sin unto death

What is the sin unto death? In the early thirties there were two groups led by Casey and Morgan who desired to have preeminence and promoted infidelity as the sin unto death. This brought about divisions in the churches across the nation. An attempt was made in 1953 to bring the Casey group back into fellowship with the Peace Baptists, which led to a split in the Casey group, with many of their group joining with the Peace Baptists. The rement of these two groups lasted some forty years before most had died out, and most of the few remaining came into the group (1980) known as the Peace Baptists (which some labeled as the Richard Baptists), who believed in forgiveness for any who had turned away from a moral sin as recorded in 2 Sam 12:13, Jh 8:11, 2 Cor 2:5,6.

Some of these two groups who came in brought with them some remnants of this old hersey, and concluded that some moral sins could not be forgiven.

What then is the sin unto death? That is something that is impossible (Nu 14:41, Hb 6:4), 'because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not' (Rm 1:21). Yes these Jews had seen the truth (Mt 21:32) for God had shewed it unto them. When they knew the glory of the incorruptable God (Rm 1:23, Nu 14:22) glorified him not. After having known God in truth, chose not to retain God in their knowledge (Rm 1:28). God, after much longsuffering (2 Pt 3:9), turns them over to a reprobate mind. We read in (Heb 6:4) that one who having tasted the good word of God (truth), turning from it, there remaind no more sacrifice (Nu 15:30). In Rm 1:17 we find that in the gospel the (truth) righteousness of God is revealed (faith 1 Jh 5:4, Ep 2:8) from the inward law written upon the hearts of those added unto the church (Ac 2:47). After having this revelation (Mt 16:17), and turning from it, after much long suffering this one is to be withdrawn from (2 Thes 3:6) for they have walked away from the truth (2 thes 2:10).

In the second epistle of John we find this teaching in verses 7-9; for they are not abiding in the doctrine of Christ, confessing not that 'Jesus is the Christ', having added the necessity of the believer's faith to be a child of God. These scriptures herein refer to them as the antichrist. What is an antichrist, but one who is following after the Devil (the father [Jh 8:44] of liars) in as much as they are opposing what they know to be the truth. In other words, an antichrist is a child of God who has despised the truth (Hb 10:29) and being lifted up in pride turns away from it for his own glory.

There are three times in which the phase 'Jesus is the Christ' is found in the scriptures: (1 Jh 2:22) in the negative, and (Jh 20:31, 1 Jh 5:1) in the positive. In order for one to believe (which is a noun) that Jesus is the Christ, they must have two creditable witnesses, which establishes this belief involuntary in their minds. The two witnesses are first: the engrafted word (James 1:21, Pet 1:23), called the seed of Christ (1 Jh 3:9), which is administered by the Holy Ghost unto those called unto the wedding of the bridegroom; and second: the preached word in the power and demonstration of the Holy Ghost. In other words, only the called out bride is given these two witnesses (Mt 13:11, 1 Jh 2:20) which enables them to understand the truth. Having received this wonderful blessing, being lifted up in pride can and will turn from it to their own destruction.

We use King David to show how a moral sin can be forgiven. We also have two examples in the Old Testament wherein the sin unto death was committed; Moses failed to sanctify the Lord (Nu 20:12), and King Saul (1 Sam 15:23) willingly disobeyed God because of his pride. We find then that the sin unto death is where one fails to sanctify Christ. He denies the completed work of God as He was in Christ reconciling all of his children unto himself (2 Cor 5:19). 10-1-09