Though the actual definition of repentance isn't turning away from sin, I think we can all see that that's the ultimate outcome. Great video btw. I love illustrative videos like this.
You make the mistake that when repentance is mentioned in the NT. It always refers to sin.. This is not true..the Bible mentions that God repented in the Old Test. Repent is a transitive verb...it asked the question repent or change you mind about what. The object of the verb repent or has to have an object. * * arsh in this vs, Peter says"Peter replied, 'Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.'"The verb repent demands an object, It is saying repent of what. My question to you is what is the object in this vs, It is asking what do I change my mind about. If you guessed sin ,you would be wrong like so many who see this vs. The object of the verb in this sentence is Jesus Christ. It is Changing you mind that you receive the Holy Spirit. That saves.,
I agree that repentance is result of salvation of our Lord. You said that it change of mind and the result is changing of deeds if you repent without turning from sin it is not called repentance anymore i want to clear about that
Just want to point out that even though the word “repentance” comes from the Greek word which literally means “to change your mind,” it has a much broader meaning. For instance, neither Jesus nor John the Baptist actually used the word “metanoia.” They didn’t speak Greek. The word “metanoia” was just a close Greek equivalent at the time the Gospels were written. They both spoke in Aramaic. I would suggest that the Jewish people to whom they spoke understood their call to repentance to be more in-line with OT concepts of repentance. These concepts included sorrow for sin and a turning from it (See Jonah chapter 3, for instance). Paul, as an OT scholar, would probably have used the OT concept of repentance as well. I think using the transliteration of the Greek word “metanoia” gets us pretty far afield from the actual teachings of John, Jesus, and Paul. Their concept of human repentance would certainly have included not only a change of mind about Jesus, but also a change of mind about sin and the trajectory of our life. Paul uses the word as a direction word in Acts 20 where we he rehearses his common preaching by saying that we must “repent towards God.” It is interesting that he did not urge sinners to repent towards Jesus, but towards God. Anyway, just some thoughts.
Waao Glory be to our God. this man has a very deep revelation. this channel has helped me understand some basic concepts which have been unclear. God bless him and expand the ministry in him
Its ok do do good works , but all our works ( anything that we try to add ) are filthy rags Grace is the unmerited / unearned Favour of God ) we cant earn our way t Heaven , its trusting in the finished work of Christ , and also the faith in the ALL imporstant BLOOD that was shed in our place ,dont EVER forget the blood , because a bloodless gospel is no gospel
True faith can be seen by work, you can confess that u have faith but it will be confirmed through your actions. Or let us say, people who are in your circle will see it
hmm... ya I would avoid telling people what you have to do to pray. I do not see anywhere in the bible it says I have to be on my knees to pray. I think this is a wild statement for you to make that only you know the only way to pray to god.
Repentance is to change your mind with regards to the worldly way to obtain salvation. What is the worldly way to obtain salvation? The worldly way of salvation is to stop sinning and do more good works to be qualify for God's acceptance. But according to God, no sinner can enter heaven. That includes sinner who by their own definition has stopped sinning (in reality, no sinner can stop sinning in action or thought). A sinner who is able to sin less and do a lot of good works, is just a well behaved sinner. A sinner is still a sinner regardless whether he is sinning less and did a lot of good works. No amount of good works or committing less sin will change the status of a sinner into a saint. True repentance is to understand that a sinner cannot save himself because nobody can change their sinner status through good works or committing less sins. The only way to change the sinner status is to accept Jesus' payment for our sins and to be BORN AGAIN (made into a new creation). Also when someone is born again and become a christian, that does not mean that a christian will stop sinning. Because even after being born again, a Christian is still living inside the old fallen body which is still subjected to sin. That is why the body of the christian will still die.
Becoming a "new creature" is to receive the Holy Spirit, and to be Born of God. Nobody "Born of God" can continue to make a practice of sin. This is where everyone gets lost. Yes, Christians will always "sin". But a Christians life is not defined by sin. They cannot continue as the witch, the adulterer, the fornicator, the homosexual...etc. The Christian repentance rejects and and turns away from those lifestyles.
@@AJTramberg "Nobody "Born of God" can continue to make a practice of sin." - Yeah, but only your spirit is born of God when you get saved. Your flesh hasn't been born again which is why Christians are still capable of sinning after salvation. "But a Christians life is not defined by sin." - That's not necessarily true; it can be if a saved person decides to live in the flesh. I would argue that most saved people's lives are defined by sin. "The Christian repentance rejects and and turns away from those lifestyles." - Not when it comes to salvation.
omg thank you... I have been praying so hard to understand what Repentance means. Because as you said above if the meaning of repentance is to stop sinning. I can never do that. So I have been do freaked out that I am not repenting and will end up in hell because I missed something I was supposed to do. This makes more sense that I want to be away from sin is repentance. I turn towards god and fully Trust in Jesus to save me. I feel now after reading your statement that I may actually be repenting in the right way.
I found god accepted Jesus. When I did this I was made aware of a lot of sins I had been doing without realizing they where sins. So I believe I have had a change of mind about sin. I no longer want to continue sinning. I asked for forgiveness of my sins as well. I know excessive drinking and drug use are sins. I have been able to give up the drugs, but I still drink. I wonder if continuing to drink or making mistakes that lead me back into sin, will cause Jesus not to know me at the end of my life. I wish there was someone that could tell me for sure, the only entity that can is God and he does not speak to me directly.
He wanted the people to stop sinning and return to their heavenly Father. People with a penitent heart would be looking for the savior of their souls….not a political leader. Jesus hadn’t showed himself yet.
I thought repentance was a change of heart, not just mind. Your deeds change because your heart was changed, hence born again. Actions follow after a change of heart because everything you do flows from your heart. So Jesus changes your heart, because of your change in heart and mind about sin, and about him. At least, that's what happened when I was saved, I felt sorrow in my heart and believed in Jesus and repented of my sins and my hardness toward Jesus. I felt it in my heart, not just my head.
I feel a bit discouraged as to how the answer is right in front of me yet seems still difficult for me to understand. So, to repent is to change your mind from sin? And in doing so, you will act differently? How then will I know if I’m doing good works out of repentance or just relying on my good works to “keep me saved” I’m sorry for any confusion. Could someone please help?
When we repent, we are acknowledging to God that we are sinners, in need of a Savior. When we believe in Jesus Christ & ask Him to become our Savior we are going to want to live in a way that is pleasing to Him. How differently someone acts will depend largely on what kind of person they already were. When you love someone you just naturally want to please them, right? It's the same basic thing when we dedicate our lives to Christ...we will have the desire to become the kind of man or woman we feel He wants us to be. Of course we can't be perfect as long as we live in this world, but we want to strive to do the best we can to help others come to know Him. I don't know if that helps... God bless.
Jesus helps us to understand what repentance is. Matthew 21:28 But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard. 21:29 He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went. 21:30 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. 21:31 Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. ---- The first son, when he was asked to go work in the vineyard, he said he would not. He didn't want to do what his father's will was, he wanted to follow his own will. He repented afterward, turning from his own will, and doing the will of his father. What is the will of God? John 6:29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. ---- Gods will is to save us. Man's will is to live his own way. Romans 3:11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. --- The reason you are seeking him now is, because God is drawing you to himself. We seek him because we are sought out by him first. It's up to you how you respond to his calling you. If you reject his call to salvation, it's because you want to do what your desire and will is, not his will, which is to believe the gospel and be saved. The gospel message is, we have all sinned. Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; ---- The good news is, God loves us, and he sent his son to die for us. Jesus bore the suffering on that cruel cross, but much more then that, he bore the wrath of God on that cross, for my sin, your sin, the sins for all of mankind. He died after he had drunk that cup of God's wrath, but three days later, he rose again. He rose again because God was satisfied with his sacrifice. God can now forgive my debt of sin, and your debt of sin, because Jesus Christ the Righteous One, bore and paid all that debt that I owed, and you owed. If you believe that, you will be saved, and you will know without a doubt that you have been saved, and forgiven of all your sin. 1 John 5:13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. Romans 8:16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: --- You will know if you have been truly saved, God himself will tell you that you are his, through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. Jesus said this. Mark 1:15 The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. --- Repent, turn from your will and say yes to the Father's will, and believe the gospel. If you would like anymore help, feel free to ask. I will leave you with one last verse. Isaiah 1:18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
Repentance from what i understand it is to ask our Heavenly Father for forgiveness and with our mouth say we repent ( change our mind) and then try not to do it again. The walk we take is a long walk, a holy walk, and though it is impossible for us to do it alone it is Our Father's grace that helps us with our struggles. He knows our weaknesses and that's why he urges us to come to him. I hope I gave you a little clarity....enough to understand a little better. God Bless you brother. 🙂🙂🙂
@@DanielJosephPaul wow. Your comment is like a mini sermon for the soul. PLEASE post that as a NEW comment on this video. More people NEED to read that. God bless, and pleas give me a thumbs up here IF you do that, so I get notified by TH-cam and remember to give your new, and at a comment to it, so more people will read it!!!!
