IS SIN GREATER THAN GOD? (1 OF 9)
by Eddie Snipes
Scripture: 1 John 4:16-19
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Is Sin Greater Than God? (1 of 9)
Series: Help! I Think I've Committed the Unpardonable Sin Why the Cross Makes This Impossible
Eddie Snipes
1 John 4:16-19
Over nearly two decades in ministry, the most common question I'm asked is:
''Can you help me. I think I've committed the unpardonable sin.''
This question has put many people in bondage, and because of many misconceptions being taught about this topic, it's a question that needs a clear, biblically based answer.
Rarely does a month go by when I don't hear someone ask this question. Sometimes it's several people a week. It's a reasonable question because many hear warnings about the unpardonable sin from books, TV, Bible classes, and even from the pulpit.
I also struggled with this fear prior to God's dramatic work in my life in early 1998. Growing up under hard-shell preaching, I often heard how a blasphemous thought, a willful sin, or even neglecting to do what is right could spell doom for my weakened soul. A few years back, when sharing my testimony, a man told me, ''You can't be forgiven. The Bible says that if you fall away, you cannot be renewed again to repentance.''
The verse he showed me was confusing, for I knew it wasn't the devil that turned my life around. So there had to be something wrong with how this verse was being used. This erroneous teaching made it more difficult for the younger me to overcome habitual sins, for it taught me to flee God, instead of coming to His throne of Grace for help in my time of need. I was afraid to come to God.
And herein is the evidence this teaching is not of God. According to the Bible, God's perfect love casts out all fear, and we are welcomed before Him when we need more grace. Let's stop for a moment and look at 1 John 4:16-19
16 And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
17 Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldn ...
Series: Help! I Think I've Committed the Unpardonable Sin Why the Cross Makes This Impossible
Eddie Snipes
1 John 4:16-19
Over nearly two decades in ministry, the most common question I'm asked is:
''Can you help me. I think I've committed the unpardonable sin.''
This question has put many people in bondage, and because of many misconceptions being taught about this topic, it's a question that needs a clear, biblically based answer.
Rarely does a month go by when I don't hear someone ask this question. Sometimes it's several people a week. It's a reasonable question because many hear warnings about the unpardonable sin from books, TV, Bible classes, and even from the pulpit.
I also struggled with this fear prior to God's dramatic work in my life in early 1998. Growing up under hard-shell preaching, I often heard how a blasphemous thought, a willful sin, or even neglecting to do what is right could spell doom for my weakened soul. A few years back, when sharing my testimony, a man told me, ''You can't be forgiven. The Bible says that if you fall away, you cannot be renewed again to repentance.''
The verse he showed me was confusing, for I knew it wasn't the devil that turned my life around. So there had to be something wrong with how this verse was being used. This erroneous teaching made it more difficult for the younger me to overcome habitual sins, for it taught me to flee God, instead of coming to His throne of Grace for help in my time of need. I was afraid to come to God.
And herein is the evidence this teaching is not of God. According to the Bible, God's perfect love casts out all fear, and we are welcomed before Him when we need more grace. Let's stop for a moment and look at 1 John 4:16-19
16 And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
17 Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldn ...
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