Ezekiel 3:12-27 - Ezekiel is to be Israel's watchman, warning the unrighteous to turn from their ways before God executes his judgment upon them. If Ezekiel neglects his calling and stays silent, the Lord "will require" the blood of the unrighteous person "at (Ezekiel's) hand". If Ezekiel fulfills his calling and issues words of warning, God assures him that "you will have delivered your soul" regardless of whether the unrighteous heed his warning or not. Ezekiel, as a speaker of God's Word, bears responsibility for the spiritual condition of his neighbor. We, who receive his Word and are also called to speak it, bear this same responsibility with regards to those people God has brought into our lives.
Romans 2:1-16 - The Law of God is not limited to the 10 Commandments (given to the Jew) or even the Old and New Testaments (given to the Christian). The Law is written on our hearts as well. Humanity, as a whole, is completely without excuse. We are faced with another hard truth here as well: "God will render to each according to his works". We are really in trouble here. We will have to read on in Romans to see the full nature Paul's argument as he fully lays out the gospel, but we would do well to remember that Christ didn't come to abolish this terrifying law of God - he came to fulfill it both for us (justification) and in us (sanctification).
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