I want to go to heaven but I don’t want to stop certain sins. Can I call upon the name of the Lord ?or do I have to stop sinning too? If it’s the latter then that is a works based salvation to me. If it’s a heart issue then why would I a sinner want to stop sinning ? Makes no sense.
You can't do anything to save yourself if you can stop sinning why did Jesus have to die on the cross. It's grace through faith alone in Christ alone. Believe in the finished work of Christ, His death, burial, and resurrection. You'll have everlasting life no ifs, ands, or buts. You will never lose your salvation. Once you understand Grace you naturally don't want to sin because you know the cost, a priceless gift. God who become Man who was sinless becaming the perfect replacement for our sins.
So, without naming names all of these preachers out there that have a different definition of repentance could be preaching a false gospel. Rather than saying repentance is a change of mind about who Jesus is they are saying you must repent of all of your sins in order to be saved.
What If you truly repent, are able to go without sin for a few days, but are addicted and cannot leave it easily? I know I truly repented but that is my case. I leave the sin alone but then I come back. Don't tell me I didn't repent because I did but I ask why is this happening? I am saved for 3 years.
I know exactly how you feel. It’s like stray dogs that you feed every once in a while then a whole pack shows up one day. Or a more biblical analogy, when Saul failed to kill the Amalekites commanded by God, and they eventually came back to waste the Israelites. We must do was Samuel did, hack our sin to death
None of us can go without sin. I know you are talking about a "specific sin" and that is where faith in God comes in. Have you received an professional help? God does work through counselors, medical teams, etc. I am lifting you up now.
Yeah, this explanation is false. Repentance, in the context of salvation, just means to turn from unbelief to belief. You have to stop trusting in whatever you were trusting in before to get you to Heaven, and you need to trust in Christ's death, burial, and resurrection as the only and complete payment of your sins.
🔴 According to Jesus repentance is what the people of Nineveh did when hearing the preaching of Jonah: ● the men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because *they repented* [μετενοησαν / metenoēsan] at the preaching of Jonah, and behold a Greater than Jonah is here. - Mat 12^41 [NA21\TR1598] ● *so* the people of Nineveh *(they)believed* [ ויאמינו / vaya'ămīnû] God, ... and God saw *their deeds* [ את_מעשיהם / et-ma`ăśēhem], *for that they turned* [ כי שבו / kī-shābû] from their evil way; *and God relented* [ וינחם האלהים / vayināchem hā'Ĕlōhīm] from the disaster that He had said He would do to them ... - Jonah 3^5,10 [ קורן ירושלים ~] [Qôrén Yərûshālayim]
When a person gets saved, they stop believing their old false beliefs (aka repent of, or turn from them), to then instead believe (and trust in) Jesus Christ (2 cor 7:10). Repentance with regards to salvation is a switching of belief from whatever you believed before, to Christ. This is different than repenting of your sins, which is a good work, and thus absolutely not required for salvation.
Most Evangelicals get the theology of biblical Repentance wrong. And I've only recently understood what biblical Repentance is. Most think it's doing a u-turn and turning away from sins. But this isn't repentance, this is the FRUIT of repentance. Repentance is actually a gift from God and the power of the holy spirit and we are Incapable of repentance on our own. Repentance has basically 2 parts. Part one is the Law, in that we become aware of God's Law and we are terrified of a holy God, knowing the horrific consequences of our sins against Him, eternal damnation. Part two is the Gospel, turning to Jesus Christ by faith for the forgiveness of our sins, Christ keeping the law perfectly on our behalf and paying the penalty for our sins on the cross. In summary repentance is conviction under God's law that we are sinners and that we deserve hell for our sins, and then turning to Jesus Christ by faith for the forgiveness of our sins. That's what repentance is. Turning from our sins is the FRUIT of repentance, and should flow from the knowlege of God's kindness and His salvific works on our behalf, but turning from sins is not in itself repentance. Let's be realistic here ok, we all know it's impossible to be morally perfect or keep God's laws for even 10 seconds. There's a pound of flesh in everything we think and do, and every day we sin in thought, word, and deed. So repentance isn't something WE do, because it's a gift from God. Instead we should constantly be looking to God and what He has done FOR US in the person and work of Jesus Christ. We're way worse at keeping God's Laws than you think! But as Christians we are no longer under the Law but under grace. So we need Christ and the gospel in our focus 24/7 to constantly remind us that God will never disown us or even look at us with disfavor when we sin, and in fact He sees us as perfect as Christ is perfect. Our only hope as Christians is to trust/have faith in Jesus Christ as our only assurance of salvation, instead of looking at our own works, and our complete inability to keeps God's law for assurance of salvation. Faith in Jesus for the forgiveness of our sins will bring us peace and joy. Conversely, hyperfocus on our inability to not sins and constantly wondering if we are doing enough "christian things" like prayer or reading your Bible will only lead to doubts and despair. Don't look at your own failures at keeping God's Laws, but look to Jesus who kept God's laws perfectly on your behalf and paid your sin debt so you can be forgiven, freely, by faith alone, without the burden of God's laws crushing your spirit. That is the simplicity and the beauty of the gospel.
Your half right. Repentance is reforming of your sin or at least trying as best as is humanly possible for you. Faith is required of course that's the first step, it's sin that we repent from and try to reform by not continuing in the same sin's...
@Alan-Godden Faith and believe are not synonyms. Believe means to be convinced, and Faith means confidence and assurance. When one thoroughly reads the scriptures, the question that should be asked is, Who is Faith, not what is faith. Romans 3:22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: Galatians 2:16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. Galatians 3:22 But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. ---- In these passages, it is the Faith of Jesus that is given to them that believe. Galatians 3:23 But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. --- Faith is of God, of the Son, of the Holy Spirit. Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, --- There is a difference between the Christian faith, and all other faiths. All other faiths come from within a person. The Christian faith comes from without into the believer, through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. So faith would not come before repentance, but rather after a person has repented and believed the gospel. When a person has repented and believed the gospel, they are granted the faith of Jesus. Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: --- This is why the Christian faith is unique, and no other will compare. The Christian faith is Jesus and it is he,and the Father,and the Holy Spirit that holds onto the believer. That is the Christian faith for the full assurance of heaven, because Jesus faith will never fail. Hebrews 12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
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@Alan-Godden Thank you for looking into the scriptures for yourself to see that truth. So many want to argue because they already have pre-conceived ideas what the truth is. I too used to make that error without being like a Berean to see if those things were so. One good example is the timing of the rapture. I was taught one interpretation, which was wrong. A Christian had tried to show me from scripture that my understanding was wrong, but I was set in my ways and would not hear it, automatically assumimg he was wrong,to my error. We should always be ready to examine God's word. I am glad the Holy Spirit guided and lead me to the truth of the rapture. From that point on I have learned to study Gods word more earnestly, to question everything I am taught. 2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. --- So thank you again for looking into the scriptures for yourself, and not to make the same mistake I have,and so many others make and have made.
Ive understood from reading the bible that repentance is when you accept Jesus thru Faith. The person who believes in Jesus has committed Repentance. But it troubles me that even the greatest preachers dont teach this and has thus made me feel confused at times. Turning away from sin is necessary and biblical, but its something we do as obedience towards God not something we do to gain salvation.
I am saved, I did ask for forgiveness for my lust but did I truly repent If I keep going to the same sin even though I fight it? The Bible says the impure will not inherit the kingdom of God... but I dont know what repentence is. Is it just asking forgiveness or is it also turning away from sin?
