I fear this will cause a painful debate, but I see three kinds of sin in Scripture. Unintentional sin (self-explanatory), willful sin (sin we do that we know are sin), and rebellion (sin we do BECAUSE it's sin). I put no philosophic mumbo-jumbo with this and I don't place any need to understand the eternal ramifications of sin, or any other parameter. Just those three.
Therefore, the man in Numbers violated Shabbat BECAUSE it was sin. If you read the narrative thereafter, you will see that rebellion was brewing under the surface and this man was one of the first signals of impending trouble. Rebellion is the sin Hebrews 10 speaks of... in my uneducated opinion. Judas Iscariot's sin isn't rebellion. It was motivated by a different set of parameters... most of which are based in Truth and love. - slade -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of David Miller Sent: Friday, 10 December, 2004 16.25 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Intentional sin Izzy wrote: > I still do not understand what kind > of sins you are talking about Apostasy would be one. A man who willfully violated the Sabbath by collecting sticks to build a fire is mentioned as an example of one in the Hebrew Scriptures. Judas Iscariot is an example. Consider the context in which Jesus gave this teaching. Mark 3:29-30 (29) But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: (30) BECAUSE THEY SAID, HE HATH AN UNCLEAN SPIRIT. I hope some of these comments help you think about it. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
