If that were not the case, why did Jehovah urge the Israelites: “Let the wicked man leave his way, and the harmful man his thoughts; and let him return to Jehovah, who will have mercy upon him, and to our God, for he will forgive in a large way ”?
ऐसे व्यक्‍ति से व्यवहार करते समय भी जिसकी प्रवृत्तियाँ दुष्ट प्रतीत होती हैं, प्राचीन उसे धार्मिकता का पीछा करने के लिए प्रोत्साहित करना नहीं छोड़ते ।