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NASB | 1 John 5:16 ¶ If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask and God will for him give life to those who commit sin not leading to death. There is a sin leading to death; I do not say that he should make request for this. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 5:16 ¶ If anyone sees his brother committing a sin that does not lead to death, he will pray and ask [on the believer's behalf] and God will for him give life to those whose sin is not leading to death. There is a sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray for this [kind of sin]. |
Subject: What is the sin unto death? |
Bible Note: While it is certainly true that these believers in 1 Cor 11 are expieriencing discipline in the form even of death as a result of partaking of the Lord's Supper unworthily, context, I believe, will not allow us to push this to far into making the two passages speaking of the same reason for death, or in my opinion, the same kind of death. The corinthians were in the habit of really making a mess of the ordinance of the Lord's Supper. They were making it as a meal to have a good time and to drink, not as a memorial to the Lord's death. As a result, God was punishing them to the point of sickness, and even PHYSICAL death. This should not be confused with SPIRITUAL death, which seems to be Johns point in his epistle. Since his context has been to point out and test the false teachers in the midst of this church to whom he was writing, I feel satisfied that he was continuing to do this here, and saying that the false teachers unbelief was not to be prayed for, as it was going to lead them to spiritual death, or eternal seperation from God. The Corinthians, on the other hand, were in some cases suffering from physical death as discipline, but this had no effect upon their eternal destiny. Paul has made numerous refferences in this letter, and more in 2 Cor to the fact thet they were believers, and this stands in stark contrast to the scathing that John gives to the false teachers who were not believers. Do I make sense to you? I must say, you are highly regarded in my mind for searching the Scripture and asking your question. God bless. Sean Lillis |