"Works Salvation"

[Doug Brents]

If I get drunjk, and get behjind the wheels and drive, and die.

I have commited a sin leading to death

If in Jesus day, I drank to much, and fell off a cliff. and died.

I committed a sin leading to death

You are talking about physical death. Scripture doesn't care about physical death. Physical death does not separate us from God. Spiritual death does separate us from God. It is spiritual death in view here.

Thats because he was saved. He was a man after Gods own heart. a child of God.

What made David a man after God's own heart? It was his continual repentance for any sin he committed.

if sin can cause you to lose salvation. Then the cross is not enough..

It is our continual repentance that keeps us in the Light, and if we remain in the Light, then His blood continually cleanses us from all sin. That does not reduce the value and efficacy of the cross in any way

 

[mailmandan]

If I get drunk, and get behind the wheels and drive, and die.

I have committed a sin leading to death

If in Jesus day, I drank too much and fell off a cliff. and died.

I committed a sin leading to death

Certain folks jump to the conclusion that 1 John 5:16 is talking about believers committing certain sins that lead them to spiritual death, but that does not fit the context. 1 John 5:16 - If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin which does not lead to death, he will ask, and He will give him life for those who commit sin not leading to death. There is sin leading to death. I do not say that he should pray about that. 17 All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not leading to death. 18 We know that whoever is born of God does not sin; (the AMPC reads does not [deliberately and knowingly] practice committing sin) but he who has been born of God keeps himself, and the wicked one does not touch him.

*Notice there is sin not leading to death. Well, we all know that apart from the blood of Christ and the righteousness of God, which is by faith, ALL sin leads to spiritual death, so John must be referring to physical death here.