Jewish people who turn from the righteousness of Jesus Christ dies in their sin.

Ezekiel 33:12c

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“…nor shall the righteous be able to live because of his righteousness in the day that he sins.’” Ezekiel 33:12c.

This verse refers to all of the Jewish people who lived in the righteousness of God but turned away from Him by rejecting Jesus Christ. Sin is to turn from God, to discard the need for the remission of sin through Jesus Christ, and to be oppressive to the Holy Spirit. There are also those who turn away from the righteousness found in Jesus Christ to choose the life of sin instead. There is one very notable Jewish person who walked in the righteousness of Jesus Christ but sinned against Him. Judas was his name, and he died in his sin.

Judas betrayed our Lord Jesus, and Jesus was arrested and crucified. Before his betrayal of Jesus, Judas was chosen to be one of the Twelve Apostles, and was even given power to cast out demons, to heal the sick, and to preach the Gospel of Christ. Judas was living a righteous life but he sinned and died in his sin. As described in the verses below,

“And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease. Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; Simon the Cananite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.” Matthew 10:1-4

As followers of Jesus Christ, there is an entity that has the power to enflame physiological desires, desires to serve the will of the flesh and to lose focus on living for Jesus Christ. We are made to think thoughts that cause us to question our Christianity. We are made to feel things to make us question our life in Christ Jesus. We are made to say things that we regret saying, and we are made to do things that make us doubt our devotion to Jesus. Through it all, keep believing in the Living God, and do not succumb to atheism. Keep lifting up the name of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Keep embracing the presence of the Holy Spirit.

“….to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets, ‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’…I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.” Revelation 2:24-25, 3:1

Have we trials and temptations?
  Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged,
  Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful
  Who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness,
  Take it to the Lord in prayer.
[What a Friend We Have in Jesus Hymn]