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What the Bible says about Intentional Sin
(From Forerunner Commentary)
If a man wanted mercy, he would grab the horns of the altar. God says, "I don't care who he is. If he acted with premeditation, you loosen his grip on those horns and kill him. He gets no mercy."
This word "premeditation" is the same word that is elsewhere translated presumptuous. So, we have to add this idea of premeditation (intent) to our concept of presumptuousness. This idea is present in the "intentional sin" (Numbers 15:30-31), but this adds to it. Lying in wait with craftiness—that is the element of planning or setting out with a purpose to sin. Often times, it is not done emotionally; a person sits down and plans to sin—no matter what.
Richard T. Ritenbaugh
PresumptuousnessRelated Topics: Craftiness | Premeditated Killing | Premeditated Murder | Premeditation | Presumptuous Sins | Presumptuousness
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