When a person decides to commit suicide, he does not think that he is committing a terrible mortal sin. Life is the treasure that the Lord granted him. And only he can take it away. However, there are special cases of voluntary death.
No forgiveness
Every Christian has a life cross. God does not give a burden to anyone beyond his powers. The Lord helps to overcome the suffering and sinful temptations of those who turn to him through prayers.
In every sin you can sincerely repent. There is time for this. A suicide robs himself of repentance. Therefore, the Lord cannot forgive him.
A suicide thinks that by killing himself he will forever be free from suffering. But the soul does not die with the body. She continues to suffer. Now it’s forever.
Those who decided on a terrible sin are sure: there is no way out in their situation. The Lord will tell you the way out, and not one. You just need to ask him about it.
The crime of suicide is that he arbitrarily ends a life belonging not only to him. But also to God, who granted it to man for perfection. A suicide renounces his life duties, forgets about those close to him.
According to church canons, voluntarily taking their own lives they do not burial in the church. They cannot be buried in church cemeteries. Remember in the memorial prayers and requiem.
Who is considered suicide?
The church also refers to suicides as those killed in a duel, those killed during the robbery of criminals, people who died as a result of euthanasia. And even those who are suspected of suicide. For example, if he drowned under unknown circumstances.
Suicide bombers include dead extreme sports enthusiasts. They deliberately took risks, knowing that dangerous entertainment could end in death.
Alcoholics, drug addicts and smokers are also slowly killing themselves. True, the church does not rank suicides as dead from hard drinking. It is believed that due to clouding of reason, they do not give an account of their actions.
For them, the exception
They do not refuse church commemoration only to suicides suffering from mental illness. An exception is made for them. Relatives need to take a certificate from the medical institution where the unfortunate person was registered and write a corresponding petition to the bishop of the diocese.
