WPCY  Ib'kxNxv.r #M) Jw# G$K՚jq~&T%I5Wҙ*U>ONJj"j4T_Rek ud>I2cp3Y[ւ9 pM\|[[CܧF`LIp>vY s M)dWOЇ`G,'LжڠKw}#V-b-K\|Xn8B~eޝcYոn lg"E\٪\DFĕ_vN-!9J[6j z{O9螗'J)XXR*4?Xt?"B> (_17  2( 4 <DL223  Ԁ2( 4 <DL2  *DD (_16   ," <DL,23  Ԁ," <DL,   *55 (_15  ) <DL)23  Ԁ) <DL)  *22 (_14 ` &<<DL&23  Ԁ&<<DL& ` *// (_13  #DL#23  Ԁ#DL#  *,, (_12   DL 23  Ԁ DL  *)) (_11 h DDL23  ԀDDL h *&& (_10  L23  ԀL  (## &_9   L23  Ԁ L  (>> &_8  2( 4 <DL223  2( 4 <DL2  (DD &_7   ," <DL,23  ," <DL,   (55 &_6  ) <DL)23  ) <DL)  (22 &_5 ` &<<DL&23  &<<DL& ` (// &_4  #DL#23  #DL#  (,, &_3   DL 23   DL  ()) &_2 h DDL23  DDL h (&& &_1  L23  L  &## $_   L23   L  %2A`Arial !USUS.,  _  iXX * X,XX*LETSTALKABOUTSIN #XXiI#  =DoesGodtreatallsinnersalike? L Aretheredifferentdegreesofsin? 8 Isthepunishmentthesameforeverysin? $ Whatisthe salvationissue?   WhatonethingwilldecidewhetherIamsavedorlost.    tXXSinisSin#XXt-#    IJOHN3:5 Sinislawlessness.   0   (#(# 0   ROMANS5:13 Foruntilthelawsinwasintheworld,\ (#(#      4  `    h   butsinisnotimputedwhenthereisnolaw. H  0   (#(#   0  Letstrythatagain:Beforeanyoneknewabout thelawhumansweresinning,butnooneis  p heldresponsiblewhohasneverheard thelaw.(RachelsVersion)Saidanotherway,sinis  \ stillsin,evenifyoudontknowitssin!butyouwontbecountedguiltybecauseyoudidnt H knowanybetter.4(#(#   XXSinsofignorance #XX #0   (#(# 0   JOHN9:41 Jesussaidtothem,Ifyouwereblind,youwouldhavenosin,butnowyousay,We 8 see.Thereforeyoursinremains.$(#(# JOHN15:22,24 IfIhadnotcomeandspokentothem,theywouldhavenosin,butnowtheyhave  0  noexcusefortheirsin... IfIhadnotdoneamongthemtheworkswhichnooneelsedid,they  wouldhavenosin,butnowtheyhaveseenandalsohatedbothMeandMyFather.(#(# 0  Itsallaboutattitude.IfyouknowthatGoddoesntwantyoutodosomething,andyoudoit \  anywaythatstheessenceofsin.Godonlyholdsyouguiltyifyouknowwhatheexpectsofyou. H! Evenifyoudidsomethinginignorancewhenyoulearnthatwhatyoudidwaswrong,youwill 4" needtoaskforgiveness(andnotdothatagain).Herewasthecommandconcerningsinsof  #p  ignorance,inancientIsrael. $\!(#(# ITIMOTHY1:13Paulwriting, AlthoughIwasformerlyablasphemer,apersecutor,andan %4!# 0  insolentman;butIobtainedmercybecauseIdiditignorantlyinunbelief.& "$(#(# Ѐ ' #% LEVITICUS5:46 Whenherealizesit,thenheshallbeguiltyinanyofthesematters.Anditshall (#& 0  be,whenheisguiltyinanyofthesematters,thatheshallconfessthathehassinnedinthatthing, )$' andheshallbringhistrespassofferingtotheLORDforhissinwhichhehassinned...*%((#(#  D-(+ LEVITICUS5:17 Ifapersonsins,andcommitsanyofthesethingswhichareforbiddentobedone  0  bythecommandmentsoftheLORD,thoughhedoesnotknowit,yetheisguiltyandshallbear  hisiniquity.Andheshallbringtothepriestaramwithoutblemishfromtheflock,withyour  valuationasatrespassoffering.t(#(# IJOHN5:1617 Allunrighteousnessisin,andthereissinNOTleadingtodeath.Ifanyonesees L  0  hisbrothersinningasinwhichdoesnotleadtodeath,hewillask,andHewillgivehimlifefor 8  thosewhocommitsin,notleadingtodeath.ThereISsinleadingtodeath.Idonotsaythathe $ t shouldprayaboutthat. `(#(# Ѐ  L  0  Foryoustudentsoftheword,thisverseisaboutignorantsin,andsin(withattitude).Sins  8  committedinignorancedo notleadtodeathbecauseGodwontholdyouguilty.Wecanpray $  forthesepeople,askingGodtoforgivethem.ThisiswhatJesusdid,onthecrosswhenHe   prayed, Fatherforgivethemtheyknownotwhattheydo(Luke23:34). (#(# HEBREWS9:7Butintothesecondpartthehighpriestwentaloneonceayear,notwithoutblood,   0  whichheofferedforhimselfandforthepeoplessinscommittedinignorance;p(#(# 0  ThebloodofJesusremovestherecordofthosesinsfromtheheavenlyrecords.H(#(# 0  Andbythewayyoucannotjuststayignorantonpurpose.Willfulignoranceissintoo. p(#(# 0   Mypeoplearedestroyedforlackofknowledge.Becauseyouhaverejectedknowledge,Ialso  \ willrejectyoufrombeingpriestforMe;BecauseyouhaveforgottenthelawofyourGod,Ialso H willforgetyourchildren.