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??WORST
SIN??
I
have had people ask me "What is the
worst sin in God's eyes?"
Below
is what I consider to be the answer!
Worst
Sin, UNBELIEF!
What
is UNBELIEF? Why does God hate it so? The Christian faith goes far beyond
knowing what others believe. It demands
that we hold beliefs for ourselves. When
Jesus asks, "Who
do you say I am?" He wants
us to take a stand for Him. Who do you
say Jesus is?
Genesis
15:6 And he believed in the
Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness. [KJV] Even though
Abram demonstrated his faith through his
actions, it was his belief in the Lord,
NOT his actions, that made Abram right
with God. We too can have a right relationship
with God by trusting him. Our outward
actions: going to church, prayer, good
deeds, will NOT by themselves make us
right with God. A right relationship with
Him is based on faith BELIEVING what He
says in His Word. It is the feeling deep
within, the inner confidence that God
is who He says He is and He does what
He says He will do. When we believe God,
right actions will automatically follow.
UNBELIEF is simply rejecting God’s Word,
refusing to believe what God says. In
other words, it is calling God a "LIAR." 1 John 5:10-12 He that believeth
on the Son of God hath the witness in
himself: he that believeth not God hath
made him a liar; because he believeth
not the record that God gave of his Son.
[11] And this is the record, that God
hath given to us eternal life, and this
life is in his Son. [12] He that hath
the Son hath life; and he that hath not
the Son of God hath not life. [KJV]
All who refuse to believe in the Son of
God are actually calling God a liar because they don’t believe what God has
testified about His Son. God has testified
here in these verses: He has given us
eternal life, and this life is available
only in His Son. Whoever has God’s Son
has eternal life; whoever does not believe
God, does not have His Son, and does NOT
have eternal life.
John
16:9 Of sin, because they believe not on me; [KJV] The world's sin is simply unbelief
in Jesus. God the Father
and God the Son are ONE! John 10:30 I
and my Father are one. [KJV]
According to Jesus (who is God), refusing
to believe in Him is sin. God the Father
states this in 1 John 5:10-12, and Jesus
states it in John 16:9. Jesus’ death on
the cross made a personal relationship
with God available to us. Jesus
is the ONLY way to reach God the Father.
When we admit and confess our sin, God
declares us righteous and delivers us
from judgment for our sins.
Isaiah
30:8 Now go, write it before
them in a table, and note it in a book,
that it may be for the time to come for
ever and ever: [KJV]
Israel did not want to hear of God’s Holy
Commandments and His hatred of sin. They
did not want to be reminded of these things.
As they scorned the Word of God, their
sins undermined their safety. Their condition
would be dashed in pieces like a potter’s
vessel. What about today? This is true
today too. We should turn away from our
evil ways, and choose to serve Him. We
must BELIEVE what God tells us! If we want to be
strengthened, it must be in quietness
and in confidence, and by keeping peace
in our minds, and relying totally upon
God.
Matthew 17:20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of
your unbelief: for verily I say unto you,
If ye have faith as a grain of mustard
seed, ye shall say unto this mountain,
Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall
remove; and nothing shall be impossible
unto you. [KJV] Jesus was
not condemning the disciples for inferior
faith. He was trying to show them just
how important faith really is. When you
face a problem or trouble that seems as
big and immovable as a mountain, turn
your eyes AWAY from the mountain and look
to Christ for more faith. Keep your eyes
on Jesus!
Mark
6:6-A And he marvelled because
of their unbelief. . . . [KJV]
Only twice does it say that Jesus "marvelled."
Here, He "marvelled"
at Israel’s unbelief. And in Mat. 8:10,
He marvelled at a Gentile’s faith.
Mark 9:24 And
straightway the father of the child
cried out, and said with tears, Lord,
I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
[KJV] Trust and confidence in God is
what the Bible calls belief or faith (Heb.11:1, 6).
It is NOT something we can obtain without
His help. Faith is a gift from God (Ephes.
2:8-9). BUT, no matter how much faith
we have, we will NEVER reach the point
of being self-sufficient. Faith is NOT
stored away like money in the bank.
Growing in faith is a CONSTANT process
of daily renewing our trust in Jesus.
