Repentance is gift talk...the Holy Spirit guides us into true repentance, so if anyone seriously seeks to repent, pray for guidance from Him.
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How do I Repent?
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Absolutely not. Not all denominations believe this. Everyone has different gifts. What use are tongues without someone to interpret? Pentecost relates to others being able to understand what was being said in their own language, and the audience was made up of people who spoke many different languages. It wasn't jibber-jabber gobbly-[bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse]. You'd be surprised the amount of people who make up speaking in tongues, just because they are afraid others won't think they are saved. It's absolute nonsense.
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I didn't know that confessing your sins gets rid of the sin. I thought only the blood of Jesus can get rid of anyone sins.
Just because you confess your sin doesn't mean anything. It is the blood of Jesus that cleanses us of our sin. You can repent all day long and still do that same sin again and again. I believe that if we stop being sin conscience we will stop sinning. We have the nature of God not to sin. It is a choice.
Confessing your sin and repenting doesn't really do anything but remind you that you are a sinner. We are just too sin science. We should be more righteous conscience then we will stop sinning so much.
Hebrews 9:22
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22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
We are not sinners we are the Righteousness of God in Christ Jesus!
Just because you confess your sin doesn't mean anything. It is the blood of Jesus that cleanses us of our sin. You can repent all day long and still do that same sin again and again. I believe that if we stop being sin conscience we will stop sinning. We have the nature of God not to sin. It is a choice.
Confessing your sin and repenting doesn't really do anything but remind you that you are a sinner. We are just too sin science. We should be more righteous conscience then we will stop sinning so much.
Hebrews 9:22
King James Version (KJV)
22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
We are not sinners we are the Righteousness of God in Christ Jesus!
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Many people say this, and believe it, but it does not yield salvation to them, because they do not understand it.
Jesus explained that people need to drink his blood, by receiving and living by His Spirit (John 6:63), the grace, the life of God.
Only when you get that have you been granted "repentance unto life" (Acts 11:18, as detailed in Acts 10:44-46, 2:4, 33).
Get this wrong and no amount of tearful sorrow for your failing can substitute.
"Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God.. as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.
For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears." (Hebrews 12:15-17)
Many "sell out" of the infilling of the Spirit that all the disciples received and lived by, for the tasty morsel of natural comfort or their position in "their church".
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Confessing and repenting results in forgiveness. The sins are not remembered.
You can't "not sin" by your own doing. It's a daily struggle. You have to rely on the help of the Holy Spirit to strengthen you.
We are sinners. We are also saints.
You can't "not sin" by your own doing. It's a daily struggle. You have to rely on the help of the Holy Spirit to strengthen you.
We are sinners. We are also saints.
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They say repentance is having a change of heart and/or mind. If you're just turning to Christ, that is repentance. You've been convicted by the Holy Spirit as a lost sinner and you choose to believe and submit to the Lordship of Jesus. You turn to the Lord. A non believer cannot clean himself up or change himself for Christ. He just turns to the Lord.
As a believer, the Holy Spirit gives us a sense of right and wrong in our spirits. We sense discord within us as we move to the left or to the right. We want to walk in the peace of God. We want to walk by faith. If our conscience is bothering us, it's hard to walk by faith.
Often as we walk, God gives us a sense on the inside when we grieve His Spirit. He may remind us of something we did or didn't do. We know that we missed the mark. That's what sin is. Missing the mark. If their are known boundaries and we cross them, that's "tresspassing". If you know certain things are sinful or abmoninable to God, and you do them anyway, that's being a transgressor. God doesn't like any of this, but knows that we will do it from time to time. He knows when we are tested, if we are walking in the flesh, that we will fail the test.
Sometimes in the preaching of the Word, we become convicted of something we fall short in, or should have been doing. We ask forgiveness and purpose not to do it again.
I ask to be cleansed in His blood and that I may know pure fellowship again. Usually within seconds, their is a difference on the inside as I put faith in His Word and in His blood that He will forgive me. If you don't really feel it, you still have to go by faith. As you walk in faith, you'll begin to bear fruit.
If we persist in deliberate sin, there can be a "searing" process whereby your conscience does not hear the Spirit of God. Sometimes God will let you walk with Him still as you miss the mark in some areas, but you don't really sense the move of His Spirit, you don't know that sensitivity of heart. It's good to ask Him where you've missed it, then confess it as sin, and purpose not to do it again. Receive forgiveness and go forward in faith, believing in His faithfulness.
I believe that as we purpose to walk closely with God, that He increases our sensitivity to what grieves Him. If we obey, we can bear more fruit.
Personally, I believe that God has many things that He would deal with us about, but their is a timing involved that only He knows. He knows how and when you need to change and yield a certain way. He may convict you of something that seemingly was OK just yesterday. The more we cry out for a closer walk, the more of ourselves we often have to deny.
