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1 | Sin unto death | 1 John | skccab | 202280 | ||
Shalom y'all again, This question is probably a really dumb question, and the answer is most likely right under my nose and I'm missing it, but here goes: Scripture first: 1Jn 5:15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. 1Jn 5:16 If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it. 1Jn 5:17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death. WHAT is the sin unto death? I know that one obviously is not accepting Messiah as Lord and Savior but that can't be what John's talking about because we're told in no uncertain terms to pray for unbelievers. From the wording, it appears that it is not a secret sin, something only done behind closed doors, it's something one could see the brother doing out in the open. What is it?? Thanks (feeling kinda silly I don't know this) :-) Cheri |
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2 | Sin unto death | 1 John | bible believer | 202281 | ||
hi again cheri: no such thing as a dumb question, right? (only dumb answers :-) first of all, keep in mind that the point of the passage is about the need and command to pray. the following is from david hoke: "The point (of these verses) is that we should be engaged in prayer for one another. We should be involved in intercessory prayer. We are interconnected in the church of Jesus Christ. We are one body. We are interrelated in such a way that one life impacts another. What you do makes a difference to someone else. What they do makes a difference to you. And so, we must never see ourselves as independent agents. We must see ourselves as dependent upon each other. That is why we need to pray for one another. That is why, when we see someone struggling with sin, we need to pray that God would grant forgiveness. That is the real point John is making here. This is a practical illustration of the need to put prayer into practice by praying for one another." as far as your specific question of "what is the sin unto death"?, well, it is not specifically stated in this particular text and there seems to be some variety of explanation among commentators. remembering that our brothers can not commit a "sin unto death" (since our brother's salvation is irrevocable)the passage exhorts us to pray about the specific sins of our brothers. the only ones who can commit a "sin unto death" would be a non-believer. for the non-believing person, we are not told to not pray for HIM (my emphasis) but to not pray for IT (my emphasis)- meaning we should not be praying about the specific sins of the non-believer (as we do pray about the specific sins of believers, but we are to just pray for their conversion, their eyes to be opened, their hearts to be changed. hope this provides some assistance to you. |
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3 | Sin unto death | 1 John | skccab | 202283 | ||
Morning Believer, I work midnights, what's your excuse for being up at this hour :-) ? Thanks that did help. So basically, what you're saying then, is that John is talking about the sin proper and not the brother (or sister) committing it? That I misunderstood, thinking John was saying not to pray for the person committing the sin. What you said makes a lot of sense (especially since we don't seem to know what the sin is). Duh, sometimes I'm not too bright at 5am hahaha. Shalom Cheri |
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