The farther one get away from the sin without repenting the more sin grows in the unrepentant heart.
One cannot ignore sin without it multiplying like a creeping mold. Ignoring it merely solidifies a rebellious and contemptuous attitude in the one who is resistant to submission to Christ.
We can expect to see more sin, more contempt and greater resistance to obedience while someone remains unrepentant.
Galatians 5:9-10 "9 A little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough. 10 I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is troubling you will bear the judgment, whoever he may be.…"
Hidden unrepentant sin will eventually creep out into the open for all to see, if not in this life absolutely in eternity.
Jeremiah 23:24 "…23 "Am I a God who is near," declares the LORD, "And not a God far off? 24"Can a man hide himself in hiding places So I do not see him?" declares the LORD. "Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?" declares the LORD. 25 "I have heard what the prophets have said who prophesy falsely in My name, saying, 'I had a dream, I had a dream!'…"
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