21 For it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn away from the holy commandment handed on to them.
Verse 21
It is better to not know the way of righteousness meaning not God's law.
Than know God's law and turn away meaning not adhere to it.
From the holy commandments is God's law.
Handed to given them here could be written to them or preached to them.
This verse can put another way to know to do right then not do right.
This is sin.
It's the sin of omission.
The main idea of this sin is the failure to act upon what you know to is right.
An example of this is when God tells you to help that person who is out in the cold, and you do not help knowing it is right that is sin.
See someone on the street bleeding out and you go about your day as if they were fine, but you know what was right to do and do not do that is sin.
It's not what we do that keeps us from getting into heaven but what we do not do according to Ed Cole.
So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin. James 4:17
Tomorrow we will pray for this!!!!
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