Ezekiel 18:29

Verse 18:29 says, Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal?  God asked the people of Israel if His ways were not equal to all people and if their ways were not unequal.  God treats everyone the same as He calls them to salvation, and He expects us to treat everyone the same once we have accepted His gift of salvation as we call on them to put their faith in Jesus Christ.  Then, if we do become a follower of Christ, we are to acknowledge that we are no better than anyone else or more deserving of God’s forgiveness by our own merit. 

Verse thirty adds, Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord God. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.  God said that everyone would be judged according to their ways and not by where they were born or what ethnic group they were.  Since we will all be judged by our own sins, we need to repent and accept Jesus Christ as our personal Savior and Lord, which is the only way to have our sins forgiven.  It is never because we are somehow more valuable than anyone else.   

Verse thirty-one continues, Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?  God said that the people of Israel needed to throw away their transgressions and make a new heart and spirit in their lives.  The only way that we can have a new heart and spirit is by accepting God’s gift of salvation, then He will give us a new heart, one that is dedicated to Him, and we will be filled with the Holy Spirit.   

Verse thirty-two concludes, For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.  God said that He had no pleasure in anyone dying, and I believe this means spiritual death, or dying spiritually separated from God.  People may ask how God can send anyone to hell, but He doesn’t.  He just allows them to go of their own will if they refuse to accept Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord, and even then, it gives Him no pleasure.