But except ye repent ,ye shall likewise perish."
These are serious sober words from the Master of our souls !! He did not say 'unless you invite me into your little heart and do yourself a favor.'Jesus said 'Repent or Perish.'
Jesus even tells lukewarm believers in Rev.3:19'As many as I love ,I rebuke and chasten:be zealous therefore and repent.'
Dare we modify the gospel and just tell people come to Jesus for 'love ,peace and joy' and 'please accept Him' and forget about the fact that man is a vile sinner who needs to beg for mercy and repent and get right with God and if not he will go into eternal damnation.
WE SEE LITTLE CONVICTION OF SIN THESE DAYS AS MANY PREACH A SUGAR COATED FALSE GOSPEL OF HAPPINESS THAT DOES NOT PRODUCES REAL CONVERTS WHO ARE HUNGRY FOR HOLINESS !
Acts 17:30 Says God 'commands all men every where to repent." Paul preached in Acts 20:21 'Repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.' Dare we leave out of the gospel the command to repent and flee from the wrath of God and turn from sin in order to turn to Christ in saving faith?
Repentance is not just a change of mind, it also includes a change of heart.It is a spiritual turning,a total about face in response to a deep conviction of sin by the Holy Spirit ! It is turning from sin to the Savoir who redeems from sin.We repent and He redeems !!A person will not turn to Christ unless he turns from his old sinful life.Repentance is an inward response ,but its fruit will be evident in the true believers conduct.
1.Acts 26:20"That they should repent and turn to God,and do works met for repentance."
Notice that there will be real works and evidence after a person repents ! The book of Acts makes it so clear that the gospel message includes a call to repent.It is a straightforward command.It is confronting sin and calling sinners to a radical break from the love of sin and a seeking of the Lord's mercy.
2.Acts 11:18 tells us that 'repentance leads to a new life in Christ.'
The Theological Dictionary of the New Testament in defining repentance calls it , 'a radical conversion , a transformation of nature, a definitive turning from evil, a resolute turning to God in total obedience.It affects the whole man ,first and basically the center of his personal life, then logically his conduct.The whole proclamation of Jesus is a proclamation of unconditional turning to God ,of unconditional turning from all that is against God.'
Matthew 4:17'From that time Jesus began to preach and to say,Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.'
Luke 15:7' Likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repents.'
Mark 6:12 says the disciples,'went out ,and preached that men should repent'.
3.REPENTANCE ! Isaiah 55 :7'Let the wicked forsake his way,and the unrighteous man his thoughts and let him return unto the Lord,and He will have mercy upon him,and to our God,for He will abundantly pardon.'Who does God have mercy on ? Who does the Lord pardon and forgive?
4.Acts 3:19 'Repent ye therefore, and be converted , that your sins may be blotted out ,when times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.' Peter is very clear here.He was calling for a radical ,180 -degree turning from sin.That is repentance.When are our sins blotted out according to this scripture ?
A minister in the 1600's defines repentance as a:
1.Sight of Sin.
2.Sorrow of Sin.
3.Confession of Sin.
4.Shame for Sin.
5.Hatred for Sin.
6.Turning from Sin .
Sin must first be seen before it can be wept for! David cried in Psalm 51:4"Against Thee and Thee only ,have I sinned ,and done this evil in Thy sight."
The whole idea of sin has virtually disappeared from our culture.We cannot delete and edit our Bibles and take out the word 'Repent' or the word 'Sin.'We have watered down the gospel so much that we no longer preach against sin and show how wicked and ugly it is in the eyes of a holy God.We do not want to offend people so we soften the message and in the process we offend God .The Cross shows us the ugliness of sin and reveals the holiness and the love of God !!
Jesus said in Luke 24:47 ' And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name among all nations.'Are we obeying this great commission?{Share post as the Lords leads you}
These are serious sober words from the Master of our souls !! He did not say 'unless you invite me into your little heart and do yourself a favor.'Jesus said 'Repent or Perish.'
Jesus even tells lukewarm believers in Rev.3:19'As many as I love ,I rebuke and chasten:be zealous therefore and repent.'
Dare we modify the gospel and just tell people come to Jesus for 'love ,peace and joy' and 'please accept Him' and forget about the fact that man is a vile sinner who needs to beg for mercy and repent and get right with God and if not he will go into eternal damnation.
WE SEE LITTLE CONVICTION OF SIN THESE DAYS AS MANY PREACH A SUGAR COATED FALSE GOSPEL OF HAPPINESS THAT DOES NOT PRODUCES REAL CONVERTS WHO ARE HUNGRY FOR HOLINESS !
Acts 17:30 Says God 'commands all men every where to repent." Paul preached in Acts 20:21 'Repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.' Dare we leave out of the gospel the command to repent and flee from the wrath of God and turn from sin in order to turn to Christ in saving faith?
Repentance is not just a change of mind, it also includes a change of heart.It is a spiritual turning,a total about face in response to a deep conviction of sin by the Holy Spirit ! It is turning from sin to the Savoir who redeems from sin.We repent and He redeems !!A person will not turn to Christ unless he turns from his old sinful life.Repentance is an inward response ,but its fruit will be evident in the true believers conduct.
1.Acts 26:20"That they should repent and turn to God,and do works met for repentance."
Notice that there will be real works and evidence after a person repents ! The book of Acts makes it so clear that the gospel message includes a call to repent.It is a straightforward command.It is confronting sin and calling sinners to a radical break from the love of sin and a seeking of the Lord's mercy.
2.Acts 11:18 tells us that 'repentance leads to a new life in Christ.'
The Theological Dictionary of the New Testament in defining repentance calls it , 'a radical conversion , a transformation of nature, a definitive turning from evil, a resolute turning to God in total obedience.It affects the whole man ,first and basically the center of his personal life, then logically his conduct.The whole proclamation of Jesus is a proclamation of unconditional turning to God ,of unconditional turning from all that is against God.'
Matthew 4:17'From that time Jesus began to preach and to say,Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.'
Luke 15:7' Likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repents.'
Mark 6:12 says the disciples,'went out ,and preached that men should repent'.
3.REPENTANCE ! Isaiah 55 :7'Let the wicked forsake his way,and the unrighteous man his thoughts and let him return unto the Lord,and He will have mercy upon him,and to our God,for He will abundantly pardon.'Who does God have mercy on ? Who does the Lord pardon and forgive?
4.Acts 3:19 'Repent ye therefore, and be converted , that your sins may be blotted out ,when times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.' Peter is very clear here.He was calling for a radical ,180 -degree turning from sin.That is repentance.When are our sins blotted out according to this scripture ?
A minister in the 1600's defines repentance as a:
1.Sight of Sin.
2.Sorrow of Sin.
3.Confession of Sin.
4.Shame for Sin.
5.Hatred for Sin.
6.Turning from Sin .
Sin must first be seen before it can be wept for! David cried in Psalm 51:4"Against Thee and Thee only ,have I sinned ,and done this evil in Thy sight."
The whole idea of sin has virtually disappeared from our culture.We cannot delete and edit our Bibles and take out the word 'Repent' or the word 'Sin.'We have watered down the gospel so much that we no longer preach against sin and show how wicked and ugly it is in the eyes of a holy God.We do not want to offend people so we soften the message and in the process we offend God .The Cross shows us the ugliness of sin and reveals the holiness and the love of God !!
Jesus said in Luke 24:47 ' And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name among all nations.'Are we obeying this great commission?{Share post as the Lords leads you}
