Bible Questions Answered:
What are the sins called “presumptuous” sins?
Jason/ Sydney, Australia
Bible Answer:
Bible Text:
Psalm 19:12-14 KJV
12 Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.
13 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.
14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my Redeemer.
Presume: To take upon oneself with out permission or authority; dare (to say or do something; venture.
To take something for granted. (New World Dictionary)
Matthew 7:15-23 KJV
15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
21 Not every one that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of My Father which is in heaven.
22 Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from Me, ye that work iniquity.
Here was a group of people, who were very religious!
They prophesied in the name of the Lord.
They performed exorcisms in the name of the Lord.
They did many wonderful works, in the name of the Lord.
And yet Jesus called them “Workers of Iniquity!”
How could this be?
It could be, because these religious people, were presumptuous in their beliefs!
They “took something for granted,” in a very arrogant way, and that something was their salvation.
They were “self-deceived,” as to believing that religious works, translated into salvation.
That an all loving God, surely would receive them based upon the good works that they had done.
When in actuality, they were deceivers, working iniquity!
And they were so, because they lead many, to destruction, believing that they, church leaders and members, knew well what they were doing, when in affect, they were blind leaders of the blind.
Jesus had warned, but they did not “want to listen.”
Matthew 7:21 KJV
Not every one that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven;
but he that doeth the will of My Father which is in heaven.
And they did not want to listen, because it would have meant, repenting of their sins, and turning from them.
God, cannot be bought!
Our precious Saviour, did not come to earth to suffer, bleed and die, when some “good-work,” could have saved us just as well!
Baptism, Communion, church membership, confirmation, dedication, etc. etc. etc... do not save anyone! Only the Lord Jesus, is the Saviour.
Acts 2:21 KJV
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
I Samuel 15:22,23 KJV
22 And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry.
Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, He hath also rejected thee from being king.
Anyone who lives the way he wishes, while thinking that his good works will surely save him, is deceived.
Galatians 6:7,8 KJV
7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
James 1:22 KJV
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
Psalm 19:14 KJV
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my Redeemer.
