Ezekiel 18:21

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Summary

But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

If the

And keep

And do

He shall surely

Ezekiel 18:17

Ezekiel 3:21

Romans 8:13

General references

Proverbs 12:28

Bible References

If the

When a wicked person quits his wicked behavior and does what's just and right, he'll be enabled to live.

"Tell them, "As certainly as I'm alive and living,' declares the Lord GOD, "I receive no pleasure in the death of the wicked. Instead, my pleasure is that the wicked repent from their behavior and live. Turn back! Turn back, all of you, from your wicked behavior! Why do you have to die, you house of Israel?'"

But when he was in trouble, he sought the face of the LORD his God, humbled himself magnificently before the God of his ancestors,

Whoever hides his transgressions will not succeed, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will find mercy.

"Wash yourselves, and make yourselves clean; remove your evil behavior from my presence; stop practicing what is evil.

"Seek the LORD while he may be found, call upon him while he is near.

and then repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

Therefore, repent and turn to him to have your sins blotted out,

You will help them understand and turn them from darkness to light and from Satan's control to God, so that their sins will be forgiven and they will receive a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'

In the past I was a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man. But I received mercy because I acted ignorantly in my unbelief,

Come close to God, and he will come close to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

And keep

if he lives his life consistent with my statutes and keeps my ordinances by practicing what's true, then he's righteous and will certainly live," declares the Lord GOD.

I'll place my spirit within you, empowering you to live according to my regulations and to keep my just decrees.

I'm going to do this because Abraham did what I told him to do. He kept my instructions, commands, statutes, and laws."

May my heart be blameless with respect to your statutes so that I may not become ashamed. Kaf

Both of them were righteous before God, having lived blamelessly according to all of the commandments and regulations of the Lord.

What good does it do, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith but does not prove it with actions? This kind of faith cannot save him, can it?

And do

"If a person is righteous, and practices what's lawful and right,

How blessed are those whose life is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD!

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people.

He shall surely

doesn't refuse to help the afflicted, or refuses to loan with usury or exact interest, but instead follows my ordinances and lives his life consistent with my statutes. He won't die because of his father's sin, will he? No! He'll certainly live.

If you warn the righteous person, so that he doesn't commit sin, then he'll live, since he had been warned. And you will have saved your life."

For if you live according to human nature, you are going to die, but if by the Spirit you continuously put to death the activities of the body, you will live.

General references

In the pathway to righteousness there is life, and in that lifestyle there is no death.