Repent or Perish!

[Wildfire]

I am always searching for the truth; that will never cease. Have not done enough with God? no. Repentance (to me) is something I ask of God more than once; there is no weekly kneeling for me; as my communication with him is continual. Thank you for asking. Soup

 

[SenseiPiccolo]

"If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jeus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto rightiousness, and with the mouth confessions is made untoo salvation.... For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Rom 10 : 9-13

By grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: NOT OF WORKS, lest anyman should boast. Eph2:8-9

 

[Wildfire]

I Peter 4:8 And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
Does this indicate that our sins are forgiven by degree outside of repentance?

 

[zamar]

No because Peter is speaking to the church. He speaks to those who have already received Christ, not those who have not.

Z

 

[SenseiPiccolo]

Except ye repent ye shall all likewise perish" Luke 13:3

 

[InspectorVol]

I am not sure how to link here so cut and paste if it doesn't work and read. I would copy it here but it is a little long.


http://www.westarkchurchofchrist.org/chadwell/2000/011600am.htm

 

[SenseiPiccolo]

Originally posted by InspectorVol
I am not sure how to link here so cut and paste if it doesn't work and read. I would copy it here but it is a little long.


http://www.westarkchurchofchrist.org/chadwell/2000/011600am.htm

*cough*URL*cough*
note suppose to use urls

 

[Da Berkshire Massive]

For those who are uncertain about what genuine true repentance actually is read this arcticle by Charles Spurgeon:

http://www.spurgeon.org/sermons/0044.htm

Even if you think you are certain, read it anyway, you might get the shock of your life as I did!

Sadly far too many people only understand and live by half of the gospel message asking for only half the grace of God. You have to have both faith and repentance -if one is missing, you won't go to heaven when you die- both are purely the grace of God and not of ourselves.
Jesus I pray that people will read the arcticle and make certain they are truly right with God.
Don't let Satan try to stop you from investigating it- he tried to stop me bothering to find out what repentance really was!
Believe me it is not simply admitting you are a sinner and asking for forgiveness for all your sins as I mistakenly believed for over 5 years- there is much more to it as the arcticle will show you.
Though don't let Satan confuse you into thinking it involves works and giving up sin by your own efforts to earn salvation- it doesn't before salvation! It is PURELY the grace of God which you have just ask for to recieve!

http://www.spurgeon.org/sermons/0044.htm

 

[Da Berkshire Massive]

Just so no one misses it, I have pasted this again as to what true repentance actually is.......

1. You are convicted that you are a sinner, the consequences of your sin and your need of salvation.
2. You are genuinely sorrowful for your sin- being unhappy about the existance of sin in your life is sorrow- you don't have to be in tears.
3. You turn to Jesus from your rebellious existance separated from God and ask him to forgive you for all your sins and ask him to truly become your Lord over you and everything in your life without exception and save you as his child.
4. You ask Jesus to help you through the power of the Holy Spirit to live a righteous and holy life pleasing to God
5. You ask the Holy Spirit to help you refrain from any sins you know you are going to struggle with and ask him to change you so that you no longer want to commit these sins.
6. You give the Holy Spirit complete control over you and everything within your life without exception and make a life long commitment not to disrupt the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit in your life through deliberate acts of sin.
If you are genuine God then accepts you as his Child.
Saving Faith and repentance are both God given if you have trouble believing or repenting, you simply ask God to bring you to true saving faith and/or repentance.