…for what it's worth

From Isaiah 56:11-12.

I’ve always wondered at the many many many verses in the Bible that seem to be saying to some of us true Christians/Israelites are unable to communicate with God (because he hides himself) because of our many many sins. The Bible explicitly says elsewhere that God hears the prayers of his saints, and yet there are so many passages that also seem to be shouting at his elect for their sins, and discussing how he won’t save them or even hear them because of their many iniquities.

It just occurred to me that these passages, at the very least, make clear how much God hates our sin, and also that there are grave consequences for our sins in this life even for Christians.

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