Jesus paid your price by His blood if you ahve truly accepted it if you are still worried just think about the Corinthians even in their sin Paul said they were in Christ but living in the flesh and in Romans it says there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ so you are stil saved but you should still try to stop hope this helps may God bless you
Did you truly repent if you keep going back to the same sin? That takes discernment to know. Here are two biblical notions and keep both in mind. One is that someone can truly repent of sin, but keep failing by giving into the temptation. Know that we are commanded to forgive others who repent an unlimited amount of times, and this is reflective of how God forgives us an unlimited amount of times despite our sin against him. If you're truly repenting of your sin, you will be forgiven. The second notion is that there is such thing as false repentance. There are those who think they've repented but haven't, and then those people go along with their lives without doing anything to try and turn from their sin. I think if you're struggling with this sin that means you're trying to turn away from it. If continuing to sin were a sign one hasn't truly repented then no one would have, as we all continue to sin against God. That being said, we are to do everything we can to fight against sin in our lives. Although it's hyperbolic and not meant literally, the Bible tells us to cut off our hands if it helps us to refrain from sin and to pluck out our eyes if that did the same. We are to take drastic action, although probably not literal self-harm, to try and refrain from sinning. What drastic actions could you take to try and refrain from your sin? Temptation to sin can often start small but grow larger and larger the more you entertain the idea of it. Cutting off the possibility to sin before you can be tempted by it, or before the temptation grows beyond your self-control, is usually a good idea. For example, an alcoholic might do good to not enter a bar in the first place as to not be tempted. That alcoholic might do good to not even approach a bar to avoid the temptation of going inside. What steps could you try to take to avoid your sin? Is accessing the internet part of it? If it is then maybe refrain from using the internet in the first place. Maybe you could only use the internet when you absolutely need to (like to do online baking or something) and then refuse to use it beyond that. Maybe if you want to use the internet but avoid the temptation that goes along with it you could only allow yourself to access the internet in a public setting like at a coffee shop or something. Those would be some drastic steps, but if internet access is part of what allows you to sin in that way then those might be a good idea. Consider what steps you could take to try and avoid sinning, whatever that may involve.
what if I still like to drink though? Is drinking totally forbidden? Becoming drunk in any way is a sin? I know drinking can cause sin because of changed inhibitions and altered perception of right and wrong. So I can see where drinking could be a sin but is it okay to get a little drunk? I dont know the answer to this and it troubles me.@@LawlessNate
Jesus helps us to understand what repentance is. Matthew 21:28 But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard. 21:29 He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went. 21:30 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. 21:31 Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. ---- The first son, when he was asked to go work in the vineyard, he said he would not. He didn't want to do what his father's will was, he wanted to follow his own will. He repented afterward, turning from his own will, and doing the will of his father. What is the will of God? John 6:29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. ---- Gods will is to save us. Man's will is to live his own way. Romans 3:11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. --- The reason you are seeking him now is, because God is drawing you to himself. We seek him because we are sought out by him first. It's up to you how you respond to his calling you. If you reject his call to salvation, it's because you want to do what your desire and will is, not his will, which is to believe the gospel and be saved. The gospel message is, we have all sinned. Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; ---- The good news is, God loves us, and he sent his son to die for us. Jesus bore the suffering on that cruel cross, but much more then that, he bore the wrath of God on that cross, for my sin, your sin, the sins for all of mankind. He died after he had drunk that cup of God's wrath, but three days later, he rose again. He rose again because God was satisfied with his sacrifice. God can now forgive my debt of sin, and your debt of sin, because Jesus Christ the Righteous One, bore and paid all that debt that I owed, and you owed. If you believe that, you will be saved, and you will know without a doubt that you have been saved, and forgiven of all your sin. 1 John 5:13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. Romans 8:16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: --- You will know if you have been truly saved, God himself will tell you that you are his, through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. Jesus said this. Mark 1:15 The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. --- Repent, turn from your will and say yes to the Father's will, and believe the gospel. If you would like anymore help, feel free to ask. I will leave you with one last verse. Isaiah 1:18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
@JoinUsInVR Yes, always. God never gave man the right or authority to interpret his word, scripture always interprets scripture. 2 Peter 1:20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 1:21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. ---- Thank you for your interest to get the word of God out there. The scriptures I provide, I hope it is that, that everyone will study for themselves, like the Bereans did in the Apostle Paul's day, to see if the word of God confirms these truths. Thank you again.
@bjornegan6421 The true born again believers assurance is Jesus Christ. They become partakers of Jesus assurance. It is important for a believer to abide in Jesus Christ. When they do, they become partakers of the fruits of the Holy Spirit. They become partakers of faith, Jesus faith, his assurance. If a believer walks in the flesh, they are not connected to the vine. They must abide in Jesus to bear the fruits. John 15:7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. 15:8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. ---- The believer becomes partakers of the fruit when they abide in Jesus. If they walk in the flesh, they lose sight of their savior. They don't lose their salvation, they lose the joy of it, the assurance, the blessings that come from abiding in Jesus. When David sinned, he lost the joy of his salvation, he was no longer partakers of that joy. This is what David prayed. Psalms 51:12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. ---- He didn't lose salvation, he lost the joy of it. A believer will lose the joy of assurance, if they are sinning, walking in the flesh. 2 Peter 1:8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1:9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. ----- A true born again believer can lose sight of peace and forgiveness that are in Jesus Christ, the assurance he provides to them, if they walk in the flesh. The closer one walks with Jesus, abides, stays in him, the more they become partakers of his faith, his assurance.
If repentance was so crucial to salvation then why did the Apostle John completely omit it from his gospel when he had the last word on the subject? Not to mention that he wrote his gospel with the primary purpose on teaching how to be saved.
No one can come to Christ until they are drawn by The Father in Heaven. When you feel HIS Voice Tugging on your Heart, Ask Forgiveness. You will be Washed by The Blood of The Son of God, Baptized with The Holy Spirit, and Changed ( 2Corinthians 5:17 ) You will know, Impossible Not to.
We can argue back and forth about who is right, BUT Jesus Himself in Luke 13:3 says, "I tell you...unless you repent, you too will all perish." Jesus also said in Matthew 4:17, "...Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” AND in Acts 2:38 it says, "Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins..." AND in Acts 1730 it says, "The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent..."
Correct. That’s why repentance needs to be defined. In the biblical context of salvation, repentance means a change of mind from unbelief and rejection to a mind of belief and faith. All those passages quoted are true that if one doesn’t come to God through the salvation found in Christ, they will perish.
I want to agree with this, however, taken STRICTLY as stated,many will say, well, I have changed my mind about Jesus as Savior and "nothing happened". My life hasn't changed. The Free Grace crowd will respond that obedience and works from that point is optional and good, but not necessary for salvation. But to turn your mind TO CHRIST IS TURNING YOUR MIND AWAY FROM SIN, because Christ is the opposite of sin. It's synonymous. You can't be a satanist and a follower of Christ just by "believing" the facts of the Gospel. To walk after CHRIST is to WALK AWAY from sin. To truly believe in Veganism is to walk away from meat. I would also add that Peter also says in Acts 2 to be Baptized and receive the Holy Spirit. This is no trivial "add on" . DO IT. The Holy Spirit is who transforms us and produces works through us in keeping with repentance.
If this true then we belivers are all sinless because Jesus cleanse us of our sin right so we get cleansed and we realize sin is wrong thats repenting yet we sin, That means that we never sinned since we got cleansed and we repented because we know sin is wrong so all belivers are sinless
Only i didnt undertant about turning from sin you said that it is not turning from sin, how come you repent without turning your sin it not a repentance
Repentance can mean different things in the bible. To repent simply means to turn from something. This can be from your sin, but not necessarily. God actually repented multiple times in the bible, even though He obviously had no sin; He just changed his mind about something. So repentance can mean that you stop believing what you believed before, and turn to belief in Jesus Christ. That is the only repentance involved in salvation. If repentance from sin was required for salvation, the sacrifice of Christ would be for nothing (galatians 2:21)
@@Krisha.20149 Jonah 3:10 "And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not." This is just one example of God repenting, and I'm sure you don't believe God had any sin to repent of. In the story, the children of Israel were walking in an 'evil way', which God wanted to righteously judge them for ('the evil that He said He would do unto them'), but the Israelites turned from their evil way, and God repented. Hopefully this clears things up for you.
Check turned fro thier evil way, Evil way -if you did evil what is that ? It sin right sometime we need to expand our mind and evaluate things. Ex. turn from worldly things means go away from worldly deeds what is that turn from sinning
In the bible repentance is always pointing from sin from sinning, from cause of sinning then turn to God. Repentance is not rumor. Repentance is always turnning from and facing to ex. Turn from flesh to spirit, turn from world to spirit, turn from evil to good turn from unrighteuos to righteous, turn from one master to other master. If you want to obey God but never to turn from sin or evil things that is not called a repentance.
Bible repentance for salvation. To go from unbelief to belief. Acts 16:31. Period. Faith apart from works. Romans 4:5. Faith is not a work. And the GIFT of God is eternal life. Not faith or a reward for good behavior. Romans 6:23. The gift of God is eternal life apart from any works or action. If we could be saved by what we do or do not do, then Jesus died in vain. Galatians 2:21. John 3:18 Believers are no longer condemned, but unbelievers are condemned already, because they have not believed on the name of the Son of God. John 1:12. Romans 1:16. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the POWER of God unto salvation to everyone that BELIEVETH, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. The gospel. First Corinthians 15:1-4. That Christ died for our sins, according to the scriptures, that HE was buried and rose again on the third day, according to the scriptures. Galatians 1:6-9 Though we or an angel from heaven preach any other gospel unto you than that we have preached unto you, LET HIM BE ACCURSED. As we said before, so say I again, if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received from us, LET HIM BE ACCURSED. For the GIFTS and calling of God are without repentance. Irrevocable, cannot be changed back. Ephesians 1:13-14. Our guarantee of eternal life. Ephesians 4:30 And grieve not the Holy Spirit in whom ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Colossians 3:3. For ye are dead, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. Colossians 2:13 He has forgiven us ALL trespasses. Hebrews 13:5 He will never leave us or forsake us. He will never cast us out. John 6:47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that BELIEVETH on me, HATH EVERLASTING LIFE. First Corinthians 1:21 For after that, by the wisdom of God, the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that BELIEVE. First John 2:2 And He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but for the sins of the whole world. John 3:18. John 10:28-29 No one can pluck us out of His hand. Or His Fathers hand. First John 5:13. These things have I written unto you that BELIEVE on the name of the Son of God, that ye may KNOW YE HAVE ETERNAL LIFE. Romans 3:26-28. There will be no boasting in heaven.
