Sentences with phrase «sin means death»

As easy as that is to write, and even understand: Sin means death and personal destruction.

Not exact matches

«God told Adam and Eve that they «would surely die» he meant that they would die an eternal death from the consequences of sin and disobeying God.»

You then say «God told Adam and Eve that they «would surely die» he meant that they would die an eternal death from the consequences of sin and disobeying God.»

A profession of belief on a person's death bed will mean nothing to their salvation if their life is full of sin.

When one does a comparative analysis of various Bible translations, hell, sheol, pit, and grave, all mean the very same thing, mankind's common grave, ergo, «the wages sin pays is death» not eternal torment, similar to our own justice system.

Some believe this is what happened to Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5:1 - 11), or what Scripture means when it refers to «the sin unto death» (Rom 6:16; 1 John 5:16).

A lawyer in the 1st century C.E. wrote that «through one man sin (from the Hebrew chattath meaning «to miss», missing the mark of perfect obedience) entered into the world and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men because they had all sinned.»

God declared you «not guilty» the first time based on Christ's death for your sin, but if all of a sudden you become guilty again, then that means that Christ did not cover that sin.

Yet when I say that God is redeemed, I do NOT mean that God is a sinner who needs to be redeemed from sin, death, and the devil.

His death was the means of the church's forgiveness of sin.

Hill has come to see how his struggles are not separate from God's providence for him - they do not disqualify him from living the Christian life and being pleasing to God, but are rather «part and parcel of what it means to live by faith in a world that is fallen and scarred by sin and death».

«Jesus Christ, our Lord and God, when he was about to offer himself once on the altar of the Cross to God the Father, making intercession by means of his death, so that he might gain there an eternal redemption, since his priesthood was not to be extinguished by death, at the last Supper, «on the night that he was handed over», left to his beloved Spouse the Church a visible sacrifice, such as the nature of man requires, by which the bloody sacrifice achieved once upon the Cross might be represented and its memory endure until the end of the age, and its saving power be applied to the remission of those sins which are daily committed by us.»

The way in which the meaning of death is woven into the history of sin and reconciliation creates especially difficult problems in the doctrine of atonement.

I may agree with you there to some degree, but I do think 1 Cor 15 makes a definite distinction), as the means of Justification salvation (I would quantify belief here, as the agreement of the fact of Jesus death for ones own personal sins (Understanding one is a sinner and needs a savior) on the cross, That he was buried, and was raised to life on the third day).

Instead he chose to be totally obscure, and die a stupid death that others had to reimagine into some contorted meaning of being Jesus» Amazing Sin - dromat.

As Christians, we owe Latin America the gospel: the good news of liberation from the power of sin and death, a message that has meaning only in the context of justice.

A personal meeting that touched my heart and gave a direction and a new meaning to my existence»), theology («Jesus rose from the dead: not to be triumphant over those who refused him, but to certify that the love of God is stronger than death, the forgiveness of God is stronger than any sin») and his perspective on grace («God's mercy has no limits if he who asks for mercy does so in contrition and with a sincere heart»).

By the way by no means does this mean that I am particularly against Islam, I am also against Judaism, Christianity, and any unproven dark age manifestation of a all knowing, creator, If there was a god he sure does «nt need help enforcing his edicts and morals, remember that if there is a god then as many religions state, people will be judged upon there beliefs and sins after death and spend eternity in heaven or hell, so why is it so important for people to butt in and start trying to control each other and force people to believe in something that many think is absurd and insane.

I spoke to them about the only one God the creator of all things, about the nothingness of idols, the sin of idolatry, sin in general, and its terrible consequences after death and of the only means of salvation provided for all mankind in Christ.

Craig both seventh day and anglican are believers they are saved by faith in the death of Jesus Christ and they believe in the forgiveness of sins sactification and the resurection at Christs return.This is what i meant regarding theology one has to be careful otherwise you exclude groups of christians because some of there other theology may not be the same as ours.They still hold to the central truths of the bible but have differences ie like sabbaths or baptism but that does not mean they arent saved or are christians.What church denomination do you belong to if you mentioned jehovah witness or mormons that is a different story as they do nt believe that Jesus Christ is central to there faith they have relegated him to nothing more than a prophet so there is no salvation in those religions.brentnz

Everybody, whether or not he puts the question vocally, wants to know whether life has any meaning, what his relation is to «whatever gods there be,» why he is here, what his destiny is, how sin and pain may be overcome, whether prayer matters, what lies beyond death for himself and his loved ones.

But resurrection has the meaning of God's victory not only over death but over sin.

We live in a world where many of the things the Bible says — God made everything, human beings are responsible for the world's problems, God chose Israel as his special people, sex is only meant for one man and one woman in marriage, Jesus is the only way to God, the wages of sin is death, God is going to judge the earth one day, and so on — are profoundly unpopular.

This fact that death's meaning is always related and interpreted in experience throws light on one of the difficult themes of the New Testament, the connection of death with sin.

A certain man, called Adam, degenerated voluntarily by abandoning the source of life and we are his descendants, that means we have inherited his degenerated nature, which does works of death, called sins.

Sacramentally speaking this means, for example, that we celebrate the new exodus of baptism not only to immerse ourselves in Christ's death and thus become purified of sin, but also in order to realize that we are the inheritors of God's yet - unfulfilled promise to Abraham and his offspring.

the wages of sin is DEATH but the gift of God is ETERNAL LIFE thru Jesus Christ our LORD... no matter what schemes or plans man comes up with to avoid the TRUTH, TRUTH will always will be TRUTH, you can't change TRUTH and because JESUS is true and his word is true and is a God that can't lie nor is he the son of man to repent then that means unless you repent you shall all likewise perish Luke 13:5..

