Leviticus 20 – Do not turn a blind eye

“The LORD said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites: ‘Any Israelite or any alien living in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech must be put to death. The people of the community are to stone him. I will set my face against that man and I will cut him off from his people; for by giving his children to Molech, he has defiled my sanctuary and profaned my holy name. If the people of the community close their eyes when that man gives one of his children to Molech and they fail to put him to death, I will set my face against that man and his family and will cut off from their people both him and all who follow him in prostituting themselves to Molech.”

God gave a command that the people are to worship no other gods; anyone found to worship other gods is to be eternally separated from the community by death. God then expanded on this command to say that any of the people witness the worship of other gods then the witnesses are implicated in the guilt of the worshiper.

In our church communities we have a responsibility to our fellow Christians. We are to build one another up in faith, but we are also to hold one another accountable. When we turn a blind eye to another’s sin and pretend it does not exist we are damaging the entire church community and committing a sin. When we witness the sin of our fellow Christians we need to address it with them, otherwise we implicate ourselves in their sin.

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