Leviticus 5: "(18)...the priest shall make atonement for him for the mistake that he made unintentionally, and he shall be forgiven. (19) It is a guilt offering; he has indeed incurred guilt before the Lord."
Reading this text this morning, it reminded me that simply because something is done without forethought, it does not free us from its responsibility nor its destruction. Think about it, if someone hit your kid with their car, on accident, they wouldn't be any less responsible for their actions than if they did it on purpose. Granted the punishment should be different, but the accountability remains in either scenario.
Since all sin principally hurts the one who is closest to us and thereby affected most, God is the one that needs to forgive us. As in any relationship, you need to seek forgiveness to receive it. So, how can we expect to be right with God if we don't think there's anything to be forgiven of?
Thank God that Jesus died for our sins and offers us forgiveness. Thank God that he gives us his word to reveal to us our Sin and his solution for it. He (the Priest) alone can make atonement for us through his son Jesus Christ.
side note:
I have noticed myself strarting to drift into "Christianese" speak a bit these days, so let me make a brief side note to explain. When I sin, I mean anything that is destructive towards God plan for humanity. Effectively, this means anything that is not done for him since even good things are not good if they are done for the wrong reasons (I would love to talk to any of you for hours on end about this if you're interested). I say that He is most affected because he created us, he knows what we were meant to do, what we are capable of, and how frequently we deny what we know in our hearts is right (again, let's discuss if you disagree).
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