Why would it be a “waste of time” to pray that someone who has committed suicide does not go to Hell?
Why would it be a “waste of time” to pray that someone who has committed suicide does not go to Hell?
They've already died. No prayer from people, no matter how sincere, is not going to help that person who has committed suicide. Although, I do not assume that just because a person commits suicide they are automatically bound for h3ll. No where in the Bible is it suggested that one can pray for the salvation of those already passed from this earth.
As in the story of the rich man and Lazarus, there is no communication for, or with,the dead to the living.(the witch and Saul are not the type of communication of which I speak)
It's only a waste of time (assuming suicide sends one to Hell) if they're already dead yet not already there. Is there a "purgatory" for the Hell-bound?
—Why would it be a “waste of time” to pray that someone who has committed suicide does not go to Hell?—
Because their salvation is between them and God. Those of us written in the book of life will get our opportunity before we die. But once we die, it’s like the Professor during an exam: Time’s up. Close your books and put down your pencils.
Because death is the line. It is appointed for a man to die and then the judgement.
Suicide does not render one hell-bound. Anymore than any other sin does. Disbelief in Jesus as your Savior WILL render you hell-bound. And no amount of prayer after death will fix that little item.