Suicide Is Morally Identical to Murder
Suicide is prohibited in Scripture under the commandment “you shall not commit murder.”
In Douglas Wilson’s own words: 2 quotes from 2017 to 2026, from Canon Press, each cited to the source.
Of course it would cause you to doubt their salvation, right, they just murdered somebody, right? Suicide is prohibited in Scripture under the commandment “you shall not commit murder.” I have no more right to take my own life than I have the right to take someone else’s.
First, not to be ambiguous about it, the sin of suicide is the sin of murder... Like if someone blows their brains out as opposed to downs a bottle of pills and then 10 minutes later starts repenting, but it's too late... And if you shoot yourself there's no time for repentance.