Therefore, son of man, say to your people: The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression; and as for the wickedness of the wicked, it shall not cause him to stumble in the day that he turns from his wickedness; nor shall the righteous be able to live by his righteousness in the day that he sins, establishing that righteousness and wickedness create ongoing accountability rather than fixed status. Past righteousness does not protect present sin, nor does past sin preclude present repentance. The doctrine suggests that each moment presents opportunity for realignment with God.

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