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Ezekiel 3.18, 19 (NIV)
“When I say to a wicked man, ‘You will surely
die,’ and you do not warn him or speak out to dissuade him from his evil ways
in order to save his life, that wicked man will die for his sin, and I will
hold you accountable for his blood. But if you do warn the wicked man and he
does not turn from his wickedness or from his evil ways, he will die for his
sin; but you will have saved yourself.”
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| The definition of evil in the world is when good men and women see injustice and do nothing.* |
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These words of
God were spoken specifically to Ezekiel, but we can find a similar message for us
in the New Testament. Jesus’ last recorded words on earth made it our
responsibility to preach the Good News to the world. While Jesus didn’t include
a warning of the consequences for failure to comply, there are passages that
contain clues to what our expectations should be.
In Luke 17.1
and 2, Jesus warns us about causing others to sin. “Woe to that person,” he
says. It would be better for him to be tossed into the sea wearing a cement
overcoat. (Well, those weren’t his exact words . . . read it and see!) And
James warns that we who presume to be teachers will be judged more strictly
(James 3.1). He even goes on to say that if we know the good we should do and don’t
do it, we are sinners (4.17).
God told
Ezekiel, “Warn the wicked man to change his ways or his blood will be on your
head.” If we don’t warn people about the consequences of sin, will we not be
held accountable?
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| If you actually believe people are going to Hell without Christ, then how much would you have to hate a person not to warn him?* |
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