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Ezekiel

Ezekiel 
Day 
Day 187

"When a righteous man turns away from his righteousness"

Text: Ezekiel 18:24

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A RIGHTEOUS MAN BECOMES WICKED

The Lord went on to discuss the opposite possibility of a righteous person turning to deeds of wickedness. How would the Lord judge him?

“But when a righteous man turns away
from his righteousness and commits iniquity,
and does according to all the abominations that the wicked man does,
shall he live?
All the righteousness which he has done shall not be remembered;
because of the unfaithfulness of which he is guilty
and the sin which he has committed,
because of them he shall die.”
Ezekiel 18:24

1. Being a righteous man.

a) This is expected.

b) God made a person to be upright.

c) If he is righteous, he is doing the good and lawful thing.

2. If he turns away from righteousness.

a) He departs from the path of righteousness.

b) He chooses the path of wickedness instead.

c) He now pursues deeds of iniquity.

d) His deeds are now abominable.

3. How would the Lord respond?

a) Should he live?
The short answer is “No!”

b) What about his past righteousness?

i) All his righteousness would not be remembered.

ii) He is now declared to be unfaithful.

iii) He will be pronounced guilty of sin before God.

c) Because he has chosen the path of wickedness.
He will have to face the death penalty.