(Hosea6:2).d4(#(# d  XXUnintentionalSin#XX T# : XX Sinsofweakness #XX ݬ#    (Withoutpremeditation,thoughtless,careless.) 2 0  Youlostyourtemper.Youcursed_because_Ԁyouhaveabadhabit.Youjustrecentlyquitsmoking   andthecravingjustgotthebetterofyou,andyousmokedanotherone.Youlingeredalittletoo   long,lookingatthatgirlinshortshortsaheadofyouinthecheckoutline,untilyouwere ! fantasizingaboutherinbed.Yousharedabitofgossipbeforeithityouwhatyouweredoing. ~"  Thereareaboutathousandexampleswecouldgiveherebutyougetthepicture.j#!(#(# 0  Wejustslipupsometimes.V$"(#(# ROMANS7:15Paulwrote, ForwhatIamdongIdonotunderstand.ForwhatIwilltodo,thatI .&~!$ 0  donotpractice;butwhatIhate,thatIdo'j"%(#(# 0  Ihaveheardthistypeofsincalled missingthemark.Youweretrying.Youaimedatthe (B$' target.Youjustmissed.Onceagain, Ifweconfessoutsins,Heisfaithfulandjusttoforgive ).%( oursins,andtocleanseusfromallunrighteousness(IJohn1:9).*&)(#(# 0   LEVITICUS4and5 Ifapersonsinsunintentionallyagainstanyofthecommandmentsofthe ,'+ LORDinanythingwhichoughtnottobedone,anddoesanyofthem...-(,(#(# Ї0  Hewastobringananimalforasacrifice!calleda sinoffering.Theofferingwasdifferent  dependingonwhosinnedcommonperson,orruler,orthewholecamp.ThebloodofJesusthe  true sinofferingcoveredtherecordofthesin.(#(#   XXSinwithattitude#XX ݶ#  L  0  Thisoneisdifferent.ThispersonknowswhatGodwantshimtodo.Hejustdoesntcare.He r  isrebellioustothecore.Hesinswillfully,withpremeditation,withnoregardforGods ^  commands.Istherearemedyforthisperson?J  (#(# 0  Therewasnosacrificialremedyforrebellioussin."r (#(# HEBREWS10:26 Forifwesinwillfullyafterwehavereceivedtheknowledgeofthetruth,there J  0  nolongerremainsasacrificeforsins,6 (#(# 0  Butwhatifthatpersonhasachangeofheart.Whatifhecomestoseethatallhissinful  pleasuresarenotworthit.Thestoryofthe prodigalsonisastoryofjustsuchaperson.He  knewthathewasnothonoringhisfather.Heknewthatwastinghisinheritanceondebauchery  wasmorallywrong.Butwhenhismoneywasgone,andhewasleftfeedingthepigs,hehad  achangeofattitude.Andhisfatherforgivehim!withgreatjoy!(Lukechapter15).n(#(# 0  0(#(#  Isaiah55:7 Letthewickedforsakehisway,andtheunrighteousmanhisthoughts;lethim F returntotheLORD,andHewillhavemercyonhim;andtoourGod,forHewill 2 abundantlypardon. n(#(# 0  ThestoryofKingSolomonisanothersuchstory.SolomonwastrulyblessedofGod,buthe F squanderedthoseblessingsdecoratinghispalace,throwingwildparties,havingsexwith 2 hundredsofwivesandconcubines(paganonesatthat).Onlylaterinhislife,whenherealized  thatthesinfulpleasureswereempty,didhereturntotheLord.ThenhewrotetheProverbs,   which_teach_ԀthatasimplelifeinharmonywiththeLord,istheonlyonewhichleadstopeace,   andjoy.!(#(# 0  Wecanreturn.Wecanbeforgiven,evenforsinswithattitudebutonlyifweloosetheattitude. j#! Wemusthavetrueheartsorrowforoursininordertobeforgiven.Thedangerinthewild V$" lifestyleisthatthepersonwillgetsofarouttherehe/shewillnotWANTtoreturn.B% #(#(# tXX Itsallaboutattitude. #XXt))# 'j"% 'X XXX#XX X'X)#0  WhichbringsmetosomethingIcall thesalvationissue !thethingthatdecideswhetheran )d$' individualwillliveforeverwithGodintheearthmadenew,ordietheseconddeath.*T%((#(# 0  Ibelievethat thesalvationissueistheresponseofeachpersontotheHolySpirit.Christmay +,'* convicteachofusaboutsomethingdifferent.,(+(#(#  -), Ї0  HemaycometoanativeinthejunglesofBorneo,whohasneverheardthenameJesus,with  theconvictionthatitwouldbewrongtomurderhisneighborandstealhispigs.Hemaycome  tomewiththeconvictionthatIreallyshouldtreatmybodylikeatempleoftheHolySpirit.  WhenJesuslivedonearth,theSpiritconvictedtheJewsthatHEreallywas/istheMessiah.He t mayconvictyouthatthe7thdayreallyistheSabbath,blessedandhallowedatcreation.`(#(# 0  WhateverthecasetheindividualresponsetothatpleadingoftheSpirit,overthecourseoftheir 8  life,willdeterminetherelationshipwithGod,foreternity.Willtheyrespondwithrebellion, $ t withcarelessdisregard,orwithhumblesubmission? `(#(#     8