Ezekiel 33:16

Ezekiel Appointed As A Watchman And His Responsibility

¹⁵ he returns collateral, makes restitution for what he has stolen, and walks in the statutes of life without practicing iniquity—he will certainly live; he will not die. ¹⁶ None of the sins he committed will be held against him. He has done what is just and right; he will certainly live. ¹⁷ “But your people say, ‘The Lord’s way isn’t fair,’ even though it is their own way that isn’t fair.

Justice and Righteousness

Judgment And Justice

Sin

Ezekiel 18:22

None of the transgressions he has committed will be held against him. He will live because of the righteousness he has practiced.

Isaiah 43:25

“It is I who sweep away your transgressions
for My own sake
and remember your sins no more.

Isaiah 1:18

“Come, let us discuss this,”
says the Lord.
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
they will be as white as snow;
though they are as red as crimson,
they will be like wool.

Isaiah 44:22

I have swept away your transgressions like a cloud,
and your sins like a mist.
Return to Me,
for I have redeemed you.

Micah 7:18-19

Who is a God like You,
removing iniquity and passing over rebellion
for the remnant of His inheritance?
He does not hold on to His anger forever,
because He delights in faithful love.

Romans 5:16

And the gift is not like the one man’s sin, because from one sin came the judgment, resulting in condemnation, but from many trespasses came the gift, resulting in justification.

Romans 5:21

so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace will reign through righteousness, resulting in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

1 John 2:1-3

My little children, I am writing you these things so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ the Righteous One.