A Sin not unto Death

“If any man sees his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and He shall give him life for them that sin not unto death…” (I John 5:16)

We all know people who sin. The Bible instructs us: “Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.” (Galatians 6:1)  When someone is overtaken in a fault we are to “set a break” as in setting a broken bone in a neighbor’s arm or leg. We certainly are not to push them down further, perhaps causing there to be more broken bones.

Since our finite minds may not be able to distinguish between a sin not unto death and a sin unto death, the best for us to do is to pray for all those have been caught up in Satan’s web of temptation and sin.

More about the “Sin unto death” next time.