it will cost their family far less to end it now? That is, admittingly, an extreme case, but not unheard of.
In my opinion, no human is even remotely capable of deciding whether *everyone* who does something will go to heaven or hell, so my answer would have to be: It depends.

Suicide will not damn a person. When that person accepts Christ into their life they are forgiven of all of their sins. This includes all sins they do in the future. So they are already forgiven of them commiting suicide. However God has a plan for everyones life. Commiting suicide disables God from being able to use you.