Ziggy
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1Jo 2:111 John 3:
[9] Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.
These are the two commandments.
Love God. Only those who are born of God can truly love God.
Love your neighbor.
Lev 19:17
Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.
Is it a SIN to rebuke thy neighbor?
NKJV
‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.
Holding onto hate in your heart is the Sin.
Mat 5:23
Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
Mat 5:24
Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
Be angry and Sin not.
Psa 7:11
God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.
So being angry is not an unforgivable sin, it is a trespass against another.
Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.
Hate or holding on to hate so that no forgiveness or mercy can be found in it, aka darkness, no light,
This is Sin.
And the Sin is not against another, but the Sin is in your own heart and it must be plucked out.
So whosoever is born of God cannot Sin, because we have no room in our heart for hate.
We can be angry and Sin not through reconciliation or rebuke.
And forgiveness is key.
You can be angry and Sin not by and through forgiveness.
Luk 6:37
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.
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