This is a delicate question, to put it mildly. If you are asking because you’re wondering about a Christian friend who committed suicide, hopefully this response will give you comfort. If you are asking because you’re considering it and wondering if you’ll get away with it, in a word: don’t. Get help. There are a lot of resources available to you. Call 1-800-273-8255 (National Support Number) for immediate help. Suicides going straight to hell is, unfortunately, not only a popular notion but a not-uncommon teaching in some churches. However, you won’t find much scriptural basis for it. Here are a… Read More

It is impossible to answer a question like this in a short amount of space, and still give proper due to differing viewpoints. This also delves right off the bat into one’s basic theology! But acknowledging how heavy a question it is, let me give you just two things to consider: 1. Was your salvation your idea, or God’s? You can get a pretty good answer to that by reading Romans 8:29, and Ephesians 2:8-9. In the Romans passage, God already knew and predestined His believers. (How it is true both that God chooses believers AND believers choose God is… Read More