Is There an Example of Assisted Suicide in the Bible?
There is an account of reported voluntary euthanasia (in which one person asks another to kill them, ostensibly in order to alleviate the first person's suffering) involving King Saul and an Amalekite (2 Samuel 1:1-16). The unnamed Amalekite tells King David that he killed Saul at Saul's request, as Saul was wounded in battle. David's response is to kill the Amalekite for touching God's anointed. If euthanasia were a beneficial practice, David would have rewarded the Amalekite, not sentenced him to death.

How Should Christians Respond to the Fear (or Reality) of Pain and Suffering?
"Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or tremble . . . for the Lord your God is the one who goes with you. He will not fail you or forsake you . . . And the Lord is the one who goes ahead of you . . . Do not fear, or be dismayed."
Deuteronomy 31:6,8, NASB

"He who did not spare His own son, but delivered Him up for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things? . . . Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? . . . But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us."
Romans 8:32,35,37, NASB

"Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil; for you are with me"
Psalm 23:4, NASB

How Should Christians Respond to Personal Challenges, Disabilities and Infirmities?
". . . Behold the bondslave of the Lord; be it done to me according to your word."
Luke 1:38, NASB

"And He said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is perfected in weakness. '"
2 Corinthians 12:9, NASB

"For I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am . . . I can do all things through Him who strengthens me . . . And my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus."
Philippians 4:11,13,19, NASB

In the Midst of Job's Physical, Spiritual and Psychological Suffering, How Did He Respond?
"Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head, and he fell to the ground and worshipped. And he said, 'Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I shall return there. The LORD gave, the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.' Through all this Job did not sin nor did he blame God . . . [And Job said] 'Shall we indeed accept good from God and not accept adversity?'"
Job 1:20-21, 2:10, NASB

Does Suffering Have Spiritual Value? Can God Be Glorified in How We Respond to Suffering?
"That I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death; in order that I may attain to the resurrection from the dead."
Philippians 3:10, NASB

"But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassing greatness of the power may be of God and not from ourselves." 2 Corinthians 4:7, NASB

"Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal."
2 Corinthians 4:16-18, NASB

But It's My Body. Don't I Have a Right to Choose When I Die?
"Do you not know that you are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If any man destroys the temple of God, God will destroy him, for the temple of God is holy and that is what you are."
1 Corinthians 3:16-17, NASB

"Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God and that you are not your own? For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body."
1 Corinthians 6:19-20, NASB

Is it Acceptable for a Christian Who Is Terminally Ill to Refuse Available Technology in Order to Let Nature Take its Course and Bring About a Natural Death?
Yes.

"There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven—a time to give birth, and a time to die."
Ecclesiastes 3:1-2, NASB

"Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His godly ones."
Psalm 116:15, NASB

"And in your book were all written the days that were ordained for me."
Psalm 139:16, NASB

Do the Acts of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia Deny God the Opportunity to Demonstrate His Healing Power?
Yes.

"And when evening had come, they brought to Him (Jesus) many who were demon-possessed; and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were ill."
Matthew 8:16, NKJV

"Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much."
James 5:16, NASB

More articles in this series

Discussing Your Medical Wishes: A Patient’s Guide
It's wise to plan ahead in case an accident or illness renders us unable to communicate our medical wishes.

End of Life – Advance Medical Directives
Advance medical directives are documents intended to provide guidance to medical professionals and your loved ones if you are incapacitated and cannot make your own medical decisions.

Making Medical Decisions for a Loved One
What do you do if a loved one cannot make his or her own medical decisions due to an injury or terminal illness? How can you make the right choices for them?

Why is there such concern about the euthanasia movement?