littlelight
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Hi, perhaps Psalms 19:13 will give some light on this? (and do not miss the 'also' word)
I'm sorry that the book reference got cutoff in my last post. It was Num 15: 29-30 and I should have kept to the KJV. So in the KJV it states that presumptuous sins cannot be forgiven under the law of Moses. Acts 13: 38-39 but they are forgiven by faith in Jesus. So Ps 19: 13 does not change what I said. Presumptuous sins are not the sin unto death.
Hi there, what is stated is that it is the presumptuous sin that is leading upward towards death. Eternal death! Perhaps I did not make that clear? When one does any sin knowingly, it takes makes the conscience that much weaker after a period of time. Such as the false teaching of sun. for the Lords day. After a while it is just a passing 'command' of just not to do it. Like lieing, after a while it just is a matter that means nothing much but... is just another cheap law broken!
That is the point of David there. After the praising of the law (sweeter than honey) he comes on back with... 'keep thy servant from presumptive sins; LET THEM not have dominion OVER ME; [THEN] shall I be upright, and I shall be [INNOCENT from the GREAT TRANGRESSION.]
Got that? Perhaps I did not explain it? It goes right along with James 1:15 (NT) A starting point & the finished conceived ending point of eternal death.
But thanks for making this clear!
--Elijah
James 1: 15 states that sin in a believer does lead to death. 1Jn 5:16 states that if we pray for a brother who commit a sin that does not lead to death that God will give him life. If our brothers sin does not lead to death why would God give him life if we intercede? Because in a Christian there is sin which will lead to temporal death and there is a sin that leads to eternal death. In 1 Cor Paul talks about a sin that does not lead to eternal death.
1 Cor 11: 20- 33 The people involved did not repent of disrespecting Jesus. They were sinning against the blood and body of Jesus (v27). Against His blood because they were using what was meant to bring glory to Jesus by indulging their carnal desires. Against His body by disregarding the needs of their brothers.
You stated that if we continue sinning that the conscience gets weaker over time which eventually results in eternal death. 1Cor 11: 30-32 tells us that they were being disciplined by God so that they would not be condemned with the world. In other words God is trying to prevent that from happening. I agree with you that while going through God's discipline we can commit the sin that leads to death. But in verse 30 Paul states that they have “fallen asleep†which means they died and went to heaven. If they had committed the sin unto eternal death Paul would never had said fallen asleep.
Jn 6: 37 Jesus makes an unconditional statement that He will never drive away anyone who comes to Him away. 2 Cor 1:22 we have Jesus' Spirit as His seal of ownership.Jn 15: 4 He remains in us as long as we remain in Him. 2Tim 2:13 He cannot disown us even if we are faithless. The Son never drives us away and the Father disciplines us to death so we will not face judgment with the world.
Not keeping the Sabbath is not the sin that leads to eternal death. So as long as non Sabbath keepers do not commit the sin to eternal death they make it to heaven. I do not believe that we have to keep the sabbath.