Sermon Tone Analysis

Question 88.

What is involved in genuine repentance or conversion of man?

It is the dying-away of the old self, and the coming to life of the new.

Tanong 88.

Sa ilang mga bagay nabubuo ang tunay na pagsisisi o pagbabago ng tao?

Sa dalawang bagay: ang dahan-dahang pagkamatay ng lumang pagkatao at ang pagbubuhay sa bagong pagkatao.

Man’s conversion to God consists in a change of the corrupt mind and will into that which is good, produced by the Holy Ghost through the preaching of the law and the gospel, which is followed by a sincere desire to produce the fruits of repentance, and a conformity of the life to all the commands of God.

Colossians 3:5–10 (ESV)

Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry...now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.

Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.

Man’s conversion to God consists in a change of the corrupt mind and will into that which is good, produced by the Holy Ghost through the preaching of the law and the gospel, which is followed by a sincere desire to produce the fruits of repentance, and a conformity of the life to all the commands of God.

The law, therefore, precedes, and follows conversion.

It precedes that it may lead to a knowledge and sorrow for sin: it follows that it may serve as a rule of life to the converted.

It is for this reason that the prophets first charge sin upon the ungodly, threaten punishment, and exhort to repentance; then comfort and promise pardon and forgiveness; and lastly, again exhort and prescribe the duties of piety and godliness

Question 89.

What is the dying-away of the old self?

It is to be genuinely sorry for sin, to hate it more and more, and to run away from it.

Tanong 89.

Ano ang dahan-dahang pagkamatay ng lumang pagkatao?

Ito ay taos-pusong pagdadalamhati sa kasalanan, na tumutulak sa atin para lalo itong kamuhian at talikdan ito nang lagi at lubus-lubusan.

eAnd indeed, this restoration does not take place in one moment or one day or one year; but through continual and sometimes even slow advances God wipes out in his elect the corruptions of the flesh, cleanses them of guilt, consecrates them to himself as temples renewing all their minds to true purity that they may practice repentance throughout their lives and know that this warfare will end only at death.

Now this is not to deny a place for growth; rather I say, the closer any man comes to the likeness of God, the more the image of God shines in him.

In order that believers may reach this goal, God assigns to them a race of repentance, which they are to run throughout their lives.

Question 90.

What is the coming-to-life of the new self?

It is wholehearted joy in God through Christ and a delight to do every kind of good works as God wants us to.

Tanong 90.

Ano ang pagbubuhay sa bagong pagkatao?

Ito ay taos-pusong kagalakan sa Diyos sa pamamagitan ni Cristo na nag-uudyok sa atin na ikalugod ang mamuhay nang ayon sa kalooban ng Diyos sa lahat ng mabubuting gawa.

Psalm 51:8–12 (ESV)

Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones that you have broken rejoice...Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.

Question 91.

But what are good works?

Good works are only that which arises out of true faith, conforms to God’s law, and is done for His glory; and not that which is based on what we think is right or on established human tradition.

Tanong 91.

Ano ang mabubuting gawa?

Yun lamang nagmumula sa pamamagitan ng tunay na pananampalataya, na naaayon sa Kautusan ng Diyos, at para sa Kanyang kaluwalhatian, at hindi base sa ating sariling opinyon o katuruan ng tao.

Good works are only that which arises out of true faith

conforms to God’s law,

and is done for His glory

and not that which is based on what we think is right or on established human tradition.

Good works are only that which arises out of true faith, conforms to God’s law, and is done for His glory; and not that which is based on what we think is right or on established human tradition.

Base sa definition na ‘to, pwede bang makagawa ng mabuting gawa ang mga non-Christians o unregenerate?

“The Word of God must be our standard of goodness, not nice thoughts, nor pleasant smiles, nor the usefulness of charity.

We can be thankful for kindness instead of meanness, but true goodness goes deeper into the heart and higher up to God than mere moralism.”

(Kevin DeYoung)

HOW CAN OUR GOOD WORKS PLEASE GOD, SINCE THEY ARE ONLY IMPERFECTLY GOOD?

As they are imperfect in themselves, and defiled in many respects, they cannot of themselves please God, on account of his extreme justice and rectitude.

Yet they are, nevertheless, acceptable to God in Christ the Mediator, through faith, or on account of the merit and satisfaction of Christ imputed unto us by faith, and on account of his intercession with the Father in our behalf.

For just as we ourselves do not please God in ourselves, but in his Son, so our works being imperfect and unholy in themselves, are acceptable to God on account of the righteousness of Christ, which covers all their imperfection or impurity, so that it does not appear before God.