Jesus said "You are either for me or against me." You can't just sit on the fence and be undecided. If you do not believe in God, then you are against him. There is a place prepared for people that reject God. If we choose a life without God, then we will surely have a death without him also. This is a place where the worm never dies. Where there is wailing and gnashing of teeth, and the fire is never quenched. I would re-think any disbelief while I had the chance, because once you die, and you experience what the Bible says, it will be too late to turn back. There will never be any help again.
It's the unpardonable sin. Blasphemy or rejection of the Holy Spirit is the only sin that can send an unbeliever to Hell.
You do NOT have to be water baptized nor doing anything to get to Heaven other than trust upon the Lord as your Savior. Romans 4:5 proclaims... “But to him that worketh not, but believeth on Him (Jesus) that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.” What a wonderful truth!
Our faith is COUNTED for righteousness! There is NO self-righteousness involved in salvation. It is the gift of God. You see, we have no righteousness of our own to offer God. No amount of good can undo the bad we've done. Thus, Jesus paid a debt that He did not owe, because we owed a debt that we could not pay. Salvation is receiving, not giving. We are Sinners and Jesus is the Savior. Jesus is precious!
Unbelief is the only sin which can keep you out of Heaven.
Just take God at His word and claim His salvation by faith. Believe, and you will be saved. No church, no lodge, no good works can save you. Remember, God does the saving. All of it!
God's simple plan of salvation is: You are a sinner. Therefore, unless you believe on Jesus Who died in your place, you will spend eternity in Hell. If you believe on Him as your crucified, buried, and risen Savior, you receive forgiveness for all of your sins and His gift of eternal salvation by faith.
You say, “Surely, it cannot be that simple!” Yes, that simple. It is scriptural; it is God's plan. My friend, believe on Jesus and receive Him as Savior today.
When eve 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.” It was grateful to the taste, and, as she ate, she seemed to feel a vivifying power, and imagined herself entering upon a higher state of existence. Having herself transgressed, she became a tempter to her husband, “and he did eat” (Genesis 3:6). {BLJ 41.2}
“Your eyes shall be opened,” the enemy had said; “ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil” (Genesis 3:5). Their eyes were indeed opened; but how sad the opening! The knowledge of evil, the curse of sin, was all that the transgressors gained. There was nothing poisonous in the fruit itself, and the sin was not merely in yielding to appetite. It was distrust of God’s goodness, disbelief of His word, and rejection of His authority that made our first parents transgressors, and that brought into the world a knowledge of evil. It was this that opened the door to every species of falsehood and error. {BLJ 41.3}
Man and woman lost all because they chose to listen to the deceiver rather than to Him who is Truth, who alone has understanding. By the mingling of evil with good, their minds had become confused, their mental and spiritual powers benumbed. No longer could they appreciate the good that God had so freely bestowed. {BLJ 41.4}
Adam and Eve had chosen the knowledge of evil, and if they ever regained the position they had lost they must regain it under the unfavorable conditions they had brought upon themselves. No longer were they to dwell in Eden, for in its perfection it could not teach them the lessons which it was now essential for them to learn. In unutterable sadness they bade farewell to their beautiful surroundings and went forth to dwell upon the earth, where rested the curse of sin. . . .
When God's Word is not believed and is ignored it is a sin cause like satan your calling God a liar.
He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God
Psa 14:1 [[To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David.]] The fool hath said in his heart, [There is] no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, [there is] none that doeth good.
There's a carrot and stick motivation attached to believing without evidence.
Jesus tells his followers that they can't enter into the kingdom of God unless they believe as little children, which to me means without questioning. (Matthew 18:3 & 19:13-15, Mark 10:13-16 and Luke 18:15-17)
And in John 20:29, Jesus blesses those who believe without evidence.
So the religious leader sows the seeds of fear about his followers questioning anything they're told they must believe, and the hope of being saved if they believe without needing evidence.
>Because, if it wasn't then religion wouldn't have a way of controlling your pocketbook. Don't you get it? It's a threat...you are being a sinner if you don't "believe what we believe in." Got it? It's like a guaranteed paycheck for the churches.
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There's a lot of things I don't believe, except...with God, all things are possible. "NOT Believing in God" is what is sin.