Repentence is not changing ur mind nor turning....those come after....repentance is GRIEF AND GODLY SORROW OF SIN....feeling ashamed, broken hearted, guilty
@@jtm5390 good point....but if u feel convicted you will automatically change and turn from sin....u can turn and change ur mind without feeling any conviction...ur just doing it so as not to get disciplined or because u don't want to offend God but the problem is u urself don't see the seriousness of sin
@@Saleh-Malaeb For godly sorrow produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the world brings about death Godly sorrow produces the repentance, so it itself cannot be the repentance.
Repent and forsake your sins. TRUST in JESUS Christ and his sacrifice on the cross. There is coming a day when the LORD will judge the world in righteousness. Hell awaits all sinners INCLUDING lukewarm christians. JESUS says go and sin no more so if you loved HIM you would OBEY HIM.
Unscriptural fail of a comment. No one can repent of and forsake all sins, because we all sin, all the time. Cant be done. Your words(lukewarm/obedience) are lordship salvation hogwash, because repentance is changing the mind about how we get to heaven, why we need a savior(our sin debt), and trusting Christs finished work to permanently purge that sin debt, as Christ died once for all, for all men, and all their sins.
@@fredost1504 I would like to first sat that Levi's comment, and this video are both supported by scripture. In Levi's comment, he did not say "we must be completely without sin." He is only trying to encourage people to Obey God, because that is his love language. Because that is what scripture says is "the whole duty of man." Not sure why you are coming so harshly onto this believer, or why you would call obedience and lukewarmness hogwash. That is scripture. Perhaps ask Levi what he means, or what scripture he is referring to. I don't know about you but I would not be calling God's word hogwash. Our obedience does not nullify the cross whatsoever. Our obedience is evidence of our repentance. The video legit just said it. Levi does not seem to disagree. Whenever we obey God, we are loving him. Whenever we disobey God, we are not loving him. You can trust the sacrifice of Jesus (Like you and Levi both are saying,) yet still show your love for him through obedience. His greatest commandment is to Love Him, and he defines that Love by obedience. He is warning about Lukewarm faith, because The Most High says he will spit the lukewarm out. This is just an extension of ministry. Although the words may not be pretty, we should be careful of calling it nonsense. Much Love.
@@fredost1504 many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work INIQUITY. Mathew 7 22-23
@@3Godisgreat3 ONLY those that rely on their wonderful works to keep(or even get) salvation will hear that. Jesus knows everyone that has trusted Him alone for salvation. Remember in that verse you quoted(Matt 7:21-23) he said I NEVER knew you, not I knew you and then forgot you. Onse saved He always knows us. Anything other gospel than this, is another gospel.
To me that sounds more complicated than turning from wrong doing! Sounds more convoluted explanation than what the Bible is simply saying! Yeah God may grant repentance but he has relented from bringing punishment to those who have turned from wrong doing such as Nineveh did when Jonah warned of its impending doom. Christ brought up Nineveh when he said that it would condemn the generation of his hearers because they repented but not repented when someone better than Jonah came around! So please do not convolute what repentance is IT IS A TURNING AWAY FROM SIN AS WELL AS A CHANGE OFMIND!
To change your mind to be like Christ. One must know him and obey him. We can never do the good works we are created to do unless we know what we are supposed to do, and only Jesus and the Holy Spirit can lead us into all righteousness and teach us truth. Without it you repent of who you currently are and change your mind to a religious viewpoint, still not of God.
Repenting of unbelief is necessary for salvation; repenting of sin has nothing to do with salvation and isn't necessary. If you think it's necessary, then you're very likely not saved because you're trusting in your own works.
I know that its not my works... but having faith in Jesus who said himself that he might not know you even though you knew him... thats what has me up at nights. Will Jesus say he doesnt know me because I still drink alcohol after finding his salvation? This is what worries me that I am not doing it right.
@@marcussmith4913 "Knowing" Jesus has nothing to do with "faith". Reread that passage you're referencing and look at what those people were trusting in. They were trusting in their own works to get them to Heaven which is why Jesus said he never knew them.
Repentance isn't a " work" it is an act of obedience. Repentance is incomplete without water baptism. Repentance plus water baptism is what causes the remission of sins. Remission of sins is the removal of guilt from the conscience, because of the shed blood of Christ, and is the Holy Spirit circumcising our conscience, removing the guilt from past sins, and restoring it to its original childlike sensitivity to sins. It is the " washing of regeneration"( Titus 3:5). Regeneration means to return something to its original state. Water baptism is also the type of the O.T. antitype of cleansing the temple with water and blood in preparation for the entry of the Spirit of God.
The Bible says salvation can't be earned by baptism, good behavior, church membership, communion, or even good deeds. Anyone trusting in those things to save them must repent and put their trust 100% in Christ and Him ALONE. The Bible says: "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." (Eph. 2:8-9). Examine yourself. When you made your profession of faith did you forsake trusting your baptism or good deeds to save you? Did you instead put all your trust in Christ alone to save you? Did you truly repent?
@Dan Salvation is a free gift and there is nothing we can do to earn it, but even a free gift must be recieved in order for it to be ours. The word " recieve" ,in the Greek that the scriptures were originally written in, means " to take hold of". I think that we can agree that the original language something is written in and it's definitions take priority over any other language and it's definitions. Salvation and all things offered to us by God are free and its our faith in action that results in us recieving them. In Acts ch.19, before any other discussion took place, Paul asking the disciples " Have you recieved the Holy Spirit since you believed"? If the Holy Spirit is recieved the moment that you believe then Pauls question doesn't make sense. Peter and Oeter alone was given the keys to the kingdom of heaven by Jesus and he spoke those keys in Acts 2:38. Paul also operated on Acts 2:38 when he led the disciples to salvation in Acts ch .19. Lastly, if I offer you a free gift you can believe it's free but it's not yours until you take step to recieved it.
@@Ssethtzeentach_enjoyer That's the definition of faith, not repentance. Repentance and faith are not the same thing. Repentance means turning from sin.
@@freegoldbug "That's the definition of faith, not repentance. Repentance and faith are not the same thing." - They're the same thing in the context of salvation. "Repentance means turning from sin." - Not in the context of salvation.
@@Ssethtzeentach_enjoyer You can believe what you want, but the Bible says that without holiness no one will see the Lord. When you stand before Him, He will ask you why you didn't obey Him. Only those who love and obey God and do His will inherit the Kingdom. If you think your faith without holiness and works will save you, you are free to do so. Just don't blame others when you stand before God and realize you've believed a lie. Deception is a choice
@@freegoldbug "You can believe what you want, but the Bible says that without holiness no one will see the Lord." - True; my holiness comes from Jesus Christ. If you believe it comes from repenting of your sins, then you don't have any. "When you stand before Him, He will ask you why you didn't obey Him." - I never said that we shouldn't obey Him; I just said that that's not a part of salvation. "Only those who love and obey God and do His will inherit the Kingdom. If you think your faith without holiness and works will save you, you are free to do so." - "But to him that WORKETH NOT, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness." (Romans 4:5) "Just don't blame others when you stand before God and realize you've believed a lie." - Coming from the guy who's trusting in himself for salvation. "Deception is a choice." - And it's a choice that you made.
This is the best explanation of repentance I’ve heard. God bless.
Though the actual definition of repentance isn't turning away from sin, I think we can all see that that's the ultimate outcome. Great video btw. I love illustrative videos like this.
You make the mistake that when repentance is mentioned in the NT. It always refers to sin.. This is not true..the Bible mentions that God repented in the Old Test. Repent is a transitive verb...it asked the question repent or change you mind about what. The object of the verb repent or has to have an object. *
* arsh in this vs, Peter says"Peter replied, 'Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.'"The verb repent demands an object, It is saying repent of what. My question to you is what is the object in this vs, It is asking what do I change my mind about. If you guessed sin ,you would be wrong like so many who see this vs. The object of the verb in this sentence is Jesus Christ. It is Changing you mind that you receive the Holy Spirit. That saves.,
Repenting is one of the many fruits of the Holy Spirit
So good! People need this truth, because there is great confusion on this topic.
my simple summary of it is Repentance is necessary for us to move from where we are without God to get to where we should be with God.
