1st John 5:16. “If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life or them that sin unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say he shall pray for it.” INTERCESSION. A man and his wife seemed like they were really sincere. Selling their land, bringing part of it where The new church met with all things in common – They thought no one knew they’d agreed to lie some.
Their bodies carried out and buried that day, Reminds us God knows all we do and say. I must pay attention to all that God saith – Because it is true, there is a sin unto death.
They came carelessly the Lord Jesus to remember – The holiness of the Lord’s Supper they forgot to consider In an unworthy manner they partook of the bread and wine – Sickness and death came in a very short time.
There is a spiritual death that happens while alive. The darkness in life comes from darkness inside. Those who deny the Lord and have thrown off all restraints, Have sinned unto death, though interceded for and prayed.
We must pray for the brothers and sisters each day, Who don’t seem to understand the wrong in living carelessly. I can’t judge their motives and why they do what they do – But I can intercede for them that they’ll turn unto truth.
I pray that they will see the error of their ways – Praying that God will spare them till they do what He says. Praying there won’t be others turned away by their action – I should never give up on sincere intercession.
“Holy God, may those who are truly saved, never think they can sin and not have to accept the consequences. I don’t want to ignore my responsibility to intercede for those who have not remembered who they are and why God saved them. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.” Believers do sin, but "not unto death." Apostates sin "unto death." We are not able to determine whether one is an apostate or not. We can discern the spirit of apostasy, and can see the practices of apostasy, but as to whether one has deliberately, willfully and practically been enlightened and tasted the word of God - and then rejected that, is beyond our knowledge. The true apostate has no root, no life, has never been born of God but pretend to - then by choice, they reject God's truth. We can still pray for such a person because we do not know their heart. God alone "looketh on the heart."
"All unrighteousness is sin" is a very precise definition. It leaves nothing to the imagination or speculation. Careless living is sin. Paying attention to false teaching is sin. Not doing what we should is sin. Going our own way is sin. Not believing on the Lord Jesus Christ is sin. Doubting God is sin. Sin "doth easily beset us" when we are not walking in the light. We do need to pray for our fellow believers that they may be preserved from sinning; when they sin, for their recovery; that they might remember who they are and to whom they belong. Serious sin leads to death. That is in God's hands Our awareness of sin "not unto death" leads us to pray for their preservation personally, physically, morally and spiritually.