Sharper Iron From Kfuo Radio

Rev. Joel Heckmann, pastor at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Okarche, OK, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Ezekiel 18:1-32. The LORD upholds His justice and righteousness in the face of His people’s false accusations against Him. He does not punish the wrong generation; the one who sins is the one who dies. From one generation to the next, the LORD causes His Word to be proclaimed to fathers, sons, and grandsons. Those who hear it in Holy Spirit-given faith are accounted righteous in His sight; those who reject it of their own wicked choice are condemned as wicked in His sight. This is also true throughout an individual’s life. The wicked man should not despair that there is no hope; instead, he should hear the Word of God, repent, believe, and live. The righteous man should not become complacent and fall from righteousness; he too should hear the Word of God, repent, believe, and live. This life is what the LORD desires for all people; this life is what He freely gives through Jesus. “The Faithful Wa