What is Mortal Sin?

What is Mortal Sin?

The church is not teaching that there are eternal consequences to sin, otherwise known as mortal sin. When someone becomes a Christian they are forgiven from the consequences of sin, but it doesn't take away the real and present consequences of present sin. This process is call sanctification. The bible teaches in Hebrews that if we continue in sin there no longer remains a sacrifice for sin. Persistence in venial and mortal sin can send anyone to hell, even a saved person. What the devil is trying to get Christians to believe in our century, is that there are no eternal consequences for sin, even after you become saved. Yes Salvation is a free gift, but the bible teaches us not to neglect this gift. Hebrews 2:3 how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation? This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him.

The lie is that we can sin all we want, and still go to Heaven when we die, and then they will go on to say that true Christians will not do this, and that the passages in Hebrews are just warning passages, and that a true Christian can't loose their salvation. The question is more about sin than about salvation, because the church has always taught that sin separates us from God, but then they will turn and say that we can't loose our salvation through sin, we just break fellowship with God. By the way, they say my assurance of salvation is what is affected not my salvation. Sin hardens the heart, and even though God gives us a new heart, to say that sin won't send me to hell, does shame to the doctrine of eternal hell.

If there were no eternal consequences to sin, Jesus didn't have to die for our sins and we would be immediately judged for our sin upon conversion. This is not the case, there will be a Judgement Day where we all will give an account for our lives and our sins. Yes, they say but Jesus forgives me. True, but God doesn't take our sins lightly and the natural and eternal consequences of sin are held in our physical bodies and souls, which are judged at our particular judgement right after death. God does judge us for the things done in the body right after death, saved or not, and it is not a matter of works or faith, it is a matter of sin too. This is what Satan wants to hide from the church. The church believes this, but many Christians have a false sense of assurance which is based on part of the truth, not the whole truth. This is Mike.

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