I agree that repentance is result of salvation of our Lord.
You said that it change of mind and the result is changing of deeds if you repent without turning from sin it is not called repentance anymore i want to clear about that
Just want to point out that even though the word “repentance” comes from the Greek word which literally means “to change your mind,” it has a much broader meaning. For instance, neither Jesus nor John the Baptist actually used the word “metanoia.” They didn’t speak Greek. The word “metanoia” was just a close Greek equivalent at the time the Gospels were written. They both spoke in Aramaic. I would suggest that the Jewish people to whom they spoke understood their call to repentance to be more in-line with OT concepts of repentance. These concepts included sorrow for sin and a turning from it (See Jonah chapter 3, for instance). Paul, as an OT scholar, would probably have used the OT concept of repentance as well. I think using the transliteration of the Greek word “metanoia” gets us pretty far afield from the actual teachings of John, Jesus, and Paul. Their concept of human repentance would certainly have included not only a change of mind about Jesus, but also a change of mind about sin and the trajectory of our life. Paul uses the word as a direction word in Acts 20 where we he rehearses his common preaching by saying that we must “repent towards God.” It is interesting that he did not urge sinners to repent towards Jesus, but towards God. Anyway, just some thoughts.
Very good. Thank you for your comments. I feel that turning from sin, repentance, is beautiful and healing. It is the beginning of a new free life.
Waao Glory be to our God. this man has a very deep revelation. this channel has helped me understand some basic concepts which have been unclear. God bless him and expand the ministry in him
Thanks!
Grace through faith alone . Its just faith without any works
Its ok do do good works , but all our works ( anything that we try to add ) are filthy rags Grace is the unmerited / unearned Favour of God ) we cant earn our way t Heaven , its trusting in the finished work of Christ , and also the faith in the ALL imporstant BLOOD that was shed in our place ,dont EVER forget the blood , because a bloodless gospel is no gospel
True faith can be seen by work, you can confess that u have faith but it will be confirmed through your actions. Or let us say, people who are in your circle will see it
Amen! Solid video!
Wow. Paul even twisted the meaning of repentance. Cool…
Spot on! 100% Great video!
Yes... Repentance is asking God for forgiveness of past sins through prayer. True prayer requires you to get down on both knees.
hmm... ya I would avoid telling people what you have to do to pray. I do not see anywhere in the bible it says I have to be on my knees to pray. I think this is a wild statement for you to make that only you know the only way to pray to god.
Will share this with a friend from a Bible Church - they don't quite get it 😢
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Repentance is to change your mind with regards to the worldly way to obtain salvation. What is the worldly way to obtain salvation? The worldly way of salvation is to stop sinning and do more good works to be qualify for God's acceptance. But according to God, no sinner can enter heaven. That includes sinner who by their own definition has stopped sinning (in reality, no sinner can stop sinning in action or thought). A sinner who is able to sin less and do a lot of good works, is just a well behaved sinner. A sinner is still a sinner regardless whether he is sinning less and did a lot of good works. No amount of good works or committing less sin will change the status of a sinner into a saint.
True repentance is to understand that a sinner cannot save himself because nobody can change their sinner status through good works or committing less sins. The only way to change the sinner status is to accept Jesus' payment for our sins and to be BORN AGAIN (made into a new creation). Also when someone is born again and become a christian, that does not mean that a christian will stop sinning. Because even after being born again, a Christian is still living inside the old fallen body which is still subjected to sin. That is why the body of the christian will still die.
Well said!
Becoming a "new creature" is to receive the Holy Spirit, and to be Born of God. Nobody "Born of God" can continue to make a practice of sin. This is where everyone gets lost. Yes, Christians will always "sin". But a Christians life is not defined by sin. They cannot continue as the witch, the adulterer, the fornicator, the homosexual...etc. The Christian repentance rejects and and turns away from those lifestyles.
@@AJTramberg I agree with you
@@AJTramberg "Nobody "Born of God" can continue to make a practice of sin." - Yeah, but only your spirit is born of God when you get saved. Your flesh hasn't been born again which is why Christians are still capable of sinning after salvation.
"But a Christians life is not defined by sin." - That's not necessarily true; it can be if a saved person decides to live in the flesh. I would argue that most saved people's lives are defined by sin.
"The Christian repentance rejects and and turns away from those lifestyles." - Not when it comes to salvation.
omg thank you... I have been praying so hard to understand what Repentance means. Because as you said above if the meaning of repentance is to stop sinning. I can never do that. So I have been do freaked out that I am not repenting and will end up in hell because I missed something I was supposed to do. This makes more sense that I want to be away from sin is repentance. I turn towards god and fully Trust in Jesus to save me. I feel now after reading your statement that I may actually be repenting in the right way.
That is exactly repentance
I found god accepted Jesus. When I did this I was made aware of a lot of sins I had been doing without realizing they where sins. So I believe I have had a change of mind about sin. I no longer want to continue sinning. I asked for forgiveness of my sins as well. I know excessive drinking and drug use are sins. I have been able to give up the drugs, but I still drink. I wonder if continuing to drink or making mistakes that lead me back into sin, will cause Jesus not to know me at the end of my life. I wish there was someone that could tell me for sure, the only entity that can is God and he does not speak to me directly.
Good teaching! You guys do great work, God bless you, thank you! 🙏 praise be to God! 🙏
What did God want people to do when John the Baptist said repent in Matthew 3:2?
He wanted people to turn from unbelief to belief on the Lord Jesus Christ.
He wanted the people to stop sinning and return to their heavenly Father. People with a penitent heart would be looking for the savior of their souls….not a political leader. Jesus hadn’t showed himself yet.
I thought repentance was a change of heart, not just mind. Your deeds change because your heart was changed, hence born again. Actions follow after a change of heart because everything you do flows from your heart. So Jesus changes your heart, because of your change in heart and mind about sin, and about him. At least, that's what happened when I was saved, I felt sorrow in my heart and believed in Jesus and repented of my sins and my hardness toward Jesus. I felt it in my heart, not just my head.
I feel a bit discouraged as to how the answer is right in front of me yet seems still difficult for me to understand. So, to repent is to change your mind from sin? And in doing so, you will act differently? How then will I know if I’m doing good works out of repentance or just relying on my good works to “keep me saved” I’m sorry for any confusion. Could someone please help?
When we repent, we are acknowledging to God that we are sinners, in need of a Savior. When we believe in Jesus Christ & ask Him to become our Savior we are going to want to live in a way that is pleasing to Him. How differently someone acts will depend largely on what kind of person they already were. When you love someone you just naturally want to please them, right? It's the same basic thing when we dedicate our lives to Christ...we will have the desire to become the kind of man or woman we feel He wants us to be. Of course we can't be perfect as long as we live in this world, but we want to strive to do the best we can to help others come to know Him. I don't know if that helps... God bless.
Jesus helps us to understand what repentance is.
Matthew
21:28 But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.
21:29 He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.
21:30 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.
21:31 Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
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The first son, when he was asked to go work in the vineyard, he said he would not.
He didn't want to do what his father's will was, he wanted to follow his own will.
He repented afterward, turning from his own will, and doing the will of his father.
What is the will of God?
John 6:29
Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
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Gods will is to save us. Man's will is to live his own way.
Romans 3:11
There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
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The reason you are seeking him now is, because God is drawing you to himself. We seek him because we are sought out by him first.
It's up to you how you respond to his calling you. If you reject his call to salvation, it's because you want to do what your desire and will is, not his will, which is to believe the gospel and be saved.
The gospel message is, we have all sinned.
Romans 3:23
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
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The good news is, God loves us, and he sent his son to die for us. Jesus bore the suffering on that cruel cross, but much more then that, he bore the wrath of God on that cross, for my sin, your sin, the sins for all of mankind.
He died after he had drunk that cup of God's wrath, but three days later, he rose again. He rose again because God was satisfied with his sacrifice. God can now forgive my debt of sin, and your debt of sin, because Jesus Christ the Righteous One, bore and paid all that debt that I owed, and you owed.
If you believe that, you will be saved, and you will know without a doubt that you have been saved, and forgiven of all your sin.
1 John 5:13
These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
Romans 8:16
The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
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You will know if you have been truly saved, God himself will tell you that you are his, through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
Jesus said this.
Mark 1:15
The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
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Repent, turn from your will and say yes to the Father's will, and believe the gospel.
If you would like anymore help, feel free to ask. I will leave you with one last verse.
Isaiah 1:18
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
Repentance from what i understand it is to ask our Heavenly Father for forgiveness and with our mouth say we repent ( change our mind) and then try not to do it again. The walk we take is a long walk, a holy walk, and though it is impossible for us to do it alone it is Our Father's grace that helps us with our struggles. He knows our weaknesses and that's why he urges us to come to him. I hope I gave you a little clarity....enough to understand a little better. God Bless you brother. 🙂🙂🙂
@@DanielJosephPaul great explanation Daniel
@@DanielJosephPaul wow. Your comment is like a mini sermon for the soul. PLEASE post that as a NEW comment on this video. More people NEED to read that. God bless, and pleas give me a thumbs up here IF you do that, so I get notified by TH-cam and remember to give your new, and at a comment to it, so more people will read it!!!!
