Repent!! Its good for you
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Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,
of instruction about washings and laying on of hands, and the resurrection of the dead and eternal judgment.
Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ
of instruction about washings and laying on of hands, and the resurrection of the dead and eternal judgment.
This text that we have just read is referring the basic or foundational teaching about Christ.
The word foundation here means first, principle, beginning or corner thing.
Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity
Notice Here the writer is pushing the church toward spiritual maturity.
The writer says let press on to maturity with these as the foundation on which we must build. Here we find 6 principle or foundational doctrine.
Basically, GROW UP!!!!
The writer gives us 6 things in which must become the foundation upon which the church most biuld.
Here we find 6 principle or foundational doctrine.
1. Repentance
2. Faith
3. Baptism
4. Laying on of hands
5. The resurrection
6. Judgment
The church is full ideas and ambitions, we should go here, and we need to do this. but we lack the necessary foundation.
One of the most important and misinterpreted of the gospel messages is the message of repentance. Mankind has made many ways to come to God that excludes repentance and turning from his dead ways.
John Wesley wrote a hymn titled Turn, Why Will Ye Die?
but if you return to Me and keep My commandments and do them, though those of you who have been scattered were in the most remote part of the heavens, I will gather them from there and will bring them to the place where I have chosen to cause My name to dwell.’
The life of a Christian MUST began with repentance and continue that way.
but if you return to Me and keep My commandments and do them, though those of you who have been scattered were in the most remote part of the heavens, I will gather them from there and will bring them to the place where I have chosen to cause My name to dwell.’
but if you return to Me and keep My commandments and do them, though those of you who have been scattered were in the most remote part of the heavens, I will gather them from there and will bring them to the place where I have chosen to cause My name to dwell.’
And if you Don't have a relationship with repentance you are not a Christian.
The life of a Christian must began with repentance and continue that way.
I used to say quite often repentance is one of my best friend that lead me always to Jesus.
I look at my life now and wonder do i staill have that attude.
when i first started preaching must of my messages where about turning to God and turning from sin
Repentance is an attitude that must be maintained.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;
A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
For God to perform his perfect work in an believer it is important that ones has the attitude of brokenness before God.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;
A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
In 1863 Abraham Lincoln made Proclamation 97 Appointing a Day of National Humiliation, Fasting, and Prayer.
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
For God to perform his perfect work in an believer it is important that ones has the attitude of brokenness before God
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Humility is born out of repentance. We are not to have a sin complex or to be worm. But be open and humble before God and others. Ready to acknowledge our faults and sins, ready to accept the responsibility of out attitudes, and actions.
Whereas the Senate of the United States, devoutly recognizing the supreme authority and just government of Almighty God in all the affairs of men and of nations, has by a resolution requested the President to designate and set apart a day for national prayer and humiliation; and
Humility is born out of repentance. We are not to have a sin complex or to be worm. But be open and humble before God and others. Ready to acknowledge our faults and sins, ready to accept the responsibility of out attitudes, and actions.
Whereas it is the duty of nations as well as of men to own their dependence upon the overruling power of God, to confess their sins and transgressions in humble sorrow, yet with assured hope that genuine repentance will lead to mercy and pardon, and to recognize the sublime truth, announced in the Holy Scriptures and proven by all history, that those nations only are blessed whose God is the Lord;
Notice what he calls the day… Day of Humiliation.
Humiliate means, to reduce (someone) to a lower position in one's own eyes or others' eyes : to make (someone) ashamed or embarrassed.
We have lost this… when is the last time our sin did this to us.. when the last time it brought us to brokenness. when it reduced us…
Humility is born out of repentance. We are not to have a sin complex or to be worm. But be open and humble before God and others. Ready to acknowledge our faults and sins, ready to accept the responsibility of out attitudes, and actions.
i know there is not condemnation for those in Christ Jesus. but thats a person who has turn to God in repentance, who has confessed his fault
Then the idea of humiliation was connected to humbleness.
Lincoln said, confess their sins and transgressions in humble sorrow, yet with assured hope that genuine repentance will lead to mercy and pardon
Humility is born out of repentance.
Humility is born out of repentance.
We are not to have a sin complex or to be worm. But we must be open and humble before God and others. Ready to acknowledge our faults and sins, ready to accept the responsibility of out attitudes, and actions.