You have to have faith in the sincerity of your repentance too. Even though you may have fallen for the same thing (yet) again, when you repent, you have to believe that even you meant it and walk as you should from that moment on. Sometimes those first few steps of faith following your asking forgiveness take some real deliberation. I usually make a declaration of the Blood of Jesus cleansing me. I might declare myself the righteousness of God in Christ (totally by brace) just to set my oar in the right direction to guide the ship! Thank God for His mercy.
As a believer, the Holy Spirit gives us a sense of right and wrong in our spirits. We sense discord within us as we move to the left or to the right. We want to walk in the peace of God. We want to walk by faith. If our conscience is bothering us, it's hard to walk by faith.
Often as we walk, God gives us a sense on the inside when we grieve His Spirit. He may remind us of something we did or didn't do. We know that we missed the mark. That's what sin is. Missing the mark. If their are known boundaries and we cross them, that's "tresspassing". If you know certain things are sinful or abmoninable to God, and you do them anyway, that's being a transgressor. God doesn't like any of this, but knows that we will do it from time to time. He knows when we are tested, if we are walking in the flesh, that we will fail the test.
Sometimes in the preaching of the Word, we become convicted of something we fall short in, or should have been doing. We ask forgiveness and purpose not to do it again.
I ask to be cleansed in His blood and that I may know pure fellowship again. Usually within seconds, their is a difference on the inside as I put faith in His Word and in His blood that He will forgive me. If you don't really feel it, you still have to go by faith. As you walk in faith, you'll begin to bear fruit.
If we persist in deliberate sin, there can be a "searing" process whereby your conscience does not hear the Spirit of God. Sometimes God will let you walk with Him still as you miss the mark in some areas, but you don't really sense the move of His Spirit, you don't know that sensitivity of heart. It's good to ask Him where you've missed it, then confess it as sin, and purpose not to do it again. Receive forgiveness and go forward in faith, believing in His faithfulness.
I believe that as we purpose to walk closely with God, that He increases our sensitivity to what grieves Him. If we obey, we can bear more fruit.
Personally, I believe that God has many things that He would deal with us about, but their is a timing involved that only He knows. He knows how and when you need to change and yield a certain way. He may convict you of something that seemingly was OK just yesterday. The more we cry out for a closer walk, the more of ourselves we often have to deny.
You have to have faith in the sincerity of your repentance too. Even though you may have fallen for the same thing (yet) again, when you repent, you have to believe that even you meant it and walk as you should from that moment on. Sometimes those first few steps of faith following your asking forgiveness take some real deliberation. I usually make a declaration of the Blood of Jesus cleansing me. I might declare myself the righteousness of God in Christ (totally by brace) just to set my oar in the right direction to guide the ship! Thank God for His mercy.
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Thank You Everyone one of you for your responces and advice, I truly feel better, saved, blessed and no longer lost.
God Bless You All.
God Bless You All.
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Follow Romans 10:8-14 specifically to get genuinely saved keeping in mind that it requires YOUR genuineness to make it happen .. a real sincere desire of the heart with real sorrow for your sins. During this process in this passage, you will see when to speak and when to trust in your heart. Next step is to get baptized asap , in water publicly. It is a celebration of you becoming a NEW Creation for all to hear and witness. As you start your Christian Walk , immediately ask for Gods power to help you to live righteously , effectively, and to serve God and Others as the Bible commands -- let God work in conjunction with your surrendering Spirit for personal change. Develop your Walk thru many sources including finding a great local evangelical Church to attend where you can grow and get encouraged, read the Word of God starting in the book of John to grow in Christ and his example, commit to stay away from things which will harm or slow down your commitment to God , and understand that Satan will try hard for you to become discouraged and even accuse you of not being a real Christian . During your Walk when you do occassionally sin, do what 1 John 1:9 says to do which is confession of it, and relying on Gods power to overcome it.
The Christian Walk is so unique and enjoyable because it is centered around the promises of God who cannot lie , the joy of knowing you are going to heaven and it is secured, and allowing Gods power to infuse your life which will be demonstratable in many outward ways. In short : Rejoice, pray, give thanks, bear every good fruit, and grow in the knowledge of God. There is no greater fulfillment and purpose to Ones life. Welcome aboard !
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The word "repent" is a translation from the Hebrew word "teshuva" which mean to turn around, to turn back to the ways of our Heavenly Father. "If we turn away from our sins He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us of all unrighteousness." In repentance it is the same story as with everything else, "Without Me you can do nothing...You have not because you ask not..."
We have to ask for hearts of repentance and really mean it and ask a lot, even ask for what we need to repent of as we so often do not even see a lot of our sins and shortcomings.
We have to ask for hearts of repentance and really mean it and ask a lot, even ask for what we need to repent of as we so often do not even see a lot of our sins and shortcomings.
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