BibleHighlighter: “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. All unrighteousness is sin: and
there is a sin not unto death.” (
1 John 5:16-17).
In context, “the sin not unto death” would be sins that a believer is confessing with the intention of overcoming that particular sin. In context, his fellow brethren are praying for this believer so that he may have victory or life in overcoming this sin.
There are other sins not unto death."
BibleHighlighter, you are an intelligent person, so you then would recognize, that this is a very essential part of your allowance for some sins to be acceptable, as you say there is no salvation to the ones doing sin unto death ( more serious sins)
Even Randy knows sin is sin, and as you quoted yourself, that sin is the transgression of the law. That alone shows sin is equal, that what breaks the law, is not keeping the law, and then it is well know we are required to also keep the righteousness of the law, and also of course, if we break one ( not fulfilling it all, we are GUILTY OF ALL..
James 2:8 If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
9 But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
11 For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.
12 So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.
Remember, we need to have the Spirit of God, to understand the ( deep) things of God, given to us freely by God. I can explain these verses for us.
First look where this comes from, John 15:7 requires us to abide in Christ and His words abiding in us, t ask what we will and it be done to us..
John 15:7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
Next, this opens up the understanding to see, that we then ( by abiding in the Son and the Son/Word in us) ask according to His will ( this is asking what we will) as we know by the Spirit given into us, that He hears us, and we petition by praying for another, when we see they are yet in ignorance ( which is not unto death) but the soul that sins presumptiously, sins unto their own death, which of course why would I pray for that.
Now, to be innocent from the great transgression ( to not have sin any longer dominion over us) we are kept back by God from presumptious sins.
Paul is the example for us, so see it, how Paul before was a blasphemer, but obtained this same mercy, as it was done by unbelief in ignorance ( so this is for the brother who does not know how to believe in righteousness yet)
Numbers 15:28 And the priest shall make an atonement for the soul that sinneth ignorantly, when he sinneth by ignorance before the Lord, to make an atonement for him; and it shall be forgiven him.
Numbers 15:30 But the soul that doeth ought presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the Lord; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
Psalm 19:13 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.
1 Timothy 1:13 Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
1 John 5:14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
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.
Now, all unrighteousness is sin BibleHighlighter, and the ones born of God do not do any unrighteousness ( sin) as the wicked one is gone away unable to touch them as Christ is the stronger in there now ( in man)..
1 John 5:17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.
18 We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.
BibleHighlighter: "In
Matthew 5:22 we learn that Jesus teaches us about sins that do not lead to death and a sin that does lead to death by the type of punishment involved.
“But I say to you that everyone who continues to be angry with his brother
or harbors malice against him shall be guilty before the court;
and whoever speaks [contemptuously and insultingly] to his brother,
‘Raca (You empty-headed idiot)!’ shall be guilty before the
supreme court (Sanhedrin); and whoever says,
‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of the fiery hell.”
(
Matthew 5:22) (AMP).
The words in blue above are “sins not unto death” because they are the kind of sins that lead to punishment in earthly courts, but the words in red above is a “sin unto death” because it involves punishment in the afterlife in fiery hell."
Nice interpretation, of a Jewish court.
But, continue down to verses, 25-26, and we see all Jesus was talking about was OUR ADVERSARY, who delivers man to the judge, and the officer cast you into prison. There is no coming out of that prison ( not an earthly one at all)
Matthew 5:25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
Matthew 13: 39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
It is too easy to know, the adversary is the devil, who tempts us, then we go to the judge of all living ( God) who said who the officers of Himself are, His angels to cast us, the offenders into hell for doing and believing it is permitted to do iniquity, into the furnace of fire we never come out of.