One of the hardest things for a man to do is admit he is wrong.
Repentance is accepting full responsibility for what one has done
or for what one is and admitting his failures.
Repentance brings one to the end of himself
Repentance prepares the heart to receive God’s grace and salvation. Without proper preparation, the Word will not find place to spring up like a seed, the ground must be prepared for the seed.
Repentance as used in the Old Testament is
To turn, to return, to turn back
For thus the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, has said,
“In repentance and rest you will be saved,
In quietness and trust is your strength.”
But you were not willing,
For thus the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said,
“In repentance and rest you will be saved,
In quietness and trust is your strength.”
But you were not willing,
New Testament word repentance means
To change one’s mind
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
Either way, i stand before you today church and say...
press on to maturity!!!! Grow Up!! Turn from you Sin back to GOD
Repentance is an inner change of mind resulting in a turning back or turning around to move in a new direction.
Repentance is an inner change of mind resulting in a turning back or turning around to move in a new direction.
Repentance is an inner change of mind resulting in a turning back or turning around to move in a new direction.
Tell the story of the lost son or the wasteful son or Prodigal son
Tell the story of the lost son or the wasteful son or Prodigal son
He became distant from his father
He came to his sensed
“But when he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired men have more than enough bread, but I am dying here with hunger!
luke 15:17
2. He made a decision
He made a decision V 18
‘I will get up and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight;
3. The prodigal son acted on his decision and returned.
“So he got up and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion for him, and ran and embraced him and kissed him.
He got up and came to his father. V 20
The sinner must stop going away from God, he must change his mind and turn around; he then faces the light and his sins. But he finds in the light forgiveness, cleaning, and Gods acceptance.
The sinner must stop going away from God, he must change his mind and turn around; he then faces the light and his sins. But he finds in the light forgiveness, cleaning, and Gods acceptance.
3 directions of repentance
1. A change of mind as regard to God.
Repentance brings one to the understanding of who God is.
1. Repentance bring a change of mind regarding the Law of God.
Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.
2. Repentance brings a change of mind regarding the nature of God.
And You can not look on wickedness with favor.
Why do You look with favor
On those who deal treacherously?
Why are You silent when the wicked swallow up
Those more righteous than they?
Your eyes are too pure to approve evil,
And You can not look on wickedness with favor.
Why do You look with favor
On those who deal treacherously?
Why are You silent when the wicked swallow up
Those more righteous than they?
Repentance chooses to be conformed to the image of God.
3. Repentance brings one to weep for his sins.
Yet even now,” declares the LORD,
“ Return to Me with all your heart,
And with fasting, weeping and mourning;
And rend your heart and not your garments.”
Now return to the Lord your God,
For He is gracious and compassionate,
Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness
And relenting of evil.
And rend your heart and not your garments.”
Now return to the LORD your God,
For He is gracious and compassionate,
“Yet even now,” declares the Lord,
“Return to Me with all your heart,
And with fasting, weeping and mourning;
And rend your heart and not your garments.”
Now return to the Lord your God,
For He is gracious and compassionate,
Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness
And relenting of evil.
Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness
And relenting of evil.
The sinner is blinded as to his state before God, repentance receive the truth about one’s self and about God.
This truth receive turns one to God.
And truth received is the vehicle to mans freedom
and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”
(NASB95)
(NASB95)
32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”
4 truths about God’s choice
· God made this choice before the foundation of the world. (Ephesians 1:4)
· He made the choice before we made the choice to love him. ()
· He made the choice before we got saved. ()
· He made the choice before you came out of your mother’s womb. ()
4 truths about God’s love
· He sent his only son to say us because he loves us ()
· He loves us more than we could imagine and think ()
· Nothing can separate us from this love ()
· His love is forever ()
4 truths about salvation
· He died so all can have salvation. (2 Corinthians 5:15)
· God desire all to repent and turn from there sins ()
· Jesus is the only way to salvation (John 14:6)
· We must confess Jesus with our mouth and believe his is the savoir risen from the dead in out heart. ()
Repentance is drawing near to God
1 beautiful thought about drawing near to God.
Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
Draw near to God and he will draw near to you!