Why is suicide unpardonable but murder can be forgiven?

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I just tough about this and I'm struggling to find an answer. I opened the web, books, and even discussed with some people from the religious domain but can't seem to find a proper answer.
First of all, I understand why the suicide is unpardonable because you physically can't undo your mistakes(due to being dead). But I just find it stupid that a depressed person that ends it all is more judged than a killer. Also, I don't take into consideration the ones that kill in self-defense, I'm only talking about murderers.
To me, personally, the act of taking the life of another human being is horrible and something revolting, a grotesque last resort. But suicide is a tragic event. So why an act that steals the life from a human that wants to live can be forgiven but taking your own life is something horrible, that is looked over as a great, unforgivable sin. I just don't get how one is worse than the other.

It is also notable that I live in Eastern Europe, where committing suicide will make your neighbors stop talking about you, or even saying your name out loud and not coming to the burial. But if you are a murderer and die, they will still pray for your "poor" soul.

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  • charli.m
    5 years ago

    A lot of religious stuff is shitty. Combine that with a lack of understanding of/empathy for mental illness, and here we are.

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  • SwickDinging
    5 years ago

    Because if you commit suicide you are dead, but if you murder someone you are alive.

    If you're dead you can't repent, but if you're alive you can.

    That's my interpretation anyway, I could be wrong, haven't read the Bible in about 20 years

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    • firevlad711
      5 years ago

      Yes, I told that I understand this concept. But, if you don't repent, you still are less likely to be judged as harshly as a person that killed themselves.

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      • SwickDinging
        5 years ago

        I did not know that. That is weird...

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  • coldgay
    4 years ago

    You dont just have to repent to get into Heaven. To get into Heaven you must get Baptized, repent to the LORD/God, and you have to believe in the Gospel, Jesus, God, the Father, and the Holy Spirit. Committing suicide is optional, you dont have to do it.

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  • JellyBeanBandit
    5 years ago

    Those religions were created in cruel times, they're very outdated and full of these types of injustice.

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  • [Old Memory]
    5 years ago

    Probably because with murder, it wasn’t the victim’s choice to die. With suicide, they decided to take their life.

    And probably because they left their body for someone else to take care of which is pretty rude.

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