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Ezekiel 18:27
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25 “Yet you say, a‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ Hear now, O house of Israel, is it not My way which is fair, and your ways which are not fair?  
26 aWhen a righteous man turns away from his righteousness, commits iniquity, and dies in it, it is because of the iniquity which he has done that he dies.  
27 Again, awhen a wicked man turns away from the wickedness which he committed, and does what is lawful and right, he preserves himself alive.  
28 Because he aconsiders and turns away from all the transgressions which he committed, he shall surely live; he shall not die.  
29 aYet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ O house of Israel, is it not My ways which are fair, and your ways which are not fair?  
30 a“Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways,” says the Lord God. b“Repent, and turn from all your transgressions, so that iniquity will not be your ruin.  
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Ezekiel 18:24-28

There is an individual responsibility. God never condones sin nor grants license for anyone to disobey His commands. This is not speaking about our transgressions done out of weakness or ignorance. These are transgressions that are done as a way of life with knowledge that one is doing wrong. However, God always allows the sinner to repent. He will always chase after the sinner with His Word, giving him the opportunity to turn around. We see that in the lives of the kings Joash, Amaziah, and Uzziah. God always leaves the door open for a sinner who desires to repent. If he does not repent, his mind eventually becomes set, seared, and over time, repentance becomes impossible.

John W. Ritenbaugh
Why Three Kings Are Missing From Matthew 1

Related Topics: Amaziah | Conscience , Seared | Inability to Repent | Individual Responsibility | Joash | Repentance | Seared Conscience | Sin, Willful | Transgressing the Law | Transgressions Done in Ignorance | Transgressions Done in Weakness | Uzziah | Willfully Sin


 
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