Doctrine of the Sin Unto Death

Doctrine of the Sin Unto Death

1. Definition.
   1. The sin unto death is the means by which the reversionistic believer transfers from time to eternity (1 John 5:16; Ps. 118:17–18). He is removed from phase two under the administration of maximum punitive punishment without benefit of dying grace.
   2. The sin unto death involves a painful, horrible, miserable death as well as loss of blessing, both in time and eternity.
   3. No believer will suffer or be miserable in eternity (Rev. 21:4); hence, the sin unto death is God's greatest and last expression of divine punishment to the reversionistic believer.
2. Reversionism is the cause of the sin unto death (Jer. 9:13–16; 44:12; Phil. 3:18–19; Rev. 3:15–16).
3. The administration of the sin unto death does not mean loss of salvation (2 Tim. 2:11–13).
4. Case histories of the sin unto death.
   1. For monetary reversionism: greed, dishonesty, and approbation lust of Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5:1–10).
   2. For phallic reversionism: the incest of a Corinthian believer (1 Cor. 5:1–5).
   3. For ritual reversionism: the participation in Communion by carnal or reversionistic believers (1 Cor. 11:30–31).
   4. For mental attitude reversionism: Saul's refusal to fight, to kill King Agag, and to obey the Lord (1 Sam. 13:9–14; 15; 1 Chron. 10:13–14).
   5. For verbal reversionism: maligning and trouble making by Hymenaeus and Alexander (1 Tim. 1:19–20).
   6. For antiestablishment reversionism: the human viewpoint foreign policy of King Hezekiah (Isa. 30:1–3; 31:1–3; 38).
5. Reversion recovery cancels the sin unto death.
   1. Rebound (1 Cor. 11:30–31).
   2. Repentance (change of mental attitude toward doctrine) (2 Tim. 2:24–26).
   3. The function of GAP (James 4:4–8).