The father of the sick child asked Jesus
to help his unbelief. The apostles asked
the Lord to increase their faith (Luke
17:5). We too can ask for this prescious
gift.
Mark 16:14 Afterward he appeared unto the eleven
as they sat at meat, and upbraided them
with their unbelief and hardness of
heart, because they believed not them
which had seen him after he was risen. [KJV] The eleven disciples
had doubts that Jesus had risen. They
refused to believe those who had seen
our risen Lord.
Romans
4:20 He staggered not at the
promise of God through unbelief; but was
strong in faith, giving glory to God; [KJV] Abraham never wavered in believing
God’s Promise. In fact, his faith grew
stronger, and because of this he brought
glory to God.
Romans 11:20 Well; because of unbelief they were
broken off, and thou standest by faith.
Be not highminded, but fear: [KJV]
Those branches (the Jews), were broken
off because they didn’t believe God, and
you are there (grafted in) because you
do believe. Don’t ever think too highly
of yourself because of this, but fear
what could happen.
Romans
11:23 And they also, if they
abide not still in unbelief, shall be
graffed in: for God is able to graff them
in again. [KJV] But if the Jews
turn from their unbelief, God will graft
them back into the tree again. He has
the power to do it. God loves the Jews.
Romans
11:30 For as ye in times past
have not believed God, yet have now obtained
mercy through their unbelief: [KJV]
Someday the faithful, believing Jews will
share in God’s mercy. God’s plans will
not be hindered: He will "have
mercy on them all." For a beautiful
picture of Jews and Gentiles experiencing
rich blessings, see Isaiah 60.
Romans
11:32 For God hath concluded
them all in unbelief, that he might have
mercy upon all. [KJV] We are imprisoned
in our own disobedience.
1 Tim. 1:13 Who was before a blasphemer,
and a persecutor, and injurious: but I
obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly
in unbelief. [KJV] Paul scoffed
at the Name of Christ, and hunted down
Christ’ followers, harming them in every
way he could. But God had mercy on him
because he did it in ignorance and unbelief.
But Paul did not stay in the state of
unbelief! He turned to Jesus! (Acts chapter
9).
Hebrews
3:12 Take heed, brethren,
lest there be in any of you an evil heart
of unbelief, in departing from the living
God. [KJV]
Our hearts turn away from the living God
when we stubbornly refuse to believe Him.
If we persist in our unbelief, God will
finally leave us alone in our sin. God
can give us new hearts, new desires, and
new spirits IF we allow him to do so (Ezekiel
36:22-27). To prevent unbelief, stay in
fellowship with other believers, talk
about your faith, be aware of the deceitfulness
of sin, and encourage each other with
love and concern.
Hebrews
3:19 So we see that they could
not enter in because of unbelief. [KJV] The Israelites
failed to enter the Promised Land because
they did not believe God. They did not
believe that God would help them conquer
the giants in the land (Numbers
14-15). When we do not trust and believe
God, it always prevents us from receiving
His best.
Hebrews
4:6 Seeing therefore it remaineth
that some must enter therein, and they
to whom it was first preached entered
not in because of unbelief: [KJV]
God gave the Israelites the opportunity
to enter Canaan, but they disobeyed and
refused to enter (Numbers 13-14). God
offers us the opportunity to enter His
ultimate place of rest (Heaven). He graciously
invites us to come to Christ. To enter
His rest, you must believe God; you must
trust in Christ for it; and you must decide
to obey Him. Today is the best time to
find peace with God. Tomorrow may be too
late.
Hebrews
4:11 Let us labour therefore
to enter into that rest, lest any man
fall after the same example of unbelief. [KJV] God wants
us to enter His rest. For the Israelites
this rest was the earthly rest to be found
in the Promised Land. For Christians,
it is peace with God NOW and ETERNAL LIFE
later.. We do not need to wait for the
next life to enjoy God’s rest and peace;
we can have it now! Our daily rest in
the Lord will not end with death, but
will become an eternal rest in the place
that Christ is preparing for us (John
14:1-4). Jesus has provided for our rest
through faith, so we must "make every
effort to enter that rest"? This
is NOT doing good in order to appreciate
and benefit from salvation. This is making
every effort to obtain what God has already
provided. Salvation is NOT to be taken
for granted; we must accept the gift God
offers, and this is done by believing
God and accepting His Son. It requires
decision and commitment.
