Which sin sends someone to hell?

  BY Argie Simonis

This is a question that concerns a lot of people. The answer can be found here:

"And when He is come, He will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

Of sin, because they believe not on me". John 16:8-9

The Holy Spirit does not bring conviction to man's conscience for "anything he does wrong", but for something very specific: That he has not believed in Jesus.

For example, if you do not tithe to the church or give to others, the Spirit of God will not convict you for stinginess, but for your lack of trust in God for your finances. Every sin we commit has its root in not believing on Jesus and resting in relationship with Him.

The sin of Adam and Eve was not that they ate the forbidden fruit, but that they did not trust in the goodness of God. They believed in the devil's lie that God was keeping something from them:

"For God does know that in the day you eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and you shall be as gods, knowing good and evil." Gen 3:5

David said:

"Against you, you only, have I sinned, and done this evil in your sight" Psalm 51:4

The Lord also told David when he became an adulterer and murderer that he despised Him (2 Samuel 12:10). The real root of David's sin was against God and not against Uriah and Bathsheba.

Joseph kept his virginity when he said to Potiphar's wife:

"how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?" Gen. 39.9

The reason we should not steal is because this action reveals a lack of trust in God as our source.

The real reason we do not commit adultery is because this act reveals that we do not believe in the Lord when He said that from the beginning God made them male and female and that they would both become one flesh (Mark 10: 6-8). We are not satisfied with what the Lord has given us and we are not full of God's love. If we were, we would not look to find someone else to fill this gap.

The real temptation for Jesus was not to turn the stone into bread, but to disbelieve  God. His Father had just told him in an audible voice from heaven that Jesus was His Son and that He was pleased with Him (Matthew 3:17 and Luke 3:22).

Satan began his temptation by saying: "If you are the Son of God ..."

The devil was trying to get Jesus to prove His identity in a completely different way from what God had said about Him. The devil uses exactly the same tactics today when he tries to tempt us.

In Hebrews 4:15 he says that "He was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin."

Here one may wonder how this is possible? Jesus was not tempted by drugs, for example. But he was tempted by unbelief. Unbelief to Jesus is the root of all sin, and Jesus endured it in all its expressions.

There are only three main areas where Satan can entice us with unbelief:

"the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life". 1 John 2:16 

Jesus endured all three of these temptations. Therefore, we conclude that according to John. 16:8, the mission of the Holy Spirit is to convict us for the only sin that can send someone to hell:

"because they do not believe in Me".

Do not postpone for tomorrow the most important decision of your life that you can make today for your salvation!

"I have heard you in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succored you: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation." 2Cor. 6:2 

Amen 🙏

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