I want to go to heaven but I don’t want to stop certain sins. Can I call upon the name of the Lord ?or do I have to stop sinning too? If it’s the latter then that is a works based salvation to me. If it’s a heart issue then why would I a sinner want to stop sinning ? Makes no sense.
You can't do anything to save yourself if you can stop sinning why did Jesus have to die on the cross. It's grace through faith alone in Christ alone. Believe in the finished work of Christ, His death, burial, and resurrection. You'll have everlasting life no ifs, ands, or buts. You will never lose your salvation. Once you understand Grace you naturally don't want to sin because you know the cost, a priceless gift. God who become Man who was sinless becaming the perfect replacement for our sins.
@@phantomdragon3893 well said brother
@@phantomdragon3893 Amen, I couldn't have said it better
@@Luis-lp5qf sister I'm a female
you have to stop singing willfully, Repentance is an act of Obedience
Acts 3:19
So, without naming names all of these preachers out there that have a different definition of repentance could be preaching a false gospel. Rather than saying repentance is a change of mind about who Jesus is they are saying you must repent of all of your sins in order to be saved.
What If you truly repent, are able to go without sin for a few days, but are addicted and cannot leave it easily? I know I truly repented but that is my case. I leave the sin alone but then I come back. Don't tell me I didn't repent because I did but I ask why is this happening? I am saved for 3 years.
I know exactly how you feel. It’s like stray dogs that you feed every once in a while then a whole pack shows up one day. Or a more biblical analogy, when Saul failed to kill the Amalekites commanded by God, and they eventually came back to waste the Israelites. We must do was Samuel did, hack our sin to death
None of us can go without sin. I know you are talking about a "specific sin" and that is where faith in God comes in. Have you received an professional help? God does work through counselors, medical teams, etc. I am lifting you up now.
@@TheEthiopianEunuchorn1 But am I forgiven? Did I repent?
@@breatheeasily4013 repentance doesn’t make you sinless. However it does make you sin less
@@TheEthiopianEunuchorn1 I try to not sin and I am sucessful but I am addicted to it.
I am totally confused. I still don't understand what repentance is. is there an easier explanation somewhere ?
Yeah, this explanation is false. Repentance, in the context of salvation, just means to turn from unbelief to belief. You have to stop trusting in whatever you were trusting in before to get you to Heaven, and you need to trust in Christ's death, burial, and resurrection as the only and complete payment of your sins.
🔴 According to Jesus repentance is what the people of Nineveh did when hearing the preaching of Jonah:
● the men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because *they repented* [μετενοησαν / metenoēsan] at the preaching of Jonah, and behold a Greater than Jonah is here.
- Mat 12^41 [NA21\TR1598]
● *so* the people of Nineveh *(they)believed* [ ויאמינו / vaya'ămīnû] God, ...
and God saw *their deeds* [ את_מעשיהם / et-ma`ăśēhem],
*for that they turned* [ כי שבו / kī-shābû] from their evil way; *and God relented* [ וינחם האלהים / vayināchem hā'Ĕlōhīm] from the disaster that He had said He would do to them ...
- Jonah 3^5,10 [ קורן ירושלים ~]
[Qôrén Yərûshālayim]
Is trusting in Christ for righteousness repentance?
When a person gets saved, they stop believing their old false beliefs (aka repent of, or turn from them), to then instead believe (and trust in) Jesus Christ (2 cor 7:10). Repentance with regards to salvation is a switching of belief from whatever you believed before, to Christ.
This is different than repenting of your sins, which is a good work, and thus absolutely not required for salvation.
Most Evangelicals get the theology of biblical Repentance wrong. And I've only recently understood what biblical Repentance is. Most think it's doing a u-turn and turning away from sins. But this isn't repentance, this is the FRUIT of repentance.
Repentance is actually a gift from God and the power of the holy spirit and we are Incapable of repentance on our own. Repentance has basically 2 parts. Part one is the Law, in that we become aware of God's Law and we are terrified of a holy God, knowing the horrific consequences of our sins against Him, eternal damnation.
Part two is the Gospel, turning to Jesus Christ by faith for the forgiveness of our sins, Christ keeping the law perfectly on our behalf and paying the penalty for our sins on the cross.
In summary repentance is conviction under God's law that we are sinners and that we deserve hell for our sins, and then turning to Jesus Christ by faith for the forgiveness of our sins. That's what repentance is.
Turning from our sins is the FRUIT of repentance, and should flow from the knowlege of God's kindness and His salvific works on our behalf, but turning from sins is not in itself repentance. Let's be realistic here ok, we all know it's impossible to be morally perfect or keep God's laws for even 10 seconds. There's a pound of flesh in everything we think and do, and every day we sin in thought, word, and deed.
So repentance isn't something WE do, because it's a gift from God. Instead we should constantly be looking to God and what He has done FOR US in the person and work of Jesus Christ. We're way worse at keeping God's Laws than you think! But as Christians we are no longer under the Law but under grace. So we need Christ and the gospel in our focus 24/7 to constantly remind us that God will never disown us or even look at us with disfavor when we sin, and in fact He sees us as perfect as Christ is perfect.
Our only hope as Christians is to trust/have faith in Jesus Christ as our only assurance of salvation, instead of looking at our own works, and our complete inability to keeps God's law for assurance of salvation. Faith in Jesus for the forgiveness of our sins will bring us peace and joy.
Conversely, hyperfocus on our inability to not sins and constantly wondering if we are doing enough "christian things" like prayer or reading your Bible will only lead to doubts and despair. Don't look at your own failures at keeping God's Laws, but look to Jesus who kept God's laws perfectly on your behalf and paid your sin debt so you can be forgiven, freely, by faith alone, without the burden of God's laws crushing your spirit. That is the simplicity and the beauty of the gospel.
Your half right. Repentance is reforming of your sin or at least trying as best as is humanly possible for you. Faith is required of course that's the first step, it's sin that we repent from and try to reform by not continuing in the same sin's...
What is Faith?
It's an important question, because you have said it's required as a first step.
@@DanielJosephPaul
Too believe.
@Alan-Godden
Faith and believe are not synonyms.
Believe means to be convinced, and Faith means confidence and assurance.
When one thoroughly reads the scriptures, the question that should be asked is, Who is Faith, not what is faith.
Romans 3:22
Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
Galatians 2:16
Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
Galatians 3:22
But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
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In these passages, it is the Faith of Jesus that is given to them that believe.
Galatians 3:23
But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
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Faith is of God, of the Son, of the Holy Spirit.
Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
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There is a difference between the Christian faith, and all other faiths.
All other faiths come from within a person. The Christian faith comes from without into the believer, through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
So faith would not come before repentance, but rather after a person has repented and believed the gospel.
When a person has repented and believed the gospel, they are granted the faith of Jesus.
Ephesians 2:8
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
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This is why the Christian faith is unique, and no other will compare. The Christian faith is Jesus and it is he,and the Father,and the Holy Spirit that holds onto the believer. That is the Christian faith for the full assurance of heaven, because Jesus faith will never fail.
Hebrews 12:2
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
@Daniel Joseph
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@Alan-Godden
Thank you for looking into the scriptures for yourself to see that truth. So many want to argue because they already have pre-conceived ideas what the truth is. I too used to make that error without being like a Berean to see if those things were so.
One good example is the timing of the rapture. I was taught one interpretation, which was wrong. A Christian had tried to show me from scripture that my understanding was wrong, but I was set in my ways and would not hear it, automatically assumimg he was wrong,to my error. We should always be ready to examine God's word.
I am glad the Holy Spirit guided and lead me to the truth of the rapture.
From that point on I have learned to study Gods word more earnestly, to question everything I am taught.
2 Timothy 2:15
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
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So thank you again for looking into the scriptures for yourself, and not to make the same mistake I have,and so many others make and have made.
Ive understood from reading the bible that repentance is when you accept Jesus thru Faith.
The person who believes in Jesus has committed Repentance.
But it troubles me that even the greatest preachers dont teach this and has thus made me feel confused at times.
Turning away from sin is necessary and biblical, but its something we do as obedience towards God not something we do to gain salvation.
I am saved, I did ask for forgiveness for my lust but did I truly repent If I keep going to the same sin even though I fight it? The Bible says the impure will not inherit the kingdom of God... but I dont know what repentence is. Is it just asking forgiveness or is it also turning away from sin?
