SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17

(KJV) 1 John 5:17

All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.

John distinguishes between two types of sins:

1. Less serious sins that do not immediately lead to spiritual death (separation for relationship with God); and
2. sins so terrible that they indicate a purposeful rebellion against God and His Word, which lead to spiritual death and separation from the life of God (John 3:15; Numbers 15:31; Romans 8:13; Galatians 5:4). Such deadly sin includes the false teaching that John combats in much of this letter – teaching that denied that Jesus was the Christ (the Messiah and Savior 1 John 2:22) and that He was God in literal human form (1 John 4:2). These defiant beliefs led people to throw off all moral restraint and to behave with shameless disregard for God’s commands and standards (1 John 2:3-5, 15-17; 3:3-10; 5:2-3, 18; 1 John 5:2; 1 John 5:3). Such open defiance toward God and refusal to change lead to ultimate spiritual death – eternal separation for God.

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14. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
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SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17

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John distinguishes between two types of sins:

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Margarita Crews

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Guided By Grace

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