Can a Christian Commit Suicide?

This controversial topic has unfortunately often been addressed in emotional ways, not through biblical analysis. Those of us who grew up Roman Catholic have always heard suicide is a mortal sin that irretrievably sends people to hell. Influenced by the arguments of Augustine and Aquinas, this belief dominated through the Reformation. However, for Luther, the Devil is capable of oppressing (not possessing) a believer to the point of pushing him to commit the sin of suicide (Table Talk, Vol 54:29). As the salvation became better understood, many Reformation thinkers and theologians distanced their views from the Church of Rome.

Besides this traditional position of the Catholic Church, we encounter three others:

a) A true Christian would never commit suicide, since God wouldn't allow it.

b) A Christian may commit suicide, but would lose his salvation.

c) A Christian may commit suicide without losing his salvation.

So what does the Bible say?

Let's begin by talking about those truths we know as revealed in God's Word:

• Humanity is totally depraved (Isa. 64:6; Rom. 3:10-18). This doesn't mean we're as evil as we could be, but that every human capacity—intellect, heart, emotions, will—is tainted by sin.    Continue at Miguel Núñez

Three Levels of Fellowship and Cooperation

…Dr. Albert Mohler has suggested three levels of fellowship and cooperation that might be helpful in this regard...John MacArthur’s Personal Assistant, Nathan Busenitz, did an excellent job in summarizing Dr. Mohler’s article referenced above:

Level 1: Doctrines necessary in order to recognize someone as a true Christian.

Level 2: Doctrines important in how a church functions and is organized, or doctrines important for the formation and operation of a seminary. 
Level 3: Doctrines that we can disagree on and yet still function in the same local church together. Read the rest HERE