Examining the “God’s Grace Will Cover Me” Theology
You don’t want to become sin’s slave again, do you?… Read More Examining the “God’s Grace Will Cover Me” Theology
Tag: repentance
Grace and Repentance…What Wonderful Blessings!
How is the Christian who darkens the church assembly doors every Sunday, sits in the pews, says “Amen” at the appropriate times, sings the hymns, partakes of communion, and gives a weekly offering “deceiving (himself)” if he is one who does much hearing of the pulpit’s message but little applying of it to his life throughout the week? Answer: there is little to no actual repentance of his sins in this man’s life…and yet he, if asked, would sincerely answer that he is a faithful disciple of Christ because, after all, “I go to church all the time.” James would say this man is deceiving himself. David would agree, saying that there is much “deceit” in his “spirit,” specifically deceit aimed at himself. … Read More Grace and Repentance…What Wonderful Blessings!
Zechariah: The Plain of Megiddo
On that day the mourning in Jerusalem will be as great as the mourning for Hadad-rimmon in the plain of Megiddo. Zechariah 12:11 Almost 90 years before the prophet Zechariah started prophesying the message of Jehovah, the reign of Josiah, the last godly king of Judah before their Babylonian exile (cf. 2 Chr. 34), ended… Read More Zechariah: The Plain of Megiddo
My Thoughts on “Performing Deeds In Keeping With Repentance”
What produces repentance that leads to salvation? “Godly grief” or “godly sorrow” over one’s sins. Not worldly sorrow over our sins, but godly sorrow. Worldly sorrow over sin is comparable to the thief who isn’t sorry he stole, but is terribly sorry he’s going to jail. Godly sorrow would have the thief, regardless of whether he’s caught, truly sorrowful that he stole in the first place. That’s because he feels the same kind of sorrow and grief over his sins that God feels.… Read More My Thoughts on “Performing Deeds In Keeping With Repentance”
My Thoughts on Repentance
If we get in a car and head to McDonald’s, and on the way we see Taco Bell and decide we’d rather have a taco than a Big Mac, and so turn into Taco Bell instead of going on to McDonald’s, guess what we’ve just done? We’ve repented of McDonald’s. In other words, we changed our minds about McDonald’s. Not only that, but our actions also changed as a direct, unavoidable result of changing our minds. We decided to go to Taco Bell instead of McDonald’s, and our actions followed suit.… Read More My Thoughts on Repentance
The Need for Repentance
God wants us to change our minds about our sin. If we do that, if we stop glorying in our sin, then we will turn away from our sin and replace it with living for Jesus according to his will as revealed in the New Testament. This in turn will lead to salvation.… Read More The Need for Repentance
The Importance of Repentance – Michael Morton
“…unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.” (Luke 13:3, 5) The Importance of Repentance – Michael Morton.
Am I As Stubborn As A Mule?
All of us have heard the phrase, “stubborn as a mule.” This term was probably coined by frustrated farmers after they observed how difficult it was to get their donkeys to pull their assigned loads in the field…although a case could be made that the phrase was thought up as an observation made by frustrated… Read More Am I As Stubborn As A Mule?
Then Jesus Was…Tempted By The Devil
Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. Matthew 4:1 – Scripture of the Day (March 3, 2014) Believe it or not, this passage comforts me greatly. Here we have Jesus, the Messiah, the Son of God himself, being tempted by Satan! And he overcame those… Read More Then Jesus Was…Tempted By The Devil
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