16 If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads to death; I am not saying he should ask regarding that sin.
17 All unrighteousness is sin, yet there is sin that does not lead to death.
I'm pretty sure that being a faux pope and misleading who knows how much people is a sin leading to death.
Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left.
Matthew 7:23 (extra relevant to our "good" pope as it's about fake christians)
Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'
I could fetch more. And, obviously, words of Jesus >>> words of apostles.
God wants to save everyone and that means everybody is given a chance. Some (but not all) may be given multiple chances. Some won't.
Also extra relevant, Matthew 18:6
“If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
Given the pope's position, he's under extra scrutiny. If he sins, it's not a personal sin - he misleads thousands of little ones, if not millions. He doesn't get a "get out of a jail for free" card of plain deathbed confession.
I'm literally starting with a John quotation that there is sin to the death, there is sin not to the death, and we should pray for those who's sin is not to the death. Turns out, there is a clean and neat distinction between sins and they're not all alike.
Bro, Epistle of John 1:
16 If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads to death; I am not saying he should ask regarding that sin.
17 All unrighteousness is sin, yet there is sin that does not lead to death.
I'm pretty sure that being a faux pope and misleading who knows how much people is a sin leading to death.
Doesn't mean everybody is saved. Matthew 24:40
Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left.
Matthew 7:23 (extra relevant to our "good" pope as it's about fake christians)
Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'
I could fetch more. And, obviously, words of Jesus >>> words of apostles.
God wants to save everyone and that means everybody is given a chance. Some (but not all) may be given multiple chances. Some won't.
Also extra relevant, Matthew 18:6
“If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
Given the pope's position, he's under extra scrutiny. If he sins, it's not a personal sin - he misleads thousands of little ones, if not millions. He doesn't get a "get out of a jail for free" card of plain deathbed confession.
I'm literally starting with a John quotation that there is sin to the death, there is sin not to the death, and we should pray for those who's sin is not to the death. Turns out, there is a clean and neat distinction between sins and they're not all alike.
Are you bigger than John?