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NASB | Acts 3:19 "Therefore repent and return, so that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 3:19 "So repent [change your inner self--your old way of thinking, regret past sins] and return [to God--seek His purpose for your life], so that your sins may be wiped away [blotted out, completely erased], so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord [restoring you like a cool wind on a hot day]; |
Bible Question: Hi, You answered a qestion for me before . Thanks i have another one .IS SOME SINS WORSE THAN OTHERS? is there some u loose your soul and others u dont loose your soul? My friend lives with family they are not belevers and sin.He goes to to church all the time . GOD IS NUMBER ONE IN His liveought the bible says we are to flee sinners .he said it ok because they are family.HOPE U UNDERSTAND WHAT I MEAN THANK U . I THINK IF U ARE GOING TO BE FAITHFUL DO IT ALL THE WAY NOT HALF |
Bible Answer: waterlily, Allow me to answer you question in three parts. 1.) First, I disagree with the popular opinion that all sins are equal. Christ clearly didn't think so. Joh 19:11 Jesus answered, "You would have no authority over Me, unless it had been given you from above; for this reason he who delivered Me to you has the greater sin." There are a few other passages of a similiar stripe but we'll let this one suffice. Some sins are worse than others. 2.) However, we are not to take that to mean that some sins will send you to hell while others won't. All sin is a transgression against the law of God and therefore make us a transgressor. Jas 2:10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all. Jas 2:11 For He who said, "DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY," also said, "DO NOT COMMIT MURDER." Now if you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. Now this is one of the exact passage many use to say that all sins are equal to God. However, that's not what the passage is saying. The point is whether you violate one law or another, big one or small one, any law your violate has placed you in the category of a transgressor of the same comprehensive law and therefore subject to judgement. So we I think some sins are worse than other, but all lead to judgement and condemnation by a just God. 3.) We are instructed to flee professing Christians who are unrepentant sinners, not unbelievers. 1Co 5:9 I wrote you in my letter not to associate with immoral people; 1Co 5:10 I did not at all mean with the immoral people of this world, or with the covetous and swindlers, or with idolaters, for then you would have to go out of the world. 1Co 5:11 But actually, I wrote to you not to associate with any so-called brother if he is an immoral person, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or a swindler--not even to eat with such a one. Now, where I do agree with the previous post in answer to your question is that we must consider the fact that: 1Co 15:33 Do not be deceived: "Bad company corrupts good morals." So your friend, while he has the christian liberty to find lodging with unbelievers, ought to consider his options and consider if he actually ought to do so. In Christ, Beja |
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