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does any1 know of a bible verse for suicide? ive been looking for something about it for a while but have nothing to show for it. any help would be good. thanks. 
Sunday, August 25, 2002 11:04:52 PM   guest
 
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I hope you are not looking for an excuse for suicide, because although it is not a sin that will automatily send you to Hell, it will hurt the one's who love you.... besides God loves you and no where in scripture (I can think of 4 places...) where people comitted suicide, it was never the will of God...

never once in my life has suicide been God's will... 
Tuesday, August 19, 2003 10:52:51 AM methomas
 
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Hi, I also have been fighting depression for most of my life. Just recently circumstances were such that I had no choice but to see a Dr. I am now on prozac and still trying to find the right amount that will help. It has helped some and I will continue with this as long as necessary. Just because we are Christian doesn't mean we won't have these problems. I trust God with every thing but there are times when we need more help. That is why we have Doctors. Once the depression is under control, our lives are totaly changed and We can praise God for the changes. I too had considered suicide years ago and if it hadn't been for Gods intervention, I wouldn"t be here today, I would have succeeded. Right now God is using me here where I am to help someone else involved in my life, and is using another person to encourage me also. The situationn I am inn right now would be seen by others as outrageous, but this was all by Gods design, no doubt about it at all. Trust Him In Everything. 
Tuesday, April 01, 2003 11:45:04 AM groadsmom
 
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Don't do it. Suicide is never the answer. You will hurt so many people...and that pain never goes away. There will always be unanswered questions for those you leave behind. God loves you very much. Do you remember that in His word he tells us that we are worth so much that He died for us? [John 3:16] He bought us with his blood [1 Cor 6:19-20)...we belong to Him! He has a plan for you [Jer 29:11] and that plan does not include you killing yourself. I've been to the depths of despair myself. I was once so depressed that I thought maybe suicide was my best option. Praise the Lord that I did not choose this. With the Lord's help, I chose to obey Him and choose life in spite of my pain. The Lord lifted me up out of the miry pit in His own time...he will do the same for you [Psalm 40:1-3]. 
Thursday, March 20, 2003 10:01:54 PM guest
 
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Ive been devoting myself to God for about a couple of months. But i fight depression everyday. All these negative thoughts just suppress me from being happy. I fear Life. i fear being alone. im a college student and i feel like im not going to have a secured job or anything.. Im really under depression but I continue to search for that day when hes going to lift off this heavy oppession off my shoulders. But its really hard right now.. sometimes talking with pastors and brothers and sister in christ its not enough to lift this depression off of me. Im so sad all the time. I feel like i have a chemical imbalance cuz of the drugs i did in the past. If anybody can help a brother in Christ please help me. I feel like im in total darkness and my mind has totally altered. But I will continue to fight this toughts everyday with the word of God and I will pray my best to build that relationship with Jesus. But I know Jesus is there and he'll lift me up one day... But for now I fight in this valley of darkness. -sigh- :(
Why me? anybody that can encourage me please help 
Sunday, March 16, 2003 12:28:31 AM de_nova
 
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Ive been devoting myself to God for about a couple of months. But i fight depression everyday. All these negative thoughts just suppress me from being happy. I fear Life. i fear being alone. im a college student and i feel like im not going to have a secured job or anything.. Im really under depression but I continue to search for that day when hes going to lift off this heavy oppession off my shoulders. But its really hard right now.. sometimes talking with pastors and brothers and sister in christ its not enough to lift this depression off of me. Im so sad all the time. I feel like i have a chemical imbalance cuz of the drugs i did in the past. If anybody can help a brother in Christ please help me. I feel like im in total darkness and my mind has totally altered. But I will continue to fight this toughts everyday with the word of God and I will pray my best to build that relationship with Jesus. But I know Jesus is there and he'll lift me up one day... But for now I fight in this valley of darkness. -sigh- :(
Why me? anybody that can encourage me please help 
Sunday, March 16, 2003 12:28:16 AM de_nova
 
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There are no specific verses about suicide, but when we remember that we are to trust God in any thing and every thing, it shows that we don't trust him when we consider suicide. John 16:33-In this world you will have trouble, but take heart! I have over come the world. It is only when we have no faith or have lost our faith that we see suicide as our only way out. There are many other verses that tell us to lean on God and that he will help us overcome any obsticle. [Philippians 4:6] Do not be anxoius about any thing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, preset your requests to God; and the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard yuour hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. God is always there to help us when we ask. Don't know if that helps any or not. The only thing that might be used in this circumstance is inn the ten commandments where he says "thou shalt not kill". Suicide is the same when we take a life (even our own) out of Gods timing. God Bless 
Monday, September 30, 2002 6:46:40 PM groadsmom
 
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According to the International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia, "Suicide, --No special law is found against this crime, for it is included in the prohibition against killing. Contrary to the practice and the philosophy of paganism, the act was held in deep abhorrence by the Hebrews because of the high value placed on human life. It was held inexcusable that any but the most degraded and satanic should lay hands on their own lives. Only the remorse of the damned could drive one to it, as witness Saul [1 Sam. 31:4] and Judas [Matt 27:5]"

It is arguable that one who commits suicide is insane, and therefore not accountable for the sin as he is not in his right mind.

The Hebrew law distinguished between the premeditated and the unpremeditated slaying, with the legal penalty of death not inflicted when the killing was accidental or unintentional. Suicide, however, would by definition have to be premeditated.

We know that killing is forbidden in the sixth commandment. Even though there is not a specific verse regarding suicide, since we are commanded to "love our neighbors as ourselves", it is only a small step in logic to conclude that taking one's own life would be considered murder.

Hope this was of help. 
Thursday, September 19, 2002 9:53:19 PM guest
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