tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post772495918863861028..comments2024-03-27T22:40:17.223-05:00Comments on UNSEALED - World News | Christian News | Prophecy Updates: What Is Repentance?Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03907296435997404954noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-54458610137598167612023-07-01T21:43:22.376-05:002023-07-01T21:43:22.376-05:00I agree 100% that this article goes astray into Lo...I agree 100% that this article goes astray into Lordship Salvation. Honestly, sin is not even the problem. The problem is not believing on the Lord Jesus Christ. My personal testimony is that I wasn't even thinking of my sin when I called upon Jesus for salvation. I just knew that he was the only way and to be honest, I don't recall understanding exactly why but that I needed to believe on him and that he was real and God was real. Danerichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969898956665426850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-59619887772319849652019-11-04T01:48:24.006-06:002019-11-04T01:48:24.006-06:00Great article Gary. It is a pity more street preac...Great article Gary. It is a pity more street preachers don't teach the true Gospel of "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you shall be saved" instead they prefer to preach, "repent of your sins, for the kingdom of God is near"<br /><br />This article was a blessing. Thanks brother.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04384335559456068135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-79609652394615330112018-08-18T22:18:51.075-05:002018-08-18T22:18:51.075-05:00Yes! Thank you Gary for your article and thank You...Yes! Thank you Gary for your article and thank You GOD-YHWH to have inspired Gary such a wonderful article through Your HOLY SPIRIT.<br />I have the privilege to have got (and accepted!) the inestimable Grace of GOD, six years ago, and simultaneously got the permanent and indestructible conviction that I was "irremediably" saved forever Thank you so much GOD-YHWH/Jesus-Christ.<br />All the good things I do come from GOD exclusively: HE inspires me to do them and I accept (or sometimes not!) to realise them. (Eph 2.8-10).<br />And when I don't realise them (or not properly, compltely) I demand pardon to HIM for not having done what Christ had prepared me to do and that HE would have done HIMSELF.<br />And I know that HE pardons me because I recognise that I am still asinner and that only HIM is my/our personal Saviour and that prayer doesn't come from myself but from His DIVINE part HE has put in me.<br />Your article has liberated me from beeing partly the sad slave of the Ennemy. And now, at last, I have become the permanent happy and glorious (and too often imperfect) Slave of My/Our LORD. Thank you so much LORD for having tought me this through this article.<br />From now on I can really "Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning me. (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 KJV).<br />But always look forward:<br />"19 Quench not the Spirit.<br />20 Despise not prophesyings.<br />21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.<br />22 Abstain from all appearance of evil.<br />23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.<br />24 Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.<br />25 Brethren, pray for us.<br />26 Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss. <br />(1 Thessalonians 5:19-26 KJV)<br />I always pray for all HIS children and especially for my family:<br />"... And they (Paul and Silas) said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house". (Acts 16.31).<br />"Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it." (Psalms 34-14, 37.27, Job 28.28, Hebrews 12.14, Romans 12.9, 14.19 1 Peter 3.11, 3 John 1.11, Prov. 14.16, 3.7, Isaia 1.16-17, 1.17, James 1.27).<br />Marana Tha!Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12233797382745499930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-45073464431038079612017-08-27T09:02:06.188-05:002017-08-27T09:02:06.188-05:00Thank you. It is a wonderful article. Thank you ag...Thank you. It is a wonderful article. Thank you again. God bless. Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04709024505840005326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-70082683988430378972017-08-16T19:08:52.319-05:002017-08-16T19:08:52.319-05:00I appreciate the intent of this article, but I mus...I appreciate the intent of this article, but I must post a word of caution.<br /><br />The false view of repentance being addressed in the article is a major tenet of a doctrine known as "Lordship Salvation"(LS). As stated in the article, the notion that repentance involved in receiving eternal life means "turning from sin", or at least the intention to turn from sin, is false. I agree fully with the statement above that biblical repentance means "a change of mind"; that and only that. What one is changing one's mind about depends on the context. So repentance for salvation means changing one's mind about one's need for a savior, and believing on Jesus Christ as that Savior. All very good, and it is encouraging to see that biblical idea taught on this site.