Pastor Bryan Walmer

14 Then the Lord spoke to Moses: 15 “If someone offends by sinning unintentionally in regard to any of the Lord’s holy things, he must bring his penalty for guilt to the Lord: an unblemished ram from the flock (based on your assessment of its value in silver shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel) as a guilt offering. 16 He is to make restitution for his sin regarding any holy thing, adding a fifth of its value to it, and give it to the priest. Then the priest will make atonement on his behalf with the ram of the guilt offering, and he will be forgiven. 17 “If someone sins and without knowing it violates any of the Lord’s commands concerning anything prohibited, he is guilty, and he will bear his iniquity. Leviticus 5:14-17 CSB
5 But he was pierced because of our rebellion, crushed because of our iniquities; punishment for our peace was on him, and we are healed by his wounds. 6 We all went astray like sheep; we all have turned to our own way; and the Lord has punished him for the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth. Like a lamb led to the slaughter and like a sheep silent before her shearers, he did not open his mouth. 8 He was taken away because of oppression and judgment, and who considered his fate? For he was cut off from the land of the living; he was struck because of my people’s rebellion. 9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked, but he was with a rich man at his death, because he had done no violence and had not spoken deceitfully. 10 Yet the Lord was pleased to crush him severely. When you make him a guilt offering, he will see his seed, he will prolong his days, and by his hand, the Lord’s pleasure will be accomplished. Isaiah 53:5-10 CSB

Sin is dangerous because there are times we do not know it is there.

Sin Infects.

Sin gets entry into our lives and spreads.

Ignorance is not the same as innocence.

Sin obligates.

Sin against others is sin against the Lord.

Horizontal sin in our relationships with each other affects our vertical relationship with God.

God convicts.

God brings us into deeper relationship with Him through conviction.

Ask the Holy Spirit for conviction while inviting other believers to speak into your life.

God Unites.

God does not want our worship if unresolved sin exists between us and another person.

God pays.

Sometimes repentance means going beyond “I’m sorry” to making things right.

If you have been wronged, you have to pay the cost of forgiveness.

Jesus is the guilt offering…