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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: I just wanted to let you know that my statement about restitution is NOT based on just my opinion as you can below. REPENTANCE, CONFESSION AND RESTITUTION from h**p://www.unification.net/ws/theme127.htm Repentance is the first step on the road to recovery of a relationship with God or realization of the original nature. Sins, attachments, and mistaken views must be acknowledged as such; then it is possible to turn away from the old life and set out on the new path of faith. Since accumulated sins and delusions form a barrier obscuring the presence of God or the true self, repentance is a condition for God to forgive the sin and eradicate illusion, that the divine Presence may once again grace the penitent's life. Repentance is sometimes misunderstood as being fulfilled by words of contrition uttered in prayer. Words of contrition are indeed significant when they reflect a fresh inner realization that a particular course of action was wrong, and when they are accompanied by a sincere vow not to repeat the sin. But that is only the first stage of repentance. The second stage, one far more efficacious, is to confess the sin to others, particularly a confession to the person who had been wronged. The humiliation and shame which accompanies confessing one's sin to another makes such repentance extremely serious, and laying one's sins out in the open is a powerful cathartic. The third stage of repentance is to make some substantial compensation for the past misdeed. This means to do penance or to make restitution to the person who had been wronged, or, if that is not possible, to someone else representing that person. Finally, repentance should result in an actual change of direction in the life of the penitent, as he endeavors to perform good deeds and eschew his former transgressions. Matt 3:2 Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Ps 51:17 The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. 2 Chron 7:14 If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. Lk 18:10-14 Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, "God, I thank thee that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week, I give tithes of all that I get." But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, "God, be merciful to me a sinner!" I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for every one who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted. Ez 33:14-16 Again, though I say to the wicked, "You shall surely die," yet if he turns from his sin and does what is lawful and right, if the wicked restores the pledge, gives back what he has taken by robbery, and walks in the statutes of life, committing no iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die. None of the sins that he has committed shall be remembered against him; he has done what is lawful and right, he shall surely live. I should emphasize as I mentioned in my previous post, this concept of restitution as being a part of repentance is one of attitude and action. Yes, it should be started as soon as possible BUT it is true that restituion cannot possibly be completed in its entirety before salvation from God. I'm convinced it should be started and continued thru one's life as necessary, especially in the case where complete restitution is impossible, ie taking a life. Again it's our attitude and intent God wants to see in our new way of life, our transformed lifestyle. Go with God and study His Word completely and He'll Bless you. Bill |