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But if the wicked turn from all his sins that he has committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
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The Call for Total Repentance
Commentators stress that the repentance described here is not partial. It involves turning from all sins and committing to all of God's statutes. John Calvin warns against a "half-conversion," and John Gill notes that cherishing even one sin calls the sincerity of one's repentance into question. It's a complete reorientation of one's life toward God.
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Ezekiel
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19th Century
Bishop
If the wicked will turn.—The prophet now takes up the fourth and last case—that of a change in the individual character. …
16th Century
Theologian
In this sentence, God proposes the hope of pardon, and invites and exhorts all transgressors of His law to repentance. But this doctrine is especia…
17th Century
Pastor
But if the wicked So far is the Lord from punishing the sins of one man upon another, that he will not punish a man for h…
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Minister
The wicked man would be saved, if he turned from his evil ways. The true penitent is a true believer. None of his former transgressions shall be me…