Suicide - true meaning of Grace

Imagine if someone were to find themselves within a horrible car accident, and they had an odd thought as they took their final breath, like: "I wonder if Jesus is an alien?" But in the midst of that final thought, they do, indeed, take their final breath. Do you believe they would go to hell if they loved Jesus with all of their heart? Furthermore, they lived their lives according to His Word and turned away from sin to the best of their ability.

Do you know the answer?

Well, the Word of God tells us that a single thought founded in foolishness is enough to be considered a sin. So, in this scenario, this person has committed a sin during their death. They didn't even get enough time to complete the thought within the realm of contemplation and consideration; albeit, it is a complete thought, nonetheless.

This person, obviously, does not go to hell. This is because, through Jesus and His loving Grace, all of this person's sins are forgiven all of the time and forever. Now, the reason this is so is that the person in question loves Jesus with all of their heart and lives a repentant life by turning away from sin to the best of their ability. These two characteristics of this person's life are the true meaning of Grace.

If we now take this same individual and apply suicide to them instead of a foolish thought; then, will they go to hell? No. The Word of God clearly states that sin is a sin. Unlike humans - who places degrees and levels to wrongness - God does no such thing; at least, as this applies to the concept of one sin versus another sin.

Also, anyone who commits suicide is broken in some way. We have hard-coded information within us placed by God to ensure our survival. Most of us understand this hard-coded information as the fight or flight response. To override this response with an act such as suicide, the mind and/or spirit is shattered in some way. In other words, suicide can be the result of a broken person.

Most of us would agree that God would not send this same person to hell over a disease, such as cancer. This is because cancer taking this person's life is not their fault. And like cancer, the commitment to go through with suicide is the result of a person who is broken. As such, although it is a conscious decision to commit the act, it must also take a broken person to complete it.

Now, not all suicide is in relation to someone who is broken. Things such as suicide pacts, suicide to ride on alien ships, planned suicide-murder, and so forth do exist. But none of these people love Jesus with all of their heart; nor, do they live a repentant life according to the Word of God. If they did, these things would not linger within their minds, as Jesus speaks Life to us. As such, they are definitively on their way to hell, already.

We, however, are only considering someone who falls under Grace because they do love Jesus with all of their heart and they also live a repentant life.

If we love Jesus with all of our heart, then we automatically shy away from suicide. This is because of the Holy Spirit ministers Life to us, even in the direst of days that we may face. If the day ever comes when we still love Jesus with our entire being and are living a repentant lifestyle, according to His Word, and we follow through with a suicide; then, we are most definitely broken.

This means that while some suicides may yield a result in hell, not all suicides will. Because of this, we should never assume that suicide always means hell. It only means that an act of sin has been committed to helping bring death. Furthermore, the heart's intent and whether a mind is shattered plays an important role, as well. As such, ultimately, the relationship (loving Him with a whole heart & living a repentant lifestyle) between the person and Jesus is what determines the soul's outcome when the body dies. It is not the act of the sin, itself.