BELIEF
John
3:16 For God so loved the world,
that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not
perish, but have everlasting life. [KJV]
To "believe" is much
MORE than agreeing that Jesus is God.
We must be willing to place our complete
trust and confidence in Him, believing
that He alone can save us. We must place
Christ in charge of all our present plans
and our eternal destiny. Are you willing
to do that? Believing is both trusting
His Words as reliable, and relying on
Him for the power to change us. If you
have never trusted Christ, let this Promise
of everlasting life be yours! Believe
God!
John
3:36 He
that believeth on the Son hath everlasting
life: and he that believeth not the Son
shall not see life; but the wrath of God
abideth on him. [KJV]
All who believe in Jesus have (NOT will
have) everlasting life (John 5:24). Eternal
life begins at the moment of spiritual
rebirth (John 1:12-13; 3:3). John, the
author of this Gospel, tells us that Jesus
is the one and only true Son of God. Jesus
places before us the greatest decision
we will ever make in this life. We must
decide today whom we will obey (Joshua
24:15). God wants us to choose Him and
life (Deut. 30:15-20). The wrath of
God is God’s final judgment and rejection
of the sinner. IF you put off the choice,
it is the same as choosing NOT to follow
Christ. Indecision is a fatal decision.
You cannot straddle the fence. You must
decide, Jesus and eternal life OR stay
with Satan and go to Hell (Eph.2:1-2;
1 John 3:10).
John
20:31 But these are written,
that ye might believe that Jesus is the
Christ, the Son of God; and that believing
ye might have life through his name. [KJV] Jesus
was/is the promised Messiah. He is the
Saviour of sinners. He is the Son of God.
IF you believe this by faith, you have
eternal life. It is a gift from God by
His grace, mercy, truth, and power. Believing
that Jesus is the Christ, believing through
His Name gives us eternal life in Heaven
with God. John wrote the Gospel that we
might believe!
Acts
16:31 And they said, Believe
on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt
be saved, and thy house. [KJV]
Ephes.
2:8-9 For by grace are ye
saved through faith; and that not of yourselves:
it is the gift of God: [9] Not of works,
lest any man should boast. [KJV]
Hebrews
11:6 But without faith it
is impossible to please him: for he that
cometh to God must believe that he is,
and that he is a rewarder of them that
diligently seek him. [KJV]
John
14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way,
the truth, and the life: no man cometh
unto the Father, but by me. [KJV] This is
a very basic and very important passage
in Scripture. How can we access God? Only
through Jesus. Jesus
is the Way because He is both God and
Man. When we believe, we unite our lives
with Jesus, thus we are united with God.
Believing and trusting Jesus will take
you to God the Father, and then, all the
benefits of being God’s child are yours.
Jesus
says He is the ONLY WAY to God the Father.
Many people argue that this way is too
narrow, too small. But the Truth is, it
is wide enough for the whole world, IF
the world chooses to accept it. Instead
of thinking about how limited it sounds
to have only one way, we should be saying,
"Thank you, God, for providing a
sure way to get to You!"
As the
Way, Jesus is our one and only path to
the Father.
As the Truth, He is the reality
of all God’s Promises.
As the Life, He
joins His divine life to ours, both now
and forever.
Acts
4:12 Neither is there salvation
in any other: for there is none other
name under heaven given among men, whereby
we must be saved. [KJV]
Millions will not accept the fact that
there is no other name than that of Jesus
to call on for salvation. The church did
not decide this, it is the explicit teaching
of Jesus Himself (John 14:6) above. Since
God Himself determined that Jesus would
be the Saviour of the world, no
one else can be His equal. Christians
can be open-minded on many issues, but
never on how we are saved from sin and
the wrath of God (God’s holy anger). No
other religious teacher could die for
our sins; no other religious teacher came
to earth as God’s only Son; no other religious
teacher rose from the dead; JUST JESUS.
We should focus only on Jesus, whom God
offered as the only Way to have an eternal
relationship with Himself. There is no
other name, no other way! JUST JESUS!
I pray that you believe this. Do NOT let
unbelief send you to the devil’s destination,
Hell (Mat.25:41).
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