What does Ezekiel 18:4 say about the soul that sins?
Ezekiel 18:4 says, "the soul that sinneth shall surely die." This agrees with Genesis 3, where God warned Eve that eating would bring death. It also agrees with Romans 3, where Paul shows Jews and Gentiles are all under sin. The verse thus affirms that sin brings death.
Les teaches that Ezekiel 18:4 is basically saying the same thing as Genesis 3: "the soul that sinneth shall surely die." He compares Scripture with Scripture, noting that Ezekiel did not disagree with Eve, and Paul in Romans 3:9 does not disagree either. Paul says Jews and Gentiles are all under sin, meaning every Jew and every non-Jew has been guilty of disobeying the revealed will of God. That disobedience is sin, and its consequence is death.
Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
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Does Ezekiel teach the same thing as Genesis about sin and death?
Ezekiel 18:4 says basically the same thing as Genesis 3: 'the soul that sinneth shall surely die.'