Day 61
Biblical Principle -
Absolute truth from God’s Word:
Knowing of someone’s sin and not revealing it, the
Scriptures show that you will be apart of that sin. This also requires a sacrifice for that
sin. The same sin offering is demanded
for this as for the one who actually performed the sin.
Lev 5:1-5 And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing,
and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do
not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.
Or if a soul touch any unclean
thing, whether it be a carcase of an unclean beast, or a carcase of
unclean cattle, or the carcase of unclean creeping things, and if it be
hidden from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty.
Or if he touch the uncleanness of
man, whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man shall be defiled withal,
and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty.
Or if a soul swear, pronouncing
with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a
man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of
it, then he shall be guilty in one of these.
And it shall be, when he shall be
guilty in one of these things, that he shall confess that he hath sinned
in that thing:
Lev 5:12-13 Then shall he bring it to the priest, and the
priest shall take his handful of it, even a memorial thereof, and burn it
on the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: it is
a sin offering.
And the priest shall make an
atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned in one of these, and
it shall be forgiven him: and the remnant shall be the priest's, as a
meat offering.
Practical - Works
that apply Biblical Principle:
This section is for you to find a way to apply the truth in
your life. I will try to give only one as example; there may be other practical
ways. This is what makes the Christian walk so important and makes it important
to have a deliberate purpose in everything we do.
We are not to see sin of others as none of our
business. Neither should be view it as
us being judges of others. The Bible is
clear that we are not to close our eyes to sin.
Gal 6:1-2 Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye
which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering
thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
Bear ye one another's burdens, and
so fulfil the law of Christ.
The famous verse for not judging is actually the best verse
to show we need to help each other out because it actually fulfills the OT law
above. We do judge others because it
demands us to confess our sins by getting the beam out of our eye so that we
can address the mote sin in theirs. The
Scripture here does give a warning as well.
If you get the beam out of your eye and proceed to help others; some may
reject your help. These people may just
want to wallow in the mud. From those
people once we have initially tried to help we need to then just walk away.
Mat 7:1-6 Judge not, that ye be not judged.
For with what judgment ye judge,
ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you
again.
And why beholdest thou the mote
that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own
eye?
Or how wilt thou say to thy
brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in
thine own eye?
Thou hypocrite, first cast out
the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the
mote out of thy brother's eye.
Give not that which is holy unto
the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them
under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
