The Heathen Can Sin
Negroes are the biblical Israelites, and the law was given to our nation to establish us as a holy people and a kingdom of priests. However, there is a misunderstanding among Israelites concerning sin that needs to be corrected. Many of us use 1 John 3:4 to argue that because the law was given to Israel, only Israelites can sin. This conclusion is incorrect, and it creates a serious problem when we examine the judgment of the Most High throughout scripture.
If only Israelites can sin, why does Yahawah judge the other nations? Why did He destroy the inhabitants of the earth during the days of Noah? Are the heathen incapable of offending the Most High simply because they were not given Israel's covenant?
The answer is found by examining the actual Greek wording of 1 John 3:4 rather than relying on the traditional English translation. Once we understand what this verse says, we can distinguish between Israel's covenant responsibilities and the spiritual law that governs humanity.
The Problem With 1 John 3:4
"Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law." (1 John 3:4)
This verse is frequently used to establish the argument that sin is the violation of the law given to Israel. Since the law was given to Israel, the conclusion becomes that only Israelites can sin.
But does this interpretation make sense when we examine the rest of scripture?
Yahawah is returning to judge Israel first, but he is also bringing judgment upon the other nations. Israel will be punished for its transgressions, but the heathen will not escape judgment either. We know in this judgment it's for the wickedness they have done to us re Joel 3:2, however in the days of Noah this was not the case and he still destroyed mankind saving only eight people.
If the other nations cannot sin against the Most High because they were not given Israel's covenant, why did Yahawah destroy the inhabitants of the earth, sparing only Noah and his family?
The problem is not with scripture. The problem is with our understanding of what sin actually means.
The Greek Word That Changes Everything
When examining scripture, we must stop allowing religious tradition to dictate what the original languages say. To that end let's compare the greek and english of 1 John 3:4.
The King James Version renders 1 John 3:4 as:
"Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law."
However, when we examine the Greek, the word translated as "transgression of the law" is anomia (ἀνομία).
Anomia means lawlessness. It describes a condition or act of being without law or acting contrary to law. The Greek does not literally contain the English phrase "the transgression of the law."
A more direct grammatical rendering reads:
"Everyone who does sin also does lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness."
Notice the difference.
The King James translation gives the impression that John is specifically referring to the transgression of the covenant law given to Israel. But the Greek wording identifies sin with lawlessness itself.
This distinction is extremely important because it explains how the heathen can sin against Yahawah without having been given the same covenant statutes and commandments as Israel.
Sin is not the transgression of the law it IS LAWLESSNESS. Which means if you're not keeping spiritual law you're automatically in sin. Let's prove that.
Spiritual Law Existed Before Mount Sinai
Spiritual law did not suddenly come into existence when Yahawah gave Israel the commandments at Mount Sinai.
The commandments given to Israel revealed and codified the principles of spiritual law for the Israelites and sealed them in blood. However, those principles existed before the establishment of the Israelite covenant.
Consider Abraham.
"And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness." (Genesis 15:6)
also"because Abraham obeyed My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws." (Genesis 26:5)
Abraham was accounted righteous before the law was given to Israel at Mount Sinai. In fact he kept Yah's commandments, statutes and laws. This demonstrates that the law and accountability to Yahawah existed before the Mosaic covenant.
Now consider Adam. How could Adam transgress the Most High's law if law did not exist before Moses?
Hosea 6:7 in the NASB and ESV reads:
"But they like Adam have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me."
Though Adam is translated as "men" in the KJV either way it still shows the transgression of the law predating Mosaic law or being extended to heathen.
We must therefore realize that the spiritual law of Yahawah just contains specific covenant statutes, judgments and laws for his holy people not that it only pertains to them.
Israel Was Given the Responsibility to Teach Lawfulness
Israel was not given the law without purpose. We were established as a holy people and a kingdom of priests. We were expected to demonstrate righteousness and teach others the ways of Yahawah.
This responsibility is precisely why our judgment is so severe. See Deuteronomy 28.
Consider the rebuke given to the Levites in Malachi 2:1-9 KJV. Those entrusted with priestly responsibilities were expected to maintain righteousness and serve as an example. Instead, they failed in their duties and brought greater shame upon themselves than the regular Israelite citizenship.
The same principle applies to Israel as a nation.
We were supposed to uphold the law and demonstrate what lawful living looks like. Instead, we abandoned our responsibilities and are suffering the consequences. Our nation is an example of what happens when those entrusted with divine instruction refuse to obey it.
If Yah exercises such harsh judgment against his own people who break spiritual law how severe do you think the punishment of the disobedient heathen will be? No need to guess the New Testament already tells us it will be eternal torture. See 2 Esdras 13:38 and Matt 25:46. The heathen may not have received the same covenant responsibilities given to Israel, but they certainly were given the same spiritual law. See Sirach 15:20-21 and Romans 1:18-25.
This is why the judgment of the Most High extends beyond Israel.
The Real Meaning of Sin
When we understand 1 John 3:4, the distinction becomes clear.
Sin is not exclusively the transgression of the particular covenant statutes given to Israel. Sin is the transgression of spiritual law which is upon all men. Sin IS LAWLESSNESS. Anyone who chooses to live in opposition to the Most High is accountable for that lawlessness.
So let us stop teaching that only Israelites can sin. That position cannot withstand the testimony of scripture concerning the judgment of the nations past, present or future.
If you want to survive the coming judgment, you must learn to live lawfully. Do not allow pride, religion, philosophy or misunderstandings of scripture to lead you into lawlessness.
Keep the commandments, practice righteousness, as instructed by Israelites, holy negroes, who are the priests of the Creator on earth and understand that the Most High will judge all of mankind by the same spiritual law.
All praise to the Most High via Yahawashi the Prince.
