1 John 5:16
5:16 If
anyone sees his fellow Christian
committing a sin not resulting in death,
he should ask, and God
will grant
life to the person who commits a sin not resulting in death.
There is a sin resulting in death.
I do not say that he should ask about that.
Isaiah 1:18
1:18 Come, let’s consider your options,” says the Lord.
“Though your sins have stained you like the color red,
you can become white like snow;
though they are as easy to see as the color scarlet,
you can become white like wool.
Ezekiel 18:26-32
18:26 When a righteous person turns back from his righteousness and practices wrongdoing, he will die for it;
because of the wrongdoing he has done, he will die.
18:27 When a wicked person turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will preserve his life.
18:28 Because he considered
and turned from all the sins he had done, he will surely live; he will not die.
18:29 Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The Lord’s conduct is unjust!’ Is my conduct unjust, O house of Israel? Is it not your conduct that is unjust?
18:30 “Therefore I will judge each person according to his conduct, O house of Israel, declares the sovereign Lord. Repent and turn from all your wickedness; then it will not be an obstacle leading to iniquity.
18:31 Throw away all your sins you have committed and fashion yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Why should you die, O house of Israel?
18:32 For I take no delight in the death of anyone, declares the sovereign Lord. Repent and live!
Romans 5:20-21
5:20 Now the law came in
so that the transgression
may increase, but where sin increased, grace multiplied all the more,
5:21 so that just as sin reigned in death, so also grace will reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
James 1:15
1:15 Then when desire conceives, it gives birth to sin, and when sin is full grown, it gives birth to death.
James 4:7-10
4:7 So submit to God. But resist the devil and he will flee from you.
4:8 Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and make your hearts pure, you double-minded.
4:9 Grieve, mourn,
and weep. Turn your laughter
into mourning and your joy into despair.
4:10 Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will exalt you.