Elder Allen speaks on the topic, “What is a sin unto death and a sin not unto death?”  The term “death” used in the text verses, I John 5: 16-17 refers to spiritual death/ a loss of fellowship with The Lord while still in this world.   In Jeremiah 7: 3-16 we learn that God will not hear prayers for His children who are in a state of perpetual rebellion (“a sin unto death”).  God tells us in Isaiah 30: 8-15 that rebellious children want to hear only “smooth” things.  In Hebrews 6: 1-6 we learn that it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, but have fallen away, to be renewed unto repentance.

Part I

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In the second portion of the message, we learn that we can admonish a child of God who is guilty of a “sin not unto death”.  James 5:20  says we can “save a soul from death.”  (While we cannot lose our eternal salvation, it is possible for us to lose the “joy of our salvation”.)  In Romans 15:14, Paul said he was persuaded that those in the church are able to admonish one another.  Love your brother enough to admonish/talk with him about his sin in a tender manner.  Galatians 6:2  “Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.”

Part II

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