Consider this scenario: Someone walks into a building, pulls out a gun, shoots several people (some of whom die), and finally shoots and kills himself. Or this scenario: A person loses her job, she can’t find another one, and then the bank forecloses on the house (making her family homeless), and finally she kills herself by purposely overdosing on sedatives.

Later on, you hear that both of the people described above were Christians and attended churches in your town.

How should a Christian view suicide? What kind of comfort can you give the family of a suicide victim? Do people who commit suicide go to hell? (more…)