If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD....(Lev 6:2)
Trespasses are not about losing the gift of salvation rather
it’s about estranged relationship. Even if someone has done wrong to another
and tries to conceal the matter, there is still certain uneasiness in the
relationship due to guilt. To trespass another will also offend God, hence this
should remind us of our sinful nature and the need to continually walk in the light
to remain in the place of right fellowship (1 John 1:7). Commandments regarding how we treat others are not legalism but about loving
others as God have loved us.
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and
a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever
shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. (Mat 5:38-39)
The Old tells us about the offender, Jesus tells the redeemed
who are offended to go the next mile. It is not something we have the natural
capacity to do but because Jesus abides in us and us in Him that gives us the privilege
to do so. Having the life of the Son of God in us doesn’t make us people to be
trampled on, but an insurmountable royal stature that is lived supremely above
the natural responses of life.
