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God really wants to ram home the message that “the who sins is the one who will die”. There are two further key points here. The first is in v22 where it is made clear that it is always worth repenting! There are two dangers. One is that a “sinner” might think it is hopeless. Since he has already sinned there is nothing he can do about it, all is lost. Not so! It is always worth repenting! The other danger is that someone thinks they have done so much good that a little sin won’t matter. Again, not so! So we need to continue living righteously. The final lesson is in v23 “Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked?” God only punishes because He has to, He would far rather we did not sin in the first place, and if we do sin that we repented.
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