Unbelief: The Sole Predecessor of Sin
- Alissa Kain
- Apr 8, 2024
- 5 min read
Updated: Apr 10, 2024
Exposing the demonic ideologies of false teachers, false prophets, false gospels, and the modern American church...and why it's part of a much larger demonic scheme.
You might believe it's ridiculous for me to claim that unbelief is not only the sole predecessor of sin but that it's too juvenile to put any weight on unbelief at all.
First, let's explore the Bible and see what it says about unbelief...
If that's not compelling enough, let's look elsewhere in the Bible...
Romans 11:25 For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.
Who traditionally inhabited Israel?
The Jews!
What do non-Messianic Jews believe?
Without a doubt, both Jews and Gentiles believe in the coming of the Messiah, but their beliefs about the timing and nature of His arrival are markedly different. The Jews believe they're waiting upon the first coming of the Messiah alongside the promise of unity, peace, and prosperity, while the Gentiles believe Jesus is the Messiah and await His second coming.
Why is this important?
It's important because the belief that our Messiah has not yet come denotes that the Jews not only believe the Messiah has yet to sacrifice for our transgressions, but that they're obligated to fulfill all 613 mitzvot.
This would naturally lead an individual to partake in what's commonly referred to as "works-based salvation", as opposed to faith-based salvation (Ephesians 2:8-9).
Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.
Many assume James 2:26 is evidence that works-based salvation is required by the Messiah, but what if I told you the nature of these so-called "works" isn't completely clarified by the 26th verse of second James? In fact, it's partially specified beforehand in James 2:24!
James 2:24-26 You see that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only. Likewise, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way? For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
I know what you're probably thinking...
"If that's only the partial specification, where's the other part?"
Let's take a look at Isaiah...
You might also ask, "Is it bad if I truly desire to partake in the works that I believe I need to fulfill for my salvation?"
Yes.
Let's look again at Isaiah, but this time, at chapter two.
"...everything what and lofty?!"
Proud!
We've all heard the famous verse about pride, but it truly is a jarring description of the fate that the proud will suffer.
Cross-referencing with Isaiah 2:12-22 confirms that pride is indeed the sin of self-reliance.
Speaking of pride, do you remember what got Lucifer banished from heaven?
Let's read Ezekiel...
"Lifted up?!"
Yes, proud.
It was pride that got Lucifer and a third of the angels banished from heaven.
While we're on the topic of deception, what can we conclude about the kind of deception many followers of the faith have fallen subject to today?!
To understand what deception is, we must first understand what it isn't.
Open up to John 3...
John 3:17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
"Condemn? Huh?"
It's widely known that the New Testament (where the Book of John resides) was translated from Greek.
According to the Thayer's Greek Lexicon, the Greek word for "condemn" is katakrinō, which means...
To give judgment against, to judge worthy of punishment 1a. To condemn 1b. By one's good example to render another's wickedness the more evident and censurable
If we were never created to go to hell, why do so many people end up there? Is it because of sin?
Let's look at Genesis 3...
Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field in which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, "Has God indeed said, 'You shall not eat of every tree of the garden?'".
If Satan knows how prone we are to the power of suggestion, we need to be aware of that, too...
So...
What does being prone to the power of suggestion mean in the larger context?
Many think of Genesis 3 as the unholy birth of what's commonly referred to as "original sin". In reality, it's not that simple. Eve was not merely tempted to eat the forbidden fruit because it looked delicious, or because she was enticed by the thought of eating from the one tree God instructed them not to. That wasn't the case. Satan only had to plant a small seed of unbelief in Eve's mind, leading her to think it was entirely possible she just "misremembered" God's instructions.
This analysis is legitimized by something else the serpent says just three verses thereafter...
Genesis 3:4 Then the serpent said to the woman, "You shall not surely die".
Death? What does death have to do with being prone to the power of suggestion and Eve eating the forbidden fruit?
Short answer?
Everything.
Long answer?
The Strongs Hebrew Concordance lists 4191 as the number coinciding with the word "die" in Genesis 3:4. In this verse, the Hebrew word for "die" is "מוּת" (or "mooth" phonetically).
Where else does "die" translate to "מוּת" in the Old Testament?
What can we take from Psalm 82? Why is "like men" (Psalm 82:7) so important in this chapter?
Numerous verses in the Bible refer to men being "mortal", or in simpler terms, subject to the grave (Ezekiel 2:1, Genesis 6:3, 2 Chronicles 14:11 and more).
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.
You've probably heard this verse many times if you grew up going to church, but have you ever thought about what it means? Well, the former provides that "death" and "separation" are nearly synonymous. Although we don't have the power or authority to solidify our salvation, Jesus does.
My Final Thoughts
With the aforementioned truth, we can conclude the gospel of repentance is largely false. Woke churches, false teachers, and false prophets use the word "repent" in a fashion that is nothing short of perverse, proud, and detestable. Those who believe in works-based salvation bear only the rotten fruit of their father Satan: the rotten fruit of pride. We should seek God regarding what needs turning away from, but it isn't our portion to beg God for forgiveness for every last sin we've committed. Why? The sole predecessor of every sin is unbelief, and God is gracious enough to help us with our unbelief, too! How come? He died on the cross for ALL OF US! The true meaning of repentance is "to change one's mind".
Change your mind. Do it. Change your mind immediately. That's all it takes. No penalties are attached. YOU can be a worker of righteousness because YOU are special to God and YOU have a spot reserved for you in heaven! It doesn't matter which sins you've committed, who you are, what you've previously believed, or how you've lived your life before reading this. Jesus doesn't keep receipts or want you obsessively attempting to recall every last one of your sins so you can "repent", that's Satan. God is love (1 John 4:8), and love keeps no record of wrongs (1 Corinthians 13:1).
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