Originally Posted by John_C
All sin leads to death. It is only forgiven sin through the shed blood of Christ Jesus that escapes death (Hell). Since the 1 John verses are just after the verse on assurance (1 John 5:13) he cannot be thinking of a 'falling away', so I wouldn't link it with the Hebrews passage.

As to whether it is the same as the 'unpardonable sin' I cannot say for sure, but they would be very similar.

Hi John,

I'm not sure why John couldn't be talking about "falling away." True, the immediate context has to do with assurance of salvation, but the broader context of the letter does deal with those who have fallen away, so it would make sense that this is what John has in mind with the "sin unto death."

Kyle

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified.