It took me a little over 5 minutes to read these two chapters. God left no part of life untouched by the Law. A witness to a crime should voluntarily step forward to offer testimony (5:1) , an impulsive oath is still an oath and the speaker is liable before God (5:4). But God also provided a means of forgiveness; immediate confession and sacrifice (5:5-6). God is consistent in this area through his revelation from Genesis to Revelation. In 1 John 1:9 the aged apostle repeats the words that Moses recorded centuries before, with was one big difference. Both passages call for a statement admitting our guilt, but Moses called the Jews to offer a sacrifice. John, at the other end of the Bible, implies that the final sacrifice has already been completed in Jesus. That’s really good to know.
Stuart
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