Leviticus 5: Wrongdoing Against The Lord

"If a person sins and does what is forbidden in any of the LORD’s commands, even though he does not know it, he is guilty and will be held responsible. He is to bring to the priest as a guilt offering a ram from the flock, one without defect and of the proper value. In this way the priest will make atonement for him for the wrong he has committed unintentionally, and he will be forgiven. It is a guilt offering; he has been guilty of wrongdoing against the LORD."  - Lev. 5:19-19 NIV

I look at this in light of the world today and wonder how different our society would be if we had to make a sin offering for every unintentional sin.  Instead of, "It's not my fault," we would be paying the consequences.  We would have to offer up an innocent ram, a blood sacrifice, for our carelessness.  Surely, this would keep us aware of the consequences of our actions, that for any sin, something must die.

Contrast that with our current reality, where there are seldom repercussions for what would be considered flagrant sins by Old Testament standards.  Anything has become permissible and sin runs rampant.  As Christians, we need to remember that any sin, even that which is unknown, requires a sacrifice.  We have been made whole in Christ, but we cannot take his sacrifice lightly.  Blood, innocent blood, had to be shed on our behalf.  In even the smallest sin we are guilty of wrongdoing  against The Lord.