Jesus paid your price by His blood if you ahve truly accepted it if you are still worried just think about the Corinthians even in their sin Paul said they were in Christ but living in the flesh and in Romans it says there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ so you are stil saved but you should still try to stop hope this helps may God bless you
@@pizzaisgood90 Thank you, brother. I meditated on 1 John 1:9.
Did you truly repent if you keep going back to the same sin? That takes discernment to know. Here are two biblical notions and keep both in mind.
One is that someone can truly repent of sin, but keep failing by giving into the temptation. Know that we are commanded to forgive others who repent an unlimited amount of times, and this is reflective of how God forgives us an unlimited amount of times despite our sin against him. If you're truly repenting of your sin, you will be forgiven. The second notion is that there is such thing as false repentance. There are those who think they've repented but haven't, and then those people go along with their lives without doing anything to try and turn from their sin.
I think if you're struggling with this sin that means you're trying to turn away from it. If continuing to sin were a sign one hasn't truly repented then no one would have, as we all continue to sin against God. That being said, we are to do everything we can to fight against sin in our lives. Although it's hyperbolic and not meant literally, the Bible tells us to cut off our hands if it helps us to refrain from sin and to pluck out our eyes if that did the same. We are to take drastic action, although probably not literal self-harm, to try and refrain from sinning.
What drastic actions could you take to try and refrain from your sin? Temptation to sin can often start small but grow larger and larger the more you entertain the idea of it. Cutting off the possibility to sin before you can be tempted by it, or before the temptation grows beyond your self-control, is usually a good idea. For example, an alcoholic might do good to not enter a bar in the first place as to not be tempted. That alcoholic might do good to not even approach a bar to avoid the temptation of going inside. What steps could you try to take to avoid your sin? Is accessing the internet part of it? If it is then maybe refrain from using the internet in the first place. Maybe you could only use the internet when you absolutely need to (like to do online baking or something) and then refuse to use it beyond that. Maybe if you want to use the internet but avoid the temptation that goes along with it you could only allow yourself to access the internet in a public setting like at a coffee shop or something. Those would be some drastic steps, but if internet access is part of what allows you to sin in that way then those might be a good idea. Consider what steps you could take to try and avoid sinning, whatever that may involve.
what if I still like to drink though? Is drinking totally forbidden? Becoming drunk in any way is a sin? I know drinking can cause sin because of changed inhibitions and altered perception of right and wrong. So I can see where drinking could be a sin but is it okay to get a little drunk? I dont know the answer to this and it troubles me.@@LawlessNate
Jesus helps us to understand what repentance is.
Matthew
21:28 But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.
21:29 He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.
21:30 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.
21:31 Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
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The first son, when he was asked to go work in the vineyard, he said he would not.
He didn't want to do what his father's will was, he wanted to follow his own will.
He repented afterward, turning from his own will, and doing the will of his father.
What is the will of God?
John 6:29
Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
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Gods will is to save us. Man's will is to live his own way.
Romans 3:11
There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
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The reason you are seeking him now is, because God is drawing you to himself. We seek him because we are sought out by him first.
It's up to you how you respond to his calling you. If you reject his call to salvation, it's because you want to do what your desire and will is, not his will, which is to believe the gospel and be saved.
The gospel message is, we have all sinned.
Romans 3:23
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
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The good news is, God loves us, and he sent his son to die for us. Jesus bore the suffering on that cruel cross, but much more then that, he bore the wrath of God on that cross, for my sin, your sin, the sins for all of mankind.
He died after he had drunk that cup of God's wrath, but three days later, he rose again. He rose again because God was satisfied with his sacrifice. God can now forgive my debt of sin, and your debt of sin, because Jesus Christ the Righteous One, bore and paid all that debt that I owed, and you owed.
If you believe that, you will be saved, and you will know without a doubt that you have been saved, and forgiven of all your sin.
1 John 5:13
These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
Romans 8:16
The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
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You will know if you have been truly saved, God himself will tell you that you are his, through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
Jesus said this.
Mark 1:15
The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
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Repent, turn from your will and say yes to the Father's will, and believe the gospel.
If you would like anymore help, feel free to ask. I will leave you with one last verse.
Isaiah 1:18
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
Thank you for writing all of this! It's amazing how perfectly God's Word always has all the answers.
@JoinUsInVR
Yes, always. God never gave man the right or authority to interpret his word, scripture always interprets scripture.
2 Peter
1:20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
1:21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
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Thank you for your interest to get the word of God out there. The scriptures I provide, I hope it is that, that everyone will study for themselves, like the Bereans did in the Apostle Paul's day, to see if the word of God confirms these truths.
Thank you again.
@@DanielJosephPaul Are you saying a person who has been saved cannot have a lack of assurance?
@bjornegan6421
The true born again believers assurance is Jesus Christ. They become partakers of Jesus assurance.
It is important for a believer to abide in Jesus Christ. When they do, they become partakers of the fruits of the Holy Spirit. They become partakers of faith, Jesus faith, his assurance.
If a believer walks in the flesh, they are not connected to the vine. They must abide in Jesus to bear the fruits.
John
15:7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
15:8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.
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The believer becomes partakers of the fruit when they abide in Jesus.
If they walk in the flesh, they lose sight of their savior. They don't lose their salvation, they lose the joy of it, the assurance, the blessings that come from abiding in Jesus.
When David sinned, he lost the joy of his salvation, he was no longer partakers of that joy. This is what David prayed.
Psalms 51:12
Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
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He didn't lose salvation, he lost the joy of it.
A believer will lose the joy of assurance, if they are sinning, walking in the flesh.
2 Peter
1:8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1:9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
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A true born again believer can lose sight of peace and forgiveness that are in Jesus Christ, the assurance he provides to them, if they walk in the flesh.
The closer one walks with Jesus, abides, stays in him, the more they become partakers of his faith, his assurance.
If repentance was so crucial to salvation then why did the Apostle John completely omit it from his gospel when he had the last word on the subject? Not to mention that he wrote his gospel with the primary purpose on teaching how to be saved.
Why didn't you say how to receive salvation?
No one can come to Christ until they are drawn by The Father in Heaven. When you feel HIS Voice Tugging on your Heart, Ask Forgiveness. You will be Washed by The Blood of The Son of God, Baptized with The Holy Spirit, and Changed ( 2Corinthians 5:17 ) You will know, Impossible Not to.
We can argue back and forth about who is right, BUT Jesus Himself in Luke 13:3 says, "I tell you...unless you repent, you too will all perish." Jesus also said in Matthew 4:17, "...Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” AND in Acts 2:38 it says, "Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins..." AND in Acts 1730 it says, "The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent..."
Correct. That’s why repentance needs to be defined. In the biblical context of salvation, repentance means a change of mind from unbelief and rejection to a mind of belief and faith.
All those passages quoted are true that if one doesn’t come to God through the salvation found in Christ, they will perish.
I want to agree with this, however, taken STRICTLY as stated,many will say, well, I have changed my mind about Jesus as Savior and "nothing happened". My life hasn't changed. The Free Grace crowd will respond that obedience and works from that point is optional and good, but not necessary for salvation.
But to turn your mind TO CHRIST IS TURNING YOUR MIND AWAY FROM SIN, because Christ is the opposite of sin. It's synonymous. You can't be a satanist and a follower of Christ just by "believing" the facts of the Gospel. To walk after CHRIST is to WALK AWAY from sin. To truly believe in Veganism is to walk away from meat.
I would also add that Peter also says in Acts 2 to be Baptized and receive the Holy Spirit. This is no trivial "add on" . DO IT. The Holy Spirit is who transforms us and produces works through us in keeping with repentance.
If this true then we belivers are all sinless because Jesus cleanse us of our sin right so we get cleansed and we realize sin is wrong thats repenting yet we sin, That means that we never sinned since we got cleansed and we repented because we know sin is wrong so all belivers are sinless
Only i didnt undertant about turning from sin you said that it is not turning from sin, how come you repent without turning your sin it not a repentance
Repentance can mean different things in the bible. To repent simply means to turn from something. This can be from your sin, but not necessarily. God actually repented multiple times in the bible, even though He obviously had no sin; He just changed his mind about something.
So repentance can mean that you stop believing what you believed before, and turn to belief in Jesus Christ. That is the only repentance involved in salvation. If repentance from sin was required for salvation, the sacrifice of Christ would be for nothing (galatians 2:21)
There is no other turning from only from sin
@@Krisha.20149 Jonah 3:10 "And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not."
This is just one example of God repenting, and I'm sure you don't believe God had any sin to repent of. In the story, the children of Israel were walking in an 'evil way', which God wanted to righteously judge them for ('the evil that He said He would do unto them'), but the Israelites turned from their evil way, and God repented.
Hopefully this clears things up for you.
Check turned fro thier evil way,
Evil way -if you did evil what is that ? It sin right sometime we need to expand our mind and evaluate things.
Ex. turn from worldly things means go away from worldly deeds what is that turn from sinning
In the bible repentance is always pointing from sin from sinning, from cause of sinning then turn to God.
