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Sins is a perfectly valid translation of James 5:16 as well. You can make an assertion that it is not, but reputable Bible translators would disagree. I would ask what your linguistic background is.
No. Why would you ever think I would do that?
However, you are missing the point. An alcoholic who desires to be free from his addiction is not going to stay hooked to his addiction for the rest of his life. That's kind of the point. A believer does not stay addicted to their sin the rest of their life. They will overcome it. For sin shall not have dominion over them. For they that are Christ's have crucified the affections and lusts (Galatians 5:24).
This is making the assumption that your world view is true. However, it is not the case according to the Bible and how the real world operates. Actually the church that believes they can sin and still be saved would be hypocritical because they are preaching from the Bible that has many commands in it for them to do and yet they are not obeying them. In other words, the Word says one thing and yet they are doing something completely the opposite (Which is wrong).
In the King James, James 5:16 says "fautls" and not sins. This would be sins not leading unto death. It would be hidden or secret faults as mentioned in Psalm 19:12. We know that this is the case because James 5:19-20 mentions how if a believer converts a back slidden saint back to the faith, they would have in effect helped to save their soul and covered their sins. So James 5:16 is talking about the sins that do not lead unto death and James 5:19-20 is talking about sins that did lead unto death but they were repented of. Also see 1 John 5:16-18.
However, you are missing the point. An alcoholic who desires to be free from his addiction is not going to stay hooked to his addiction for the rest of his life. That's kind of the point. A believer does not stay addicted to their sin the rest of their life. They will overcome it. For sin shall not have dominion over them. For they that are Christ's have crucified the affections and lusts (Galatians 5:24).
This is making the assumption that your world view is true. However, it is not the case according to the Bible and how the real world operates. Actually the church that believes they can sin and still be saved would be hypocritical because they are preaching from the Bible that has many commands in it for them to do and yet they are not obeying them. In other words, the Word says one thing and yet they are doing something completely the opposite (Which is wrong).
In the King James, James 5:16 says "fautls" and not sins. This would be sins not leading unto death. It would be hidden or secret faults as mentioned in Psalm 19:12. We know that this is the case because James 5:19-20 mentions how if a believer converts a back slidden saint back to the faith, they would have in effect helped to save their soul and covered their sins. So James 5:16 is talking about the sins that do not lead unto death and James 5:19-20 is talking about sins that did lead unto death but they were repented of. Also see 1 John 5:16-18.