In Scripture, human life is valued as a sacred gift from God, and intentionally ending one's own life is not presented as a viable solution to life's challenges. The commandment in Exodus 20:13 and the teachings in 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 emphasize the importance of respecting and caring for the body as a temple of the Holy Spirit. Ecclesiastes 7:17 warns against reckless behavior that could lead to self-destruction, while 1 Peter 5:7 encourages believers to cast their anxieties on God, trusting in His care. The Bible teaches that believers' bodies are dedicated to God's service, as stated in 1 Corinthians 3:17, and that they should strive to honor Him with their lives.
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If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.
Do not be excessively wicked, and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.
Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?
Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.
But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”
When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.