But soon after the death of Muhammad political questions relating to his rightful successor were raised, and with them arose certain theological questions concerning the nature of the true Imam (Muslim head of state), the meaning of faith, sin, infidelity, punishment in the Future World, and so on.

Although this is not the place to discuss at greater length the nature of evil, human sin, suffering, death and the relationship between them, they must find mention here for they constitute the chief problems which continually confront man and make him question whether there is any justice or meaning to be found in life.

It can only be healed by the presence of meaning in all events and relationships of life».44» Also «the liberation of the believer from the prison of sin, law and death, is brought by God, not by politics.

But whether he intended to tell his readers that death, as a biological fact, is the consequence of one man's sin (namely, Adam's) becoming contagious and hence affecting all men, is by no means entirely certain.

The primary meaning is proleptic: it is speaking of the future result of unforgiven sin, which is everlasting [incorrect translation and theology, s / be «aion - lasting», not «everlasting»] death.

The meaning of this passage has been a matter of dispute among New Testament experts, although it is quite obvious that if it does nothing more it asserts that the Apostle believed that there was some connection between the fact of death and the reality of human sin.

All this death was to show that God means business and requires lots of nasty bloodshed each time a person commits even the tiniest sin because God is holy.

Jeremy i am surprised you never countered my argument Up till now the above view has been my understanding however things change when the holy spirit speaks.He amazes me because its always new never old and it reveals why we often misunderstand scripture in the case of the woman caught in adultery.We see how she was condemned to die and by the grace of God Jesus came to her rescue that seems familar to all of us then when they were alone he said to her Go and sin no more.This is the point we misunderstand prior to there meeting it was all about her death when she encountered Jesus something incredible happened he turned a death situation into life situation so from our background as sinners we still in our thinking and understanding dwell in the darkness our minds are closed to the truth.In effect what Jesus was saying to her and us is chose life and do nt look back that is what he meant and that is the walk we need to live for him.That to me was a revelation it was always there but hidden.Does it change that we need discipline in the church that we need rules and guidelines for our actions no we still need those things.But does it change how we view non believers and even ourselves definitely its not about sin but its all about choosing life and living.He also revealed some other interesting things on salvation so i might mention those on the once saved always saved discussion.Jeremy just want to say i really appreciate your website because i have not really discussed issues like this and it really is making me press in to the Lord for answers to some of those really difficult questions.regards brentnz

Janet i think what you have said is quite insightful and you are right and there is another meaning to Go and sin no more and that speaks to me of repentence making a decision to Follow Christ the one who saves.The words Go and sin no more is referring to a continual ongoinging process of living for Christ rather than dying in our sins daily there is no comparison.I thought that was awesome pointing the law back to all of us for we all have sinned and the judgement is death but Jesus came that we might have life in its fullness.Many people only see the adulterer when she portrays who we are as sinners that he came to save all of us sin is sin and the punishment is death so again you are quite right people use the scriptures to judge and that was never Jesus intention.I hope that helps when someone uses that scripture incorrectly and you can you use it like Jesus did to point it back at those who judge i hope that helps.brentnz

In most cultures, questions of immortality, salvation, sin, and the meaning of death have been answered and continue to be answered within religious traditions.

In the idiom which grew up in Christian theological circles and was widely accepted — after a long period of discussion and controversy — Jesus was styled the incarnation of God and the means by which atonement or deliverance from sin and death was made possible for humankind.

The meaning of the death was that it was «for many,» and Matthew adds, «for the forgiveness of sins» (Mark 14:24; Matt.

The penalty for sin is death as sinners we all deserve to die but God in his mercy and grace sent his only son to take our punishment on himself.Though his blood we are forgiven and cleansed from all unrighteousness.When Christ spoke the words it is finished the term he used was a legal one that means the cancelling of a debt that was owed Christ paid our debt in full through his blood and death on the cross.brentnz

When confronted by suffering, death, and sin, it does not despair but affirms meaning in Christ crucified, whose resurrection proves that Love is stronger than sin and death.

Now, if I'm correct, what you meant is that you subscribed to the idea that there's this real, historical Fella, God incarnate, died for the sins of mankind, conquered death and rose again on the third day.

I am entirely pro-life, which means I oppose both the legal infanticide we now practice and I oppose the death penalty, being more along the lines of «he who is without sin cast the first stone.»

Whether they fed on him by faith in their hearts with thanksgiving by eating the bread and drinking the wine with «him at meal, or whether they gratefully permitted him to wash and dry their feet before the meal in anticipation of being cleansed by his blood on the cross, the meaning of both symbols was the same: We are saved from sin and transformed into new creatures in Christ Jesus only as we freely and gladly receive from him the benefits of his passion and death on the cross for our redemption.

And, more important, when man comes to a knowledge of sin and is deserving of death, he has a greater understanding of the meaning of salvation in Jesus Christ.

Eatin shellfish is a sin, having sex wheter be oral or intecourse before marriage is a sin, masterbating is sin, stealing, lying, i mean the list goes on and on, in the bibl if you stole they cut your hands off, if u lie they cut your tounge out, in some cases they even stoned you to death like Stephen in the bible did.

Obviously, a whole book could be written on the topic and I'm sure many have, but let's keep this simple and narrowed down to the topic of discussion and say that being saved means having been rescued from the wages of sin which is death.

His birth and life of ministry as well as his death for our sins is what tops it all and remains the true meaning of Christmas to me.

Being a Christian means that you know what Jesus Christ did on the cross and, you are trusting Him to forgive you, and trusting in His death, burial, and resurrection to be enough to cleanse you of your sin.