No, repent does mean a change of mind. Realizing you are a sinner and in need of a saviour is related to this. This is NOT an action. It is a change of mind to belief on Jesus. It does not mean turning from sin to get saved... If that were the case, everyone would go to hell. NO ONE is sinless. Sanctification comes after salvation, and it is separate. Our actions do not save us. Jesus saves us, not our works.
Did we not already discuss this? Are you now again making the statement that no one got saved ever with the sinner's prayer being a tool or that people can't get saved through method of prayer? You are saying God never uses these methods again? I thought you repented of that when you replied to me last time... But it looks like you haven't, and you really should... For that statement undermines the power of God and what methods he can use and even bears false witness to those who really did get born again by the sinner's prayer, and God hates people who bear false witness against their neighbours.Except, according to you, recite the sinner's prayer.
The sinner's prayer itself doesn't save, Jesus saves. But the sinner's prayer can be a means to salvation if it is used to get the person to believe on Jesus Christ. It absolutely can be away to get the person to the faith. And if you deny that then be careful because you may be bearing false witness against your neighbour and God hates that because God may have indeed used to sinner's prayer to get people to him.
Nope, it means a change of mind. Not turning from sin. What do you mean "Again" I'm incorrect? Did you re-read my post? lol
Turning away is works... You have to put in effort and works to turn from sin. What are you even talking about? Repenting of sins isn't works? Really.... So me doing things to avoid sinning out of fear of hell isn't works-based salvation? On what planet?
You're right about something at least. We are made new in spirit, so we are not living in darkness anymore, the spirit does not sin. The flesh can still sin. And, when you are saved that's not the direction of our life anymore. Nobody said a believer lives in darkness... We get sanctified. BUT that is NOT what the believer does, the spirit is at work. You not living in darkness, or you turning from sin or not sinning DOES NOT SAVE YOU. Faith alone saves you. All glory to GOD for sanctification and the holy spirit, not our effort. But we still have our flesh, no glorified bodies, so we will still sin... Sanctification is a process and we will never be perfect and we will still sin. And I can tell you have a spirit of pride and religion. Are you without sin? You have many sins you don't even know about... Being sinless is impossible.
I know I am saved by the bloodshed of Jesus Christ and his finished work on the cross, I have complete confidence in that. Unlike you, who thinks you are saved because of your works and performance, and you think you don't sin but are really deceived... You are trusting in yourself for your salvation, not Jesus... You are looking at yourself and you think you need to earn salvation, and that is perverting the gospel of Jesus Christ and that will not get you saved. You are no different than the pharisees, who look at the law for salvation and focus on their works and sin more than Jesus, this is selfish, fleshly religion that perverts the gospel. Repent. This will lead to destruction. So I ask you to repent, for your own well-being. Because God will destroy those who rely on their works for salvation like yourself rather than Jesus alone.
