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which are absolutely absolute (Mat 22:37-40, Rom 6:7, 18, Gal 5:3-4). A Christian
can adapt his behaviour to the circumstances with total freedom within the
constraint of the two great commandments (Deut 30:10, Rom 10:4, 1 Cor 10:23,
Gal 2:17-21, 5:13-14, Col 2:11-23, Rev 19:13, 22:18-19). A Christian is
continually sinning whilst in the flesh (1 John 1:8). When the Word is nominally
addressed to Christians (Rom 1:7), as with the epistles, it is still also addressed to
all Mankind (John 1:1, Rom 1:20), which is under the Law by default (John 7:49,
Rom 1:18-20).

So, when it says, for example, in an Epistle not to commit this or that discrete sin,
the sin is being defined as against the Law (Deut 30:10), as indeed the whole, one,
Word is the Law (Deut 30:10, Gal 3:10, Jam 2:10, Rev 22:18-19), despite the fact
that Christians are not under it (Mat 22:40, Rom 10:4, Col 2:14), because Mankind,
the core, over-riding, default audience for the Word (John 1:14, Rom 1:17-20,
10:18, Col 1:6), is still under its jurisdiction (Rom 3:20). By the same token, the
commandments of Christ, who said that those who followed him would obey his
commandments (John 14:21), include as He is God and the Word (John 1:1, 14),
all the commandments of the Word including the Old Testament ones (Deut 30:10,
Gal 3:10, Jam 2:10) - but again only to those under the Law (Rom 10:4). To
Christians, the only qualifying commandments of Jesus are the two great
commandments (Mat 22:40, Rom 10:4).

All those who sin against the Law, which by definition excludes Christians, in any
one sin commit automatically every sin in the Law (Gal 3:10, Jam 2:10, 1 John
3:4). This would include any one sin against either of the two great
commandments which are themselves part of the Law (Lev 19:18, Deut 6:5). A
Christian can not sin at all against the Law (Rom 8:1, 1 John 3:6, 9, 5:18). He can
not sin the sins of the Law (Deut 5:17, Eccl 3:3, 8, Mat 7:1, Rom 2:1, 8:1, 1 John
3:6, 9, 5:18), except the two great commandments (1 John 1:8) but not as against
the Law but against the Tree of Life (Rom 8:1, 1 John 3:6, 9, 5:18).

As for the Christian any sin against the two great commandments, even one sin,
means that all the sins of the Law, and the entire Word, would be committed (Gal
3:10, Jam 2:10, 1 John 3:4) were it not for the fact that the Law does not apply to
Christians (Rom 10:4). As for non-Christians any one sin means that all sins,
including the unforgivable sin (Mark 16:16), have been committed (Deut 30:10,
John 1:1, Gal 3:10, Jam 2:10, 1 John 3:4, Rev 22:18-19).

Though a Christian can perpetrate the act he can not commit the sin of murder,
witchcraft, fornication, idolatry or any of the other sins against: the Law (Rom 6:7,