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What is the Sin unto Death? What is the mortal sin / deadly sin in 1 John 15:16? To understand the sin unto death, and the 1 John 15 16 meaning, you need to study more than just that verse. In this video, Pastor Nelson with Bible Munch searches through the Bible to explain just what is the sin that leads to death in 1st John 15:16.

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[Jmtreciever]

Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” Luke 23:34. This guides my prayers for those who sin

[peterbeaudoin]

Most acceptable interpretation considering what the Apostle is teaching regarding having confidence in going to God in prayer and God answers. And in the context to not expect God to answer prayer for restoration but exercise His prerogative of disciplining a rebellious believer with physical death. And yes God has taken the lives of many. In fact all die because all sin.
And God has established that as a principal.
Appreciate your explanation, agree 100 %
Have spent the past 1 1/2 years studying and teaching 1 John.

[LR-]

Some have went through a spiritual death, after disobedience.

[fortis]

The passage is talking about death, spiritual death, commiting the "sin until death" is rejection and denial of J.C. and denial of his the holy spirit.

[davidrose]

That guy in Acts 5 who Paul turned over to Satan, ended up repenting. And they accepted him back

[krisjustin]

Well answered Pastor Nelson. This agrees with several other theologians I’ve listened to.

[-daytales]

I really love your interpretation on this, thank you very much

[allopez]

No it is not difficult to interpret. The Apostol Paul gave a list of sins that lead to death. But repentance is the issue here.

[joshuashepard]

I don’t know if that’s what’s being said here, specifically because he says for us to pray for one another about sin that doesn’t lead to death, but if we commit a sin, or the sin, that does lead to death, then… he’s not saying we should bother praying about that. Which is what he says.
If we pray for one another about sins that don’t lead to death, how much MORE should we pray for one another regarding sin that DOES lead to death. But in this case, John’s like… “Meh… I’m not saying you should bother praying for that. Only the sins that don’t lead to death.”
Because of that, I think it’s talking about being an unbeliever, because this is the same short book where he’s talking about those who left us were never of us. They left because, in truth, they were actually unbelievers. I think in this case, that’s what he’s talking about.

[deepblue]

I think the sin unto death is the unpardonable sin. It's spiritual death occurring before physical death.

[sleric]

1 John 5:16 There is sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray for that.

What is the sin that John is referring to?
Genesis 3:3: God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’

How to interpret that? Should we stop eating that fruit? The main sin in this particular case is Adam and Eve did not use their free will to do God’s will. Notice that Eve had free will even before eating the apple as she could decide on her own whether to eat it or not and ditto for Adam. So we cannot pray to ask God to let us do our own will e.g. asking God to make us millionaires (this is our will).

Why will God only accept those who do His will? [interesting question!]
We can use the analogy of a boat in which several persons are rowing. If each one is rowing in different directions then the boat will simply turn in circles or go in the wrong direction. However, if all is following one Leader and have faith that He is leading us in the right direction then we will surely progress.

Similarly, corporates have mission statements and policies that are designed to lead the organisations on a single path.

For forgiveness of sin, we should do as Jesus asked us to do in the Lord’s prayer.

[davidrichard]

This is the interpretation as I understand it, and that seems to satisfy my soul. I find it very difficult to believe that the Holy Spirit brings people to the narrow door which leads to life and then drops them. I think John MacArthur‘s interpretation is that this is basically what happens because people come to the very point of conversion. And then reject it. But all sinners are in that position. Anyway. We are Sinners and are in the position of rejecting God and Christ before God intervenes in our lives, and in his sovereignty, grants us, the gift of faith in him. John MacArthur’s interpretation seems to me very very close to the fact that you can lose your salvation, which I believe the Bible clearly shows cannot happen. So I believe that the sin unto death is when and a truly born-again person; God in his mercy, takes them to be with him in heaven as a chastised son. God forgive me if I’m wrong.

[Zionite]

Therefore let us move beyond the elementary teachings about Christ and be taken forward to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from *acts that lead to death*, and of faith in God,
Hebrews 6:1 NIV



It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age and who have fallen away, to be brought back to repentance. To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace.
Hebrews 6:4‭-‬6 NIV

[BigMota]

I don’t think he is right, the sin that leads to death is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit

[tdstone]

did i hear this guy right? he actually said that a born again believer can purposely sin and do so sooo much that God cant permit such a "purposely sinful believer" to continue so God kills the person so he can take him on to heaven, and also that a born again believer who returns to living a life of unrepentent sin can rest assured that when they die in that state, heaven will be their eternal home?
I sure hope no one holds to that line of thinking. Oh how important it is to dust off your Holy Bible and study Gods word where our false prophet radar is tuned into these people soon as their mouth opens

[colleenc]

What confuses me about your explanation is that it is called "THE sin that leads to death" So is the sin that leads to death the unrepentance of the acts of willful sinning or the acts themselves?

[judonnecole]

The " unpardonable sin ", " the sin that leads unto death ", and " blasphemy against the Holy Spirit" are the same thing said different ways. Ananias and Saphire WAS NOT saved! Otherwise God would not have struck them down!

There's no condemnation for those who are in Christ! The unpardonable sin is rejecting Christ. The proof is all throughout scrioture. The " once saved, always saved " belief is a lie from the enemy.

That's why we are to hold fast to our confession. We ALWAYS have free will! The same way that we are free to accept Christ, we are free to reject Christ!

Your spirit being sealed is contingent on you believing in Christ. All other sins can be forgiven. A person living a life of sin WILL NOT get them sent to hell because their sins were washed away at the very moment they accepted Christ.

We are saved by grace and not by works. CHRIST DID IT ALL. Religion is man's attempt to get right with God through works. Religious traditions and doctrines of men makes the word of none effect.

A believer MUST have revelation of the gospel of Christ to understand this.

[ManassehJones]

1 John is written by a Jew to Jews.
Where it says "sees a "brother" he is NOT referring to a born again believer in Christ, he is referring to his "brethren according to the flesh (Rom 9:3).

There is A sin that IS unto death IS NOT talking about "physical death." Being born under Adam everyone already dies physically. All sins are forgivable, "except" denying the power of Gods work through the Holy Spirit." (Mark 3:29)

Who denies the power of the third Person of the trinity, the Holy Spirit? Those who reject the efficacious and autonomous power of the Godhead to do with His creatures as He wills, specfically in His elect.

Hebrews 6:4-6 - For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
5 And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,
6 If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.

[charmainetoth]

God takes a believer's life when He gets tired of their unrepentant sin! where is that verse in the Bible? God has never killed and will never kill!! killing is a sin God cannot sin He is holy righteous just, God takes no one's life

[curtis-thebicentennialist]

So, I can be a Christian, decide to stop behaving like a Christian, and my punishment is to be prematurely taken to Heaven? To anyone listening to this video's explanation of what "sin unto death" is, disregard it. It is a false teaching by a denomination that teaches the demonic doctrine of "ONCE Saved, Always Saved".