It’s worth noting that Paul didn’t just tell those whom he was trying to convert to Christianity that they needed to repent, or even, speaking in a general way, that they needed to repent of sins. No, he got quite specific.… Read More “I Warn You, As I Warned You Before”
At the close of the age, something very similar to fishermen separating good fish from the bad will happen on the day of judgment. “The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all lawbreakers, and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” (Matt. 13:41-42)… Read More The Parable of the Net
Was this Pharisee a good man? Yes. A moral man? Yes. Was he religious? Yes…but only on the outside. Not inwardly. Not from a pure heart.… Read More The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
You don’t want to become sin’s slave again, do you?… Read More Examining the “God’s Grace Will Cover Me” Theology
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!
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
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”
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
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
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