“All of us like sheep have gone astray” - many may hear that and jump to thinking that, like sheep then, we just don’t know any better. Yes, it is foolish to stray and dangerously separate from God, but as the shepherd doesn’t judge the sheep for moral sin, why would we think God would judge us for moral sin, just for wandering off without knowing better? The problem, of course, is that, unlike sheep, we do know better. As we continue with Isaiah, we see in his next statement two elements that are essential to understand, in order to understand the moral problem of our straying: intention and rebellion. And how grateful for God's mercy we should be.
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