<br /><br />But there are also "soft" forms of LS. One such form is demonstrated in this statement from the article:<br /><br />"Repentance is not turning from sin, but turning from sin will be a result because once you realize and acknowledge your sin you will no longer believe it is acceptable to keep doing."<br /><br />While seeming to be reasonable, that statement puts a de facto requirement on the believer. Such a statement puts a person on the same treadmill that hardcore LS does. It causes a person to keep "examining" him/her self, looking for a reduction of sinning (along with the evidence of "fruit" or "good works") which will verify their supposed repentance. It has the same practical effect--making a person wonder if they've "really repented"--that hardcore LS does. The result is a subtle lack of assurance that causes believers to focus on their own works instead of resting in Christ's work for them. The subtle legalism that results from this is crippling to any believer's faith and assurance.<br /><br />The fact is, a person can believe in Christ unto salvation and yet sin just as much as before. They may even get worse (see Romans 7). Hopefully, the person's attitude toward sin will change, but there is no guarantee of that. The "flesh" is still resident in the unredeemed body, and still wars against the Spirit. As for "good works", the perception of what constitutes good works can be very subjective. (And that doesn't even touch the issue of motivation.)<br /><br />The only true basis for assurance of salvation is the promise of eternal life to those who BELIEVE, not to those who believe and suppose they will see some improvement eventually. <br /><br />For a more thorough treatment of the LS problem and its purveyors, the reader may wish to check these sites:<br /><br />https://expreacherman.com/<br /><br />http://www.cleargospel.org/<br /><br />In these the various levels of LS are discussed, exposed and refuted.<br />Chuck Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08445244949701302380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-59171721581180599172017-07-27T21:14:41.599-05:002017-07-27T21:14:41.599-05:00awesome article..so awesome!!awesome article..so awesome!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00824390128575310655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-34060605662955346362017-07-06T20:48:46.549-05:002017-07-06T20:48:46.549-05:00This woman gets it: https://youtu.be/pbhGQxnPV6wThis woman gets it: https://youtu.be/pbhGQxnPV6w4thPointOfContacthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13661309922954301143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-84708660118564895642017-07-01T06:40:55.771-05:002017-07-01T06:40:55.771-05:00ugg... rigtness = righteous
Apparently, I can'...ugg... rigtness = righteous<br /><br />Apparently, I can't type or spell today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-21960193681695955122017-07-01T06:35:18.165-05:002017-07-01T06:35:18.165-05:00Continued from above...
Finally, I want to state ...Continued from above...<br /><br />Finally, I want to state that I struggle daily to be as Jesus would have me to be and yet I frequently (thankfully less as I put more of God's Word into my mind) fail to be "perfect". LOL ""perfect"... that's such a dumb statement. My ONLY righteousness is Christ, who has given me his righteousness as a free gift. <br /><br />I will live will striving to keep the faith (in the gospel message) and will be hopefully compelled/constrained more each day by the love the Christ, to walk in newness of life. He is faithful. He will continue to mold me as the potters clay, into his image. My fruits of the spirit may look pitiful in comparison to other Christians, but it's not about me. It's ALL about Christ. Yes, I want to live a good life, but NO NO NO NO... the good news is not in me living that life, it's that God lived it for me and gave himself for me. Thankfully, I can trust in his faithfulness!<br /><br />I am not holy in this sinful flesh, but by the grace of God I am 100% rightness in God's eyes, because he has given me the rightness of Jesus. <br /><br /><br />Romans 4:8King James Version (KJV)<br /><br />8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.<br /><br />~Brandon<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-33574829702687555592017-07-01T06:34:24.117-05:002017-07-01T06:34:24.117-05:00I enjoyed reading this article. Thank you for pos...I enjoyed reading this article. Thank you for posting it! Please excuse me if this post comes off as a rant, but I'm grieved by people who believe that salvation can be lost. I fear that such thoughts reveal a misunderstanding of how Jesus Christ has provided salvation for mankind, which is the blood of God's son (the perfect lamb) being killed on the cross for our sins. <br /><br />In my mind, if one fails to be fully persuaded of Christ's death, burial, and resurrection; then they are failing to have the faith required (in the good news) for redemption. Without the death of Jesus, their is no sacrifice for sins. Without the resurrection of Jesus, their is no proof that the penalty for sins was paid in full. Also, where would the "blessed hope" be without also believing that the "first fruit (Jesus)" was resurrected from the dead, as we are also promised to be resurrected or hopefully very soon raptured :)<br /><br />I guess my issue is that if one believes salvation can be lost, then one does not fully believe in the finished work of Jesus Christ on the cross. Failure to fully trust exclusively on the atonement provided by Christ, is failure to trust at all, right?