Ezekiel 18:22 Cross References

Ezekiel 18:22

22: All their past sins will be forgotten, and they will live because of the righteous things they have done.

None of their past sins will be brought up again, for they have done what is just and right, and they will surely live.

Once again you will have compassion on us. You will trample our sins under your feet and throw them into the depths of the ocean!

"I--yes, I alone--am the one who blots out your sins for my own sake and will never think of them again.

The LORD rewarded me for doing right; he compensated me because of my innocence.
For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I have not turned from my God to follow evil.
For all his laws are constantly before me; I have never abandoned his principles.
I am blameless before God; I have kept myself from sin.
The LORD rewarded me for doing right, because of the innocence of my hands in his sight.

However, if righteous people turn to sinful ways and start acting like other sinners, should they be allowed to live? No, of course not! All their previous goodness will be forgotten, and they will die for their sins.

He has removed our rebellious acts as far away from us as the east is from the west.

In those days," says the LORD, "no sin will be found in Israel or in Judah, for I will forgive the remnant I preserve.

And I will forgive their wrongdoings, and I will never again remember their sins."

She then said to Elijah, "O man of God, what have you done to me? Have you come here to punish my sins by killing my son?"

Oh, what joy for those whose rebellion is forgiven, whose sin is put out of sight!
Yes, what joy for those whose record the LORD has cleared of sin, whose lives are lived in complete honesty!

then hear from heaven and judge between your servants--the accuser and the accused. Punish the guilty party, and acquit the one who is innocent.

will judge all people according to what they have done.
He will give eternal life to those who persist in doing what is good, seeking after the glory and honor and immortality that God offers.

They are a warning to those who hear them; there is great reward for those who obey them.

And they will not need to teach their neighbors, nor will they need to teach their family, saying, `You should know the LORD.' For everyone, from the least to the greatest, will already know me," says the LORD. "And I will forgive their wickedness and will never again remember their sins."

Forgive the rebellious sins of my youth; look instead through the eyes of your unfailing love, for you are merciful, O LORD.

So make every effort to apply the benefits of these promises to your life. Then your faith will produce a life of moral excellence. A life of moral excellence leads to knowing God better.
Knowing God leads to self-control. Self-control leads to patient endurance, and patient endurance leads to godliness.
Godliness leads to love for other Christians, and finally you will grow to have genuine love for everyone.
The more you grow like this, the more you will become productive and useful in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
But those who fail to develop these virtues are blind or, at least, very shortsighted. They have already forgotten that God has cleansed them from their old life of sin.

Dear children, don't let anyone deceive you about this: When people do what is right, it is because they are righteous, even as Christ is righteous.

Don't you remember that our ancestor Abraham was declared right with God because of what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?
You see, he was trusting God so much that he was willing to do whatever God told him to do. His faith was made complete by what he did--by his actions.
And so it happened just as the Scriptures say: "Abraham believed God, so God declared him to be righteous." He was even called "the friend of God."
So you see, we are made right with God by what we do, not by faith alone.
Rahab the prostitute is another example of this. She was made right with God by her actions--when she hid those messengers and sent them safely away by a different road.

Don't be misled. Remember that you can't ignore God and get away with it. You will always reap what you sow!
Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful desires will harvest the consequences of decay and death. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit.

Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins.

But just the opposite happened. Those yearly sacrifices reminded them of their sins year after year.
For it is not possible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

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