Sin is unbelief.

“He that believeth not is condemned already.” Because you steal, lie, smoke, drink, commit adultery, that isn’t sinning. Those are the attributes of sin. You do that because you don’t believe it.

Matthew 7:19-20

Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down and cast into the fire.

Wherefore by their fruits, ye shall know them. Now, here it is; get it. Sickness, I mean sin, is unbelief. “He that believeth not is condemned already.” Because you steal, lie, smoke, drink, commit adultery, that isn’t sinning. Those are the attributes of sin. You do that because you don’t believe it. And you are true and honest, and just, and upright, and holy and respectable (not because…that isn’t Christianity), you do that: that’s just the fruits of Christianity because you believe; it’s the attributes of your faith in Christ Jesus and your birth as His son. Amen. See? A good tree can’t bring forth corrupt fruit (a corrupt tree can bring forth), they just bring forth good fruit.

“By their fruits, you shall know them.” Now, if the Holy Spirit comes into this building tonight, and would declare His Word to be the truth, and you go out disbelieving It, you’d be a sinner. If God tells you what your life has been, and what it will be, and if you know what has been being the truth, and tell you what will be; if you go disbelieve it, worse things than this will come upon you. “Go ye and sin no more.” Now, sin doesn’t mean go out and drink and carry on again. “Go ye and disbelieve no more.” Amen.

There you are. Do you know what I find the greatest trouble with the Pentecostal church today is? Positionally they don’t know what they are. You’re sons and daughters of God. And a lot of times you’re looking for something great to come, but you already got that, the greatest can be given to you. Now, we are the sons of God, not we will be, we are now. And we’re seated together in Heavenly places in Christ Jesus, right now. Oh, my. When faith like that gets in the Church, the devil moves away from the place. Satan hasn’t got any legal rights at all over a Christian. Every time a man gets saved, God just writes out a whole big bunch of checks like that and puts His Name at the bottom, said, “Here they are. Fill them out.” Are you scared of it? Fill it out. “Whatever things you desire when you pray, believe you receive it. It’ll be given to you.” Mark 11:24. See? Just believe it.

 Rev. William Marrion Branham