This passage is very appropriately designated as "the soul who sins will die". The Lord deals with the sayings or proverbs of the land, we have them as well for our every day life but these particular ones irks the Lord. He addrss the one in v. 2 by giving very scenarios that will address sin and repentance for a father and a son. The father is righteous but the son is not - the father lives, the son does not. The son has a son who is righteous - the righteous one lives and the sinful father does not. If a wicked man turns from his wicked ways and repents and follows the Lord's commandments - he will live since none of his offenses will be remembered just the righteous ones. If a righteous man turns away from the Lord and commits the same detestable things that a wicked man does, he will NOT live! None of the righteous things he has done will be remembered and he will be guilty and die for the sins that he has committed. The cry against the Lord is that He is unjust but all He wants is our obedience and to make us holy. "Be ye holy, because I am holy" is the NT cry. Janna Long posted a tweet that we are so hung up on His grace and mercy that we overlook His holiness. How true in a world that looks for quick and superficial fixes.
Loved the weekend and the rest despite the lousy weather for most of it. Good weekend for my Metskies but a downer for the Knicks. Still got a chance to chat with GG and spend time with the fam - it's all good!
Praise for today: He has risen and sits on the right hand of God the Father to reign forever and ever, Amen!
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