Featured Is Unbelief A Sin?

You cant read, nobody said all are Gods elect.

 

Then you must admit SOMEBODY (a LOT of somebodies) will end up in the lake of fire, eternally lost.

 

Yes, by all means[unbelief is sin] and it's illustrated by the unbelief of the jews who departed from egypt Heb 3:16-19. Now notice vs 17 " them that had sinned" are them that believed not in vs 18-19, the sin was believing not or unbelief.

16 For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses.

17 But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness?

18 And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?

19 So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.

So now when Paul preached that Christ died for our sins 1 Cor 15:3, and yet that didn't include their sin of unbelief, then he lied on Christ. The point is this, if Christ died for our sins, then He died for our unbelief, and we can't be condemned for it as some are Jn 3:18

18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

Now proof positive that unbelievers Christ died for can not be condemned for unbelief is Rom 5:10, that while we were enemies and unbelievers obviously, we still had been reconciled to God by the death of His Son, which is not the case if we are under condemnation for unbelief.

 

Unbelievers have their part in the lake of fire. Universalism is FALSE. More people will be in hell than in Heaven.

 

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Unbelief is the second sin listed in the the deliberate actions of unrepentant men for which God casts them into the lake of fire, which is the penalty for sin, where he will wipe the memory of them from the minds of the saved and he likewise will forget them and never remember them anymore.

Re 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

 

Unbelievers are cast into the lake of fire. Period.

 

Sure because they were not of Christs Sheep for whom He died. Jn 10:26

26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.

If they would have been Sheep whom Christ died for, they would not have died in unbelief and in the rest of their sins. Jn 8:24

4 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.

 

Hold on there a minute, pard.

Sin is an action done in the body. It is a transgression of the law. It is in three stages for completion. Here:

James 1:12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:
14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
16 Do not err, my beloved brethren.

When God judges sinners at the final judgement it will be for their deeds, if I understand language.

11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
(the dead are defined here as simply those who do not have life and the book of life is there simply to prove that their names are not in it)

14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

The formula for sin and condemnation was illustrated in the first sin.

6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

It was the third thing that got her, the eating. This was the law that was transgressed.

Being temted is not a sin.

Hebrews 4:15
For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.


Matt 4 :1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.

2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.

3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,

6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;

9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

1 Corinthians 10:13
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.


What do you think?

 

Matthew 5:27-28, ". . . Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. . . ."

Matthew 15:18, ". . . But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. . . ."

 

I posted what I think.

 

Point?

 

To sin does not always require any physical action.

 

But if they then believe, they then become His sheep. Unbelievers are cast into the lake of fire.

Unbelief is only forgiven when one becomes a believer. Christ died for all sins--that doesn't make anyone saved until that anyone receives Christ--John 1:12-13.

 

When they received Him, John 1:12-13.

Thanks for the reference. I read every word of the New Testament twice a year.

 

You must have this verse in mind.


James 4:17
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

Do you think re 20 which I quoted, is filler or fluff and does not tell the whole story?

 

They were Sheep prior to believing, and thus said, thats the reason why they become believers. Now any unbelievers that are cast into the lake of fire is due to the fact that #1 Christ didn't die for them #2 because they were not His Sheep.

 

Those who hear God's voice and respond were His sheep before the foundation of the world. Those who do not respond are sheep of a different master who will perish with their slave master.