Does Suicide Damn the Soul?

The Bible clearly teaches that suicide is a sin. The command—“You shall not murder” applies to everyone, even if you are your own victim (self-murder). Since suicide is a sin that cannot be repented, does it therefore damn the soul? Is suicide the unpardonable sin? What does the Bible teach on this?

Roger Ball is a Reformed Christian writer who lives on the Florida Spacecoast. He writes on Christian theology, apologetics, psychology, and culture.