Repentance or Regret Judges 10

After Abimelech

Abimelech the self imposed ruler

killed all but 1 of his brothers

ruled Israel for 3 years until God intervened

10 1 After 2 Judges Tola, and Jair

They kept the peace, and Kept them from sinking into sin

long as someone was Judging Israel who was commited to God they kept from worshipping other gods

Cant Legislate Morality

As long as

there are a lot of laws on the books

murder, robbery, drugs, abuse of many kinds

guns in schools, courts, hospitals, ect

prohibition, drunk driving

when has a law stopped someone intent on doing it?

when was the last time there was a school shooting at a christian school-university,

a true believer abusing his wife or children

a believer who was not a good member of society

a Christian should be known for their love

a believer is a new creation, being sanctified into the image of Jesus

indwelt by the Holy Spirit-

only then, after salvation can a person truly change

Exodus 19:8 AV

And all the people answered together, and said, All that the LORD hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the LORD.

covenant the deal

after salvation can a person truly change

BY WORKS they could never keep

Again they did evil

Judges 10:6 LEB

And again, the Israelites did evil in the eyes of Yahweh. They served the Baals, the Ashtaroth, the gods of Aram, Sidon, Moab, and the gods of the Ammonites and Philistines; they abandoned Yahweh and did not serve him.

so here we are as low as can be

God again turned them over

Regret V 10

regret touches our emotions

we feel bad but no change

Judas,

Judas,

Killed himself instead of coming to Jesus

a criminal feels bad cause he got caught

ticket for speeding Do you still speed?

V 13 I will not deliver you Salvation

how many times someone cried over their sin, but time reveals they are not really saved, time always tells

Repentance V 15

put their lives in Gods hands

V 16 put away the foreign gods

Repentance involves our will, a change of mind

Zaccheus

a changed life, outlook, new morals,

repentance involves a recognition of our wrong relationship to our God and a reordering of our lives around Him. Warren Wirsby

Progression of events for a Child of God

God chastises because of sin/ Spirit convicts of sin

regret possible at first, then

Repentance - getting rid of the sin

Relying on the Spirit to change us

Victory/ Deliverance

Resulting in a changed life

Conclusion

Resulting in a changed life

Leader dies, spiral downward because its their nature

are you being Chastised?

do you regret it or repentant?

The grief we are causing the Lord

Judges 10:16 LEB

So they removed the foreign gods from their midst and served Yahweh; and he could no longer bear the misery of Israel.

Isai 63

Isaiah 63:9 AV

In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.

the misery we suffer because of our spiritual rebellion will cause pain to the Lord

Jesus to Saul “why are you persecuting me”

God feels our pain,

Is grieved when we sin

Is grieved when we ignore Him

Ignoring God is how the downfall began

Deuteronomy 8:10 AV

When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.