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NASB | Leviticus 6:2 "When a person sins and acts unfaithfully against the LORD, and deceives his companion in regard to a deposit or a security entrusted to him, or through robbery, or if he has extorted from his companion, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Leviticus 6:2 "When anyone sins and acts unfaithfully against the LORD by deceiving his neighbor (companion, associate) in regard to a deposit or a security entrusted to him, or through robbery, or if he has extorted from his neighbor, |
Bible Question:
I know we are saved by Gods glorious Grace thru the blood and death of Jesus. Why do some Christians say that we must make right by acting on our past sins? If we are saved by Grace and God forgives and washes are past lives clean with repentance and if we are to Do away with our old lives,Put on our new way of thinking,and be transformed to the image of Christ. Ephesians 4:22-25 Do we truly also go and correct every wrong we ever committed in our life when we were sinners...before we were forgiven? I have always wondered about this and in reading I find nothing backing this way of teaching up. |
Bible Answer: Our relationship with God was broken by our sin and our sinfulness. For the one who trusts Christ, the debt has been paid with God by Christ, the barrier to relationship with God has been removed through Christ's sacrifice, and our relationship has been restored through the merit of Christ's perfect life. However, this does not remove the barriers that our sins have placed between us and others or the barriers that others' treatment of us has caused. We can forgive others their sins, and we can show repentance (including restitution when possible) for our sins against others. This is the heart of God toward us -- providing for us the restitution for our sins. As we seek to honor God, and as He develops His heart in us, we will want to restore relationships with others - so far as it depends on us. Therefore, we should show restitution and repentance -- valuing the others we have hurt as much as we value ourselves. See also Romans 12:17-21. |