Can anyone point me in the direction of a Calvinist sermon on Ezekiel 18?
Particularly verses 20 to 23:
20 The soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked man will fall upon him.
21 But if the wicked man turns from all the sins he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die. 22 None of the transgressions he has committed will be held against him. Because of the righteousness he has practiced, he will live. 23 Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Lord GOD. Wouldn’t I prefer that he turn from his ways and live?
Or 30 to 32:
30 Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall. 31 Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel?
32 For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live!
Actually, I would love to hear ANY preaching on these verses. They seem a little problematic for lots of traditional approaches to theology.
"Fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit" sounds rather monergistic, but with the human doing all the work rather than God! It is certainly not a verse you would want to rip from its context and build a systematic theology around.
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