Papaw
Jesus said "You are either for me or against me." You can't just sit on the fence and be undecided. If you do not believe in God, then you are against him. There is a place prepared for people that reject God. If we choose a life without God, then we will surely have a death without him also. This is a place where the worm never dies. Where there is wailing and gnashing of teeth, and the fire is never quenched. I would re-think any disbelief while I had the chance, because once you die, and you experience what the Bible says, it will be too late to turn back. There will never be any help again.
It's the unpardonable sin. Blasphemy or rejection of the Holy Spirit is the only sin that can send an unbeliever to Hell.
You do NOT have to be water baptized nor doing anything to get to Heaven other than trust upon the Lord as your Savior. Romans 4:5 proclaims... “But to him that worketh not, but believeth on Him (Jesus) that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.” What a wonderful truth!
Our faith is COUNTED for righteousness! There is NO self-righteousness involved in salvation. It is the gift of God. You see, we have no righteousness of our own to offer God. No amount of good can undo the bad we've done. Thus, Jesus paid a debt that He did not owe, because we owed a debt that we could not pay. Salvation is receiving, not giving. We are Sinners and Jesus is the Savior. Jesus is precious!
Unbelief is the only sin which can keep you out of Heaven.
Just take God at His word and claim His salvation by faith. Believe, and you will be saved. No church, no lodge, no good works can save you. Remember, God does the saving. All of it!
God's simple plan of salvation is: You are a sinner. Therefore, unless you believe on Jesus Who died in your place, you will spend eternity in Hell. If you believe on Him as your crucified, buried, and risen Savior, you receive forgiveness for all of your sins and His gift of eternal salvation by faith.
You say, “Surely, it cannot be that simple!” Yes, that simple. It is scriptural; it is God's plan. My friend, believe on Jesus and receive Him as Savior today.
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Sin may be analyzed in three stages.
A sinful act is the final stage.
This is caused by a seed of sin, or a desire to sin.
That desire or seed originates in ignorance, which is the root cause.
When eve 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.” It was grateful to the taste, and, as she ate, she seemed to feel a vivifying power, and imagined herself entering upon a higher state of existence. Having herself transgressed, she became a tempter to her husband, “and he did eat” (Genesis 3:6). {BLJ 41.2}
“Your eyes shall be opened,” the enemy had said; “ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil” (Genesis 3:5). Their eyes were indeed opened; but how sad the opening! The knowledge of evil, the curse of sin, was all that the transgressors gained. There was nothing poisonous in the fruit itself, and the sin was not merely in yielding to appetite. It was distrust of God’s goodness, disbelief of His word, and rejection of His authority that made our first parents transgressors, and that brought into the world a knowledge of evil. It was this that opened the door to every species of falsehood and error. {BLJ 41.3}
Man and woman lost all because they chose to listen to the deceiver rather than to Him who is Truth, who alone has understanding. By the mingling of evil with good, their minds had become confused, their mental and spiritual powers benumbed. No longer could they appreciate the good that God had so freely bestowed. {BLJ 41.4}
Adam and Eve had chosen the knowledge of evil, and if they ever regained the position they had lost they must regain it under the unfavorable conditions they had brought upon themselves. No longer were they to dwell in Eden, for in its perfection it could not teach them the lessons which it was now essential for them to learn. In unutterable sadness they bade farewell to their beautiful surroundings and went forth to dwell upon the earth, where rested the curse of sin. . . .
When God's Word is not believed and is ignored it is a sin cause like satan your calling God a liar.
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Sin is basically not doing God's will. Sin basically separates us temporarily or permanently from communion with God.
Because God has shown us the truth
we are calling God a liar when we don't believe
He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God
A sin is a mistake either in judgment or action
Unbelief is a mistake in judgment
Psa 14:1 [[To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David.]] The fool hath said in his heart, [There is] no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, [there is] none that doeth good.
There's a carrot and stick motivation attached to believing without evidence.
Jesus tells his followers that they can't enter into the kingdom of God unless they believe as little children, which to me means without questioning. (Matthew 18:3 & 19:13-15, Mark 10:13-16 and Luke 18:15-17)
And in John 20:29, Jesus blesses those who believe without evidence.
So the religious leader sows the seeds of fear about his followers questioning anything they're told they must believe, and the hope of being saved if they believe without needing evidence.
Sin is the makebelieve currency of religion - they can decide anything is a sin really. It makes f--- all difference to reality.
>Because, if it wasn't then religion wouldn't have a way of controlling your pocketbook. Don't you get it? It's a threat...you are being a sinner if you don't "believe what we believe in." Got it? It's like a guaranteed paycheck for the churches.