Repentance is not rumor. Repentance is always turnning from and facing to ex. Turn from flesh to spirit, turn from world to spirit, turn from evil to good turn from unrighteuos to righteous, turn from one master to other master. If you want to obey God but never to turn from sin or evil things that is not called a repentance.
So scammers who believe in Jesus will be saved even if they continue to scam people and sin??
It's not blaming me for what u did to me.
So... I will let the elemental forces of God tell u what is.
Bible repentance for salvation. To go from unbelief to belief. Acts 16:31. Period. Faith apart from works. Romans 4:5. Faith is not a work. And the GIFT of God is eternal life. Not faith or a reward for good behavior. Romans 6:23. The gift of God is eternal life apart from any works or action. If we could be saved by what we do or do not do, then Jesus died in vain. Galatians 2:21. John 3:18 Believers are no longer condemned, but unbelievers are condemned already, because they have not believed on the name of the Son of God. John 1:12.
Romans 1:16. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the POWER of God unto salvation to everyone that BELIEVETH, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. The gospel. First Corinthians 15:1-4. That Christ died for our sins, according to the scriptures, that HE was buried and rose again on the third day, according to the scriptures.
Galatians 1:6-9 Though we or an angel from heaven preach any other gospel unto you than that we have preached unto you, LET HIM BE ACCURSED. As we said before, so say I again, if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received from us, LET HIM BE ACCURSED.
For the GIFTS and calling of God are without repentance. Irrevocable, cannot be changed back. Ephesians 1:13-14. Our guarantee of eternal life. Ephesians 4:30 And grieve not the Holy Spirit in whom ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Colossians 3:3. For ye are dead, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
Colossians 2:13 He has forgiven us ALL trespasses. Hebrews 13:5 He will never leave us or forsake us. He will never cast us out. John 6:47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that BELIEVETH on me, HATH EVERLASTING LIFE. First Corinthians 1:21 For after that, by the wisdom of God, the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that BELIEVE. First John 2:2 And He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but for the sins of the whole world. John 3:18.
John 10:28-29 No one can pluck us out of His hand. Or His Fathers hand. First John 5:13. These things have I written unto you that BELIEVE on the name of the Son of God, that ye may KNOW YE HAVE ETERNAL LIFE. Romans 3:26-28. There will be no boasting in heaven.
Repentence is not changing ur mind nor turning....those come after....repentance is GRIEF AND GODLY SORROW OF SIN....feeling ashamed, broken hearted, guilty
That’s conviction.
@@jtm5390 good point....but if u feel convicted you will automatically change and turn from sin....u can turn and change ur mind without feeling any conviction...ur just doing it so as not to get disciplined or because u don't want to offend God but the problem is u urself don't see the seriousness of sin
@@Saleh-Malaeb For godly sorrow produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the world brings about death
Godly sorrow produces the repentance, so it itself cannot be the repentance.
Repent and forsake your sins. TRUST in JESUS Christ and his sacrifice on the cross. There is coming a day when the LORD will judge the world in righteousness. Hell awaits all sinners INCLUDING lukewarm christians. JESUS says go and sin no more so if you loved HIM you would OBEY HIM.
Unscriptural fail of a comment. No one can repent of and forsake all sins, because we all sin, all the time. Cant be done. Your words(lukewarm/obedience) are lordship salvation hogwash, because repentance is changing the mind about how we get to heaven, why we need a savior(our sin debt), and trusting Christs finished work to permanently purge that sin debt, as Christ died once for all, for all men, and all their sins.
@@fredost1504 I would like to first sat that Levi's comment, and this video are both supported by scripture. In Levi's comment, he did not say "we must be completely without sin." He is only trying to encourage people to Obey God, because that is his love language. Because that is what scripture says is "the whole duty of man." Not sure why you are coming so harshly onto this believer, or why you would call obedience and lukewarmness hogwash. That is scripture. Perhaps ask Levi what he means, or what scripture he is referring to. I don't know about you but I would not be calling God's word hogwash. Our obedience does not nullify the cross whatsoever. Our obedience is evidence of our repentance. The video legit just said it. Levi does not seem to disagree. Whenever we obey God, we are loving him. Whenever we disobey God, we are not loving him. You can trust the sacrifice of Jesus (Like you and Levi both are saying,) yet still show your love for him through obedience. His greatest commandment is to Love Him, and he defines that Love by obedience. He is warning about Lukewarm faith, because The Most High says he will spit the lukewarm out. This is just an extension of ministry. Although the words may not be pretty, we should be careful of calling it nonsense. Much Love.
@@fredost1504 many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work INIQUITY.
Mathew 7 22-23
@@3Godisgreat3 ONLY those that rely on their wonderful works to keep(or even get) salvation will hear that. Jesus knows everyone that has trusted Him alone for salvation. Remember in that verse you quoted(Matt 7:21-23) he said I NEVER knew you, not I knew you and then forgot you. Onse saved He always knows us. Anything other gospel than this, is another gospel.
@@fredost1504 Take heed, BRETHREN, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in DEPARTING from the living God.
Hebrews 3:12
To me that sounds more complicated than turning from wrong doing! Sounds more convoluted explanation than what the Bible is simply saying! Yeah God may grant repentance but he has relented from bringing punishment to those who have turned from wrong doing such as Nineveh did when Jonah warned of its impending doom. Christ brought up Nineveh when he said that it would condemn the generation of his hearers because they repented but not repented when someone better than Jonah came around!
So please do not convolute what repentance is IT IS A TURNING AWAY FROM SIN AS WELL AS A CHANGE OFMIND!
To change your mind to be like Christ. One must know him and obey him. We can never do the good works we are created to do unless we know what we are supposed to do, and only Jesus and the Holy Spirit can lead us into all righteousness and teach us truth. Without it you repent of who you currently are and change your mind to a religious viewpoint, still not of God.
Repenting of unbelief is necessary for salvation; repenting of sin has nothing to do with salvation and isn't necessary. If you think it's necessary, then you're very likely not saved because you're trusting in your own works.
I know that its not my works... but having faith in Jesus who said himself that he might not know you even though you knew him... thats what has me up at nights. Will Jesus say he doesnt know me because I still drink alcohol after finding his salvation? This is what worries me that I am not doing it right.
@@marcussmith4913 "Knowing" Jesus has nothing to do with "faith". Reread that passage you're referencing and look at what those people were trusting in. They were trusting in their own works to get them to Heaven which is why Jesus said he never knew them.
thank you. You have gave me a lot of comfort with your intelligent well thought out words. I see what you are pointing out.@@Ssethtzeentach_enjoyer
Any country that bowed to America needs to repent
stop being an idiot with your hate of people born in a certain part of the world. We have goats here to for you in America if that is what your after.
Repentance isn't a " work" it is an act of obedience. Repentance is incomplete without water baptism. Repentance plus water baptism is what causes the remission of sins.
Remission of sins is the removal of guilt from the conscience, because of the shed blood of Christ, and is the Holy Spirit circumcising our conscience, removing the guilt from past sins, and restoring it to its original childlike sensitivity to sins.
It is the " washing of regeneration"( Titus 3:5). Regeneration means to return something to its original state.
Water baptism is also the type of the O.T. antitype of cleansing the temple with water and blood in preparation for the entry of the Spirit of God.
You don’t need to be water baptized to become saved.
The Bible says salvation can't be earned by baptism, good behavior, church membership, communion, or even good deeds. Anyone trusting in those things to save them must repent and put their trust 100% in Christ and Him ALONE. The Bible says: "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." (Eph. 2:8-9).
Examine yourself. When you made your profession of faith did you forsake trusting your baptism or good deeds to save you? Did you instead put all your trust in Christ alone to save you? Did you truly repent?
@@MYCHANNELWITHMYSTUFF Difference between Godly repentance and Judas repentance.
@Dan Salvation is a free gift and there is nothing we can do to earn it, but even a free gift must be recieved in order for it to be ours. The word " recieve" ,in the Greek that the scriptures were originally written in, means " to take hold of".
I think that we can agree that the original language something is written in and it's definitions take priority over any other language and it's definitions.
Salvation and all things offered to us by God are free and its our faith in action that results in us recieving them.
In Acts ch.19, before any other discussion took place, Paul asking the disciples " Have you recieved the Holy Spirit since you believed"? If the Holy Spirit is recieved the moment that you believe then Pauls question doesn't make sense.
Peter and Oeter alone was given the keys to the kingdom of heaven by Jesus and he spoke those keys in Acts 2:38.
Paul also operated on Acts 2:38 when he led the disciples to salvation in Acts ch .19.
Lastly, if I offer you a free gift you can believe it's free but it's not yours until you take step to recieved it.
Lies... Repentance means changing your mind and turning from sin. If you still live in sin, you haven't repented
Not in the context of salvation. Repent in the salvific context just means to