According to Christianity, all people who commit suicide go to hell?

[Loki]

No, there is no such rule in the Christian religion/faith, that all people who commit suicide go to hell. Certainly not. It's just people's speculations. I have actually heard of an opposite case, of a woman who shot herself, but was then afterwards saved by Jesus... but he allowed her to return to life, so she just had a short-death experience. Yet she would have gone to heaven if she stayed.

It all depends on many things... every case is treated individually. Not all people's lives are the same, and every circumstance is unique.

[Ruggery]

No, there is no such rule in the Christian religion/faith, that all people who commit suicide go to hell. Certainly not. It's just people's speculations. I have actually heard of an opposite case, of a woman who shot herself, but was then afterwards saved by Jesus... but he allowed her to return to life, so she just had a short-death experience. Yet she would have gone to heaven if she stayed.

It all depends on many things... every case is treated individually. Not all people's lives are the same, and every circumstance is unique.

I was taught that all people who commit suicide go to hell (regardless of the case) because the people who attack the temple of God (our body) commit sin and will not be saved.

[Loki]

I was taught that all people who commit suicide go to hell (regardless of the case) because the people who attack the temple of God (our body) commit sin and will not be saved.

Yes, this is a common teaching... but it is not the truth. It is not from God and not in the Bible. God judges each circumstance and each person individually. For example... this girl asked for forgiveness when she shot herself... in her last breath I think. And that might have saved her. God is more compassionate and forgiving than we think he is.

[Loki]

I actually heard another testimony of someone who went to heaven in a near-death experience, and in heaven met a soul who had committed suicide... and was forgiven because of his unique circumstances.

[Ruggery]

Yes, this is a common teaching... but it is not the truth. It is not from God and not in the Bible. God judges each circumstance and each person individually. For example... this girl asked for forgiveness when she shot herself... in her last breath I think. And that might have saved her. God is more compassionate and forgiving than we think he is.

That could also be, could have been saved by asking for forgiveness seconds before death or before she committed suicide.
Also, as the other member says that if a person commits suicide by a demonic possession, it was not the will of the person but the demon, so in some cases of possession I imagine that the person will be saved.

Although I am a believer, there are some things I do not know about Christianity, maybe the teachings are not the same in all countries and in all Christian groups.

[Loki]

That could also be, could have been saved by asking for forgiveness seconds before death or before she committed suicide.
Also, as the other member says that if a person commits suicide by a demonic possession, it was not the will of the person but the demon, so in some cases of possession I imagine that the person will be saved.

Yes, that's another good example. God is not unjust.

Although I am a believer, there are some things I do not know about Christianity, maybe the teachings are not the same in all countries and in all Christian groups.

We all have many things still to learn... and I personally find it interesting to learn new things and new perspectives. Of course there is also a wealth of false teaching, because unfortunately we have an adversary too in the spiritual realm. And we need to remain alert to be able to discern false teachings.

[The Lawspeaker]

And Christianity says that is necessary?

It sure is more compassionate than goading them into committing suicide and risking their eternal soul and bereaving the family of any proper opportunity of saying farewell to a loved one, wouldn't you say ? That's the position of both the Catholic Church as well as their Protestant counterparts here and Christian parties have been pushing for a change in the legislation for as long as I can remember.

[Hurrem sultana]

What i believe is you can not take religious books literally,i believe they were written so us average humans can understand a bit about the truth,but the real deal is so much more complex.

Anyway,i do not believe those who commit suicide end up in hell,once we die our souls end up in the afterlife,which is not possible for us to imagine here,but apparently very beautiful.Judgment day comes after that,then we will go to hell or paradise(much more beautiful than the afterlife we go to once we die).this is what islam says,so it has to be the truth

[Ruggery]

What i believe is you can not take religious books literally,i believe they were written so us average humans can understand a bit about the truth,but the real deal is so much more complex.

Anyway,i do not believe those who commit suicide end up in hell,once we die our souls end up in the afterlife,which is not possible for us to imagine here,but apparently very beautiful.Judgment day comes after that,then we will go to hell or paradise(much more beautiful than the afterlife we go to once we die).this is what islam says,so it has to be the truth

According to Christianity, people in death have a predestined place to go and those places are heaven and hell (there is no limbo or a neutral place) the limbo disappeared when Jesus was crucified and resurrected, a person saved by Jesus, When he dies, He goes immediately to heaven, we do not have to wait until the final judgment.

I have no idea if the heaven and hell of Christianity is similar to that of Islam.

[Dna8]

For anyone interested in learning more about Suicide, I would very much recommend the following book.. it is most excellent:

https://www.amazon.com/Night-Falls-F.../dp/0375701478