Bible guidance on suicide...

What does a Christian say to someone whose loved one has taken their own life? Is there any guidance in the Bible that would provide comfort and reassurance?

I have read that the Bible contains advice on every aspect of life, it should always be our reference.

I feel that if in doubt what to say to a bereaved person, it is best to say nothing or very little. They just need to feel you near and that you care. Yet as a Christian I feel I ought to have something very helpful to offer. God is love and Jesus is the ultimate comfort in all our earthly sufferings.

My father committed such, and I have been comforted by several events and words of reassurance from the Word. From the Psalms,, God will in no wise condemn a broken heart, this is His acceptance of the true sacrifice a man can make..

Psa 51:17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

This life is as game, I wanna live this life so fun, I wanna not afraid to death, but not mean that I wanna die. This life is life,everything and everyone is the same for life, life should be funny and joy, not something that we hate each other and start a fight and war,this is not life.I hope that I can funny and joy at any time even when I face my time come.

Chester，An American singer, the lead singer of Linkin Park, who was still singing Hallelujah just before he killed himself. He took his own life because of the suicide of a good friend, and he healed many young and old with his songs,But he couldn't cure himself.

Maybe he was acting against the so-called suicide and going to hell, or maybe he was just grieving over the loss of his best friend.

But when they face the God, isn't that a big joke? How did your friend end up in dead? If our God is a living God not a Death god.

This sounds like the best approach. There is no point giving false assurances and only God knows the heart of the deceased.

You probably did give that "helpful something (near and caring)," because:

Gal_6:2 "Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ."

I agree with Nehemiah, and the original thought of MaryM... it's a good time to be quiet.

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There is a popular belief that suicide is a one way ticket to hell and for the unsaved yes sadly this is true but there have been believers who have taken their life

Depending on the catagory of people your talking to I have dealt with it in this way if they are not saved then I allow room to grieve and if they ask if their lost one is going to hell I say that is to heavy of a thing to be thinking about in your current situation
if they are saved then I always say God is a God of mercy and understands when we are at the brink while I don't think he would be happy about it he would likely just embrace them

“For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.

For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.

But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, And every tongue shall confess to God. So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭14:7-12‬ ‭KJV‬‬

i remind myself , ( because suicide has also touched my family and friends few times ) that those who die in this life , arent dead to Jesus yet. And he alone is able to save or condemn someone

i believe all things are possible with prayer , intercession is a biblical principle , and I know that people who died five thousand years before Jesus because of tbier wickedness in Noah’s day ,

jesus preached the gospel to them after he died in the cross when he entered into the realm of death that held their spirits

“For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: by which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.”
‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭3:18-20‬ ‭KJV‬‬

If Jesus by the spirit is preaching to the old spirits of those who died in sin , in Noah’s time 5000 years before when the world was like this

“And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.”
‭‭Genesis‬ ‭6:5-6‬ ‭

then it seems maybe we Christian’s only can see part of the whole picture maybe we can’t really know in full until we leave this realm and enter the spiritual realm maybe now we only know a poor reflection only in part

“For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.”
‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭13:12‬ ‭KJV‬‬

maybe there are things we should t try to judge because we really are not seeing everything in heaven and earth but just the things on earth the physical

Jesus Will is to save folks and he has sworn that the wicked will definitely. NOt be part of his eternal kingdom

one mistake or action of desperation isnt going to eternally condemn a soul ( purely my own belief ) at least that’s not how Jesus seems to be to me , but a wicked person who never changes I don’t think has much hope

Its more about who the person was how they interacted and only God knows the heart from sorrow to shame to joy to scars only he understands what the person was dealing with

So my point is only Jesus gets to judge the soul of man in any circumstance and he’s plum full of mercy

Absolutely true no doubt.
Satan is a murderer from the beginning. Blame him not the victim.

The enemy brought me to attempt suicide three times each time Ihad the thought of going to hell and begged God for his mercy. Many claim suicide is the easy way out well let me tell you it's not and if one is brought so low as to actually try to take their lives the enemy must really have something against them

But even other believers who struggle with this don't tend to say anything we keep our dark thoughts hidden from the rest of the body but this is a real issue that more Christians suffer from than you might expect

God will give you words if He wants to use you in that way and at that time. Otherwise, following the advice of Job is a wise way to go. Just being with them says a lot.

Yes. Just as we can sense His love in the still silence, so can they sense it through us when we just take the time to be with them.

Only God can give true peace in the time of storm. Let Him guide you in your relations with others just like He guides you into a closer relationship with Himself.

I will pray that God give you words, if words is what He would have you give.

Isaiah 42:3
“A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.”

I talked to someone about this two weeks ago.

I'll post this for you first.

Suicidal thoughts

If anyone out there is thinking of taking their own life, please give it to God instead. It is very valuable and precious to Him.

God has wonderful plans for every man, women, and child ever born...

John 3:
15That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. 16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

God loves you.

Its a horrible tragedy, and there is very little that one can say. Its probably better to listen and grieve with the grieving. Be loving amd compassionate.

Thanks for sharing. We have a high priest that can be touched with the feeling of our infirmities.

16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

I will post a full in depth sermon for you .

First, I assume that you have love, compassion for this person who lost a loved one. You probably empathize/ sympathize with them. You should let them know that. How are they to know how much you care unless you communicate that? There is nothing wrong with sharing love or comfort with them in word and deed. Jesus did when He visited his friends at Lazarus death. I believe that Jesus understood and felt the feeling of their infirmities, and had a reason to weep. We don't have to bring up the cause of death or details that might hurt. However, if we don't know what to say, there's still the ability to impart love. I would pray with them and then again after a weekly call to do the same.

Here's a personal example of what can happen.
I went through the horrible loss of my closest family member. I had no idea why other family and friends would not talk with me after the funeral. I asked one of them a couple years later and she said they might not have known what to say. That's a comfortable place for them to be because avoidance is easier than doing the right thing and actually sharing love in an uncomfortable situation. I thought that I basically lost all of my friends and family at that point. How would you feel if you lost everyone in your life from the time you were born until now, in an instant you were at your weakest and most injured? It wasn't bad enough that I lost a family member in the worst way imaginable, my friends and family avoided me.

Job went through that and more. The ONLY Friend I had was the Lord. The only family at the time was my Heavenly Father.
He did bless me and we got closer through that pile of many trials that hit all at once.
Only He was there to comfort and strengthen me. That experience taught me the importance of love and compassion for others who grieve.
I would also ask to find out if your friend is >Saved. < This will possibly be a time that their heart is tender to the grace of God.

Here's a good study for you Mary.
What the Bible Says About Suicide

May the Lord use you as His vessel of blessings to help your friend.
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Be still and know that Iam.

Let us never pretend to know every purpose, meaning, or answer to lifes tragedies.
But let us be confident that we have a loving God, a merciful God, a righteous GOD, full of compassion.
A kind and understanding God who has seen and experienced our afflictions.
Who is able to restore and comfort and bring peace to a troubled soul.

many people even the catholic church will tell you that person is in hell. When life is gone we must leave it with God and in his hands and focus as you said on those who are grieving.