Bible Question:
CDBJ, Would single sin cause a person to be lost, before they recieve Christ? If they never sinned, would they need Christ? |
Bible Answer: To begin with, of which I am sure you know, when you take your first breath you are a sinner, because we are born in sin. Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; We inherited this from dear old grandpa Adam, as we were in him when he sinned. The Bible say that we can reverse the outcome of this condition by being in Christ. 1 Cor. 15:22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. The object according to this is to be in Christ; and therein lies the problem. Ever since Christ died on the cross to pay for the sins of the world, sins have not been the issue for salvation. 1 John 2:2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. Now if our individual sins are not the issue what is? There is only one thing that can keep a person out of heaven because God did all the work that is required. It is the work of the Holy Spirit to reveal to a lost world what the one sin is that can keep a person from eternal life with God and from being (in) Christ John 16:8-9 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: 9Of sin, because they believe not on me; The only thing that will keep a person out of heaven is rejecting God's Christ, his Son Jesus. Believing in Jesus Christ is all that God ask of us for salvation. Jesus Christ has paid for all our sins, past present and future. The big problem though is with the English word that has been translated believe from the Koine Greek word (pistis). The depth of the meaning of pistis cannot be grasped by using one word in the English and this is where people miss out. You said, (If they never sinned, would they need Christ?) The last part of your question is apparently loaded so I will answer it this way; there was one that was born that didn't have any sin, so did he need a savior? CDBJ |