Everything Christians do must be consistent with the prayer of every Christian: "hallowed be" the name of their Father. It is every Christian's first commitment as a child of God. God's name should be considered to be holy, by everyone. The actions of God's children plays a major role here.
What happens when a Christian does something that dishonors his or her Father's name?
This Christian needs to get back onto the paths of righteousness. And that requires understanding how God leads a Christian back onto the paths of righteousness:
(1) Chastizement.
(2) Possibly wrath, if the sin was done willfully.*
(3) Forgiveness, after confession, repentance, restitution to others, and forgiveness of others.
(4) God's Word, that describes what righteousness is.
(5) God's Holy Spirit, that enables a person to live justly.
(6) Faith and trust in God given to a Christian, so that they continue to believe in their salvation and to work it out through obedience to Christ's words.
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* This is according to one of the possible interpretations of Hebrews 10:26.
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