<br /><br />I believe that the Bible shows us that faith for our current dispensation of grace is not just having some random "change of mind," but rather is having a specific change of mind where a person puts ALL of their faith in the shed blood of Jesus. 99.9% Jesus and 00.1% self doesn't cut it for God. I don't even care if that 00.1% is someone's "belief" that after "asking" Jesus to save them (what does that even suppose to mean ???) they CONTINUE TO THINK that their future actions from that point forward are part of what is necessary to tip the scale in their favor. No! ...on the grace of God's lamb I will stand. <br /><br />Ephesians 1:7-14 King James Version (KJV)<br /><br />7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;<br /><br />8 Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;<br /><br />9 Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:<br /><br />10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:<br /><br />11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:<br /><br />12 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.<br /><br />13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,<br /><br />14 Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.<br /><br />I liked what you posted above from Dr. Harry Ironside.<br /><br /> "The Gospel is not a call to repentance, or to amendment of our ways, to make restitution for past sins, or to promise to do better in the future. These things are proper in their place, but they do not constitute the Gospel; for the Gospel is not good advice to be obeyed, it is good news to be believed. Do not make the mistake then of thinking that the Gospel is a call to duty or a call to reformation, a call to better your condition, to behave yourself in a more perfect way than you have been doing in the past …<br /><br /> Nor is the Gospel a demand that you give up the world, that you give up your sins, that you break off bad habits, and try to cultivate good ones. You may do all these things, and yet never believe the Gospel and consequently never be saved at all."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-56851791836610599412017-06-29T20:58:40.160-05:002017-06-29T20:58:40.160-05:00"It was a good feeling, and I have felt hope ..."It was a good feeling, and I have felt hope and joy these past few days."<br /><br />As well you should! So glad to hear your story - made my whole day! Hooray and welcome back, brother. The LORD loves you dearly. When you realize He loves you unconditionally (because of Christ's propitiation), it frees you to love Him back unconditionally.<br /><br />There is power in the blood of the Lamb. Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03907296435997404954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-82106423727607520592017-06-29T15:17:52.132-05:002017-06-29T15:17:52.132-05:00I have spent the majority of my life living selfis...I have spent the majority of my life living selfishly. I was raised in the church and saved as a young boy, but turned from the truth as a young man. It's an incredible journey over the past year or so that has led me back to Jesus. I felt compelled yesterday to leave work and walk outside. I found myself sitting on a bench and prayed, honestly and openly, for the first time in years. I surrendered my life to believing in the Word of God, and that Jesus died for my sins. I asked him to be my savior and to be saved by the blood of Christ.<br /><br />It was a good feeling, and I have felt hope and joy these past few days. But it has been so long since I have believed I wasn't sure if what I'd done was right or what to do next. And today I found myself reading this message about repentance, and it has been a comfort to me. I thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-51340390570534891082017-06-28T11:01:21.438-05:002017-06-28T11:01:21.438-05:00Amazing, in-depth study, thank you!Amazing, in-depth study, thank you!Norahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14713473992151283154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-51233632856392796522017-06-27T14:23:02.579-05:002017-06-27T14:23:02.579-05:00Thank you for this article. Thank you for this article. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-71726653106869946192017-05-06T17:56:45.365-05:002017-05-06T17:56:45.365-05:00Thank you so very much! Thank you so very much! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com