Ezekiel 3:19-27
19 Yet, if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul... 21 Nevertheless if you warn the righteous man that the righteous should not sin, and he does not sin, he shall surely live because he took warning; also you will have delivered your soul.”… 27 But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’ He who hears, let him hear; and he who refuses, let him refuse; for they are a rebellious house.
19 Yet, if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul... 21 Nevertheless if you warn the righteous man that the righteous should not sin, and he does not sin, he shall surely live because he took warning; also you will have delivered your soul.”… 27 But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’ He who hears, let him hear; and he who refuses, let him refuse; for they are a rebellious house.
We are to tell the good news, to bear witness to all God has said and done in Jesus Christ. Like Ezekiel, all we can do is plead that they turn from sin to Him to believe and receive life from here to eternity. If unrighteous people hear and do not turn, they face Hell; but if they turn, they find forgiveness. If those who know Christ and want to do right fall into sin, we must exhort to correct in love; we must warn them also. We must always be ready to give a defense of what we believe from God's word, and He will enable the words we speak, remembering the sin nature is rebellion against what God says.
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