Sue J Love
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“If you see any brother or sister commit a sin that does not lead to death, you should pray and God will give them life. I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I am not saying that you should pray about that. All wrongdoing is sin, and there is sin that does not lead to death.” (1 John 5:16-17 NIV)
This is a difficult passage of Scripture, so I am going to rely largely on other New Testament Scriptures to give me understanding, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, as I pray for understanding. So, what do the Scriptures teach consistently is the sin which leads to death? It is unbelief, right? And unbelief is expressed in two different ways in the Scriptures, one of which is a refusal to die with Christ to sin, and the other is a refusal to obey our Lord’s commands, in practice, by the grace of God, and in the power of God.
And the Scriptures teach us that all who continue in deliberate and habitual sin, and who do not make it their practice to obey our Lord’s commands, do not know God, they are not born of God, they are not in fellowship with God, but they are of the devil, even if they profess faith in Jesus Christ with their lips and believe that heaven is secured them for when they die. For not all who claim Jesus as their Lord and Savior will inherit the kingdom of heaven, but the one DOING the will of God the Father in heaven (Matthew 7:21-23).
Now the whole purpose of Jesus Christ dying on that cross was to take our sins upon himself, thus putting our sins to death with him so that, by faith in him, we will die with him to sin and now live for him in walks of obedience to his commands and in holy living. But the Scriptures teach that it is still possible that we might sin (1 John 2:1-2), and if so, we have an advocate in the Lord Jesus. But if sin is what we practice, and not obedience, we do not have eternal life with God (1 John 1:5-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:5-10).
So the unpardonable sin is unbelief, which is shown via deliberate and habitual sin and deliberate and habitual disobedience to our Lord and to his commands. This is where God “draws the line in the sand,” so to speak, between those who are of genuine faith in the Lord Jesus and those who are not, and between those who have the hope of salvation from sin and eternal life with God, and those who don’t. If sin is what we practice, and not obedience to our Lord, we do not have the hope of eternal life with God.
What this is teaching, I believe, is that there is a distinct difference between those who believe in Jesus, and for whom obedience to the Lord and dying to sin is their practice, but who might sin sometimes, and those who profess faith in the Lord Jesus but whose lives are not surrendered to the Lord to obey his commands, and for whom sin is their regular practice. The first can be forgiven of sin. The latter cannot unless there is a change of heart, and there is genuine repentance resulting in death to sin and obedience to God.
[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 1:12-13; John 6:44; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 2:6-8; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 5:16-21; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:5-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10]
So, if we see a brother or a sister in Christ commit a sin, we should pray for them that they would repent of their sin and that they would be restored back to a right relationship with the Lord in continuing in walks of obedience and not in sin. But the Scriptures also instruct us that if such a brother or a sister is caught in a sin, that we who are spiritual should restore them, which means to assist them in getting their faith walks with the Lord back on track so that they are, once again, following him in obedience, and not in sin.
They also teach us that we are to be encouraging and exhorting one another in our walks of faith in the Lord Jesus so that none of us are led astray by the deceitfulness of sin, and so that none of us are led astray by men in their deceitful scheming who are teaching lies to the people, and not the truth. So we should not wait until a brother or sister in Christ falls back into sin before we come to the rescue, but we all should be daily helping one another and encouraging one another to remain faithful to God in obedience to his ways.
[Acts 2:42-47; Romans 12:1-8; 1 Corinthians 12:1-31; 1 Corinthians 14:1-5; Galatians 6:1; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:1-16; Ephesians 5:15-21; Ephesians 6:10-20; Philippians 2:1-8; Colossians 3:12-16; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:13; Hebrews 10:23-25; James 5:19-20]
In Harmony
An Original Work / September 2, 2012
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Based off Ro. 12:9-21; 1 Pet. 3:8-17
Love each other truly.
Cling to what is good.
Hate all that is evil.
Never lack in zeal.
Serve the Lord with fervor.
Joyful in hope be;
Patient in affliction;
Praying faithfully.
Honor one another.
Live in harmony.
Share with all God’s people
Who are found in need.
Do not be conceited.
Sympathetic be.
Love, and show compassion
In humility.
Keep your tongue from evil.
Peaceful you must be.
Honor one another.
Live in harmony.
God sees who are righteous;
Listens to their prayers.
But He’s against evil –
Is His to avenge.
Do not fear what they fear.
Suffer patiently.
In your hearts, make Christ Lord.
Serve Him faithfully.
Honor one another.
Live in harmony.
The Sin Which Leads to Death
An Original Work / February 19, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
This is a difficult passage of Scripture, so I am going to rely largely on other New Testament Scriptures to give me understanding, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, as I pray for understanding. So, what do the Scriptures teach consistently is the sin which leads to death? It is unbelief, right? And unbelief is expressed in two different ways in the Scriptures, one of which is a refusal to die with Christ to sin, and the other is a refusal to obey our Lord’s commands, in practice, by the grace of God, and in the power of God.
And the Scriptures teach us that all who continue in deliberate and habitual sin, and who do not make it their practice to obey our Lord’s commands, do not know God, they are not born of God, they are not in fellowship with God, but they are of the devil, even if they profess faith in Jesus Christ with their lips and believe that heaven is secured them for when they die. For not all who claim Jesus as their Lord and Savior will inherit the kingdom of heaven, but the one DOING the will of God the Father in heaven (Matthew 7:21-23).
Now the whole purpose of Jesus Christ dying on that cross was to take our sins upon himself, thus putting our sins to death with him so that, by faith in him, we will die with him to sin and now live for him in walks of obedience to his commands and in holy living. But the Scriptures teach that it is still possible that we might sin (1 John 2:1-2), and if so, we have an advocate in the Lord Jesus. But if sin is what we practice, and not obedience, we do not have eternal life with God (1 John 1:5-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:5-10).
So the unpardonable sin is unbelief, which is shown via deliberate and habitual sin and deliberate and habitual disobedience to our Lord and to his commands. This is where God “draws the line in the sand,” so to speak, between those who are of genuine faith in the Lord Jesus and those who are not, and between those who have the hope of salvation from sin and eternal life with God, and those who don’t. If sin is what we practice, and not obedience to our Lord, we do not have the hope of eternal life with God.
What this is teaching, I believe, is that there is a distinct difference between those who believe in Jesus, and for whom obedience to the Lord and dying to sin is their practice, but who might sin sometimes, and those who profess faith in the Lord Jesus but whose lives are not surrendered to the Lord to obey his commands, and for whom sin is their regular practice. The first can be forgiven of sin. The latter cannot unless there is a change of heart, and there is genuine repentance resulting in death to sin and obedience to God.
[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 1:12-13; John 6:44; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 2:6-8; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 5:16-21; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:5-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10]
So, if we see a brother or a sister in Christ commit a sin, we should pray for them that they would repent of their sin and that they would be restored back to a right relationship with the Lord in continuing in walks of obedience and not in sin. But the Scriptures also instruct us that if such a brother or a sister is caught in a sin, that we who are spiritual should restore them, which means to assist them in getting their faith walks with the Lord back on track so that they are, once again, following him in obedience, and not in sin.
They also teach us that we are to be encouraging and exhorting one another in our walks of faith in the Lord Jesus so that none of us are led astray by the deceitfulness of sin, and so that none of us are led astray by men in their deceitful scheming who are teaching lies to the people, and not the truth. So we should not wait until a brother or sister in Christ falls back into sin before we come to the rescue, but we all should be daily helping one another and encouraging one another to remain faithful to God in obedience to his ways.
[Acts 2:42-47; Romans 12:1-8; 1 Corinthians 12:1-31; 1 Corinthians 14:1-5; Galatians 6:1; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:1-16; Ephesians 5:15-21; Ephesians 6:10-20; Philippians 2:1-8; Colossians 3:12-16; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:13; Hebrews 10:23-25; James 5:19-20]
In Harmony
An Original Work / September 2, 2012
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Based off Ro. 12:9-21; 1 Pet. 3:8-17
Love each other truly.
Cling to what is good.
Hate all that is evil.
Never lack in zeal.
Serve the Lord with fervor.
Joyful in hope be;
Patient in affliction;
Praying faithfully.
Honor one another.
Live in harmony.
Share with all God’s people
Who are found in need.
Do not be conceited.
Sympathetic be.
Love, and show compassion
In humility.
Keep your tongue from evil.
Peaceful you must be.
Honor one another.
Live in harmony.
God sees who are righteous;
Listens to their prayers.
But He’s against evil –
Is His to avenge.
Do not fear what they fear.
Suffer patiently.
In your hearts, make Christ Lord.
Serve Him faithfully.
Honor one another.
Live in harmony.
The Sin Which Leads to Death
An Original Work / February 19, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
