Homilist Ezekiel 18:31 Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby you have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit… I. Why will ye DIE? 1. For death is so awful; not the extinction of thought, feeling, memory. Rich man in hell (Luke 16). Loss of all happiness; hope. Exclusion from God and all that is pure and holy; dwelling in the place prepared for the devil and his angels. 2. How life is provided (John 3:16; 1 John 5:11; John 10:10). Deliverance from condemnation; freedom from the power of sin; holiness now, blessedness forever. II. Why will YE die? 1. For you are surrounded by Gospel privileges. 2. For your punishment will be the more severe (Matthew 11:21; Luke 12:47, 48; Matthew 23:14). III. Why WILL ye die Whoever is lost wills it. If otherwise, God's character is tarnished. The Gospel is a delusion. Man is incapable of guilt — remorse (John 5:40; Ezekiel 18:32; Deuteronomy 30:19). IV. WHY will ye die? 1. Because they love their sins better than their souls. 2. Because they will not give time to the serious consideration of these things. 3. Because they refuse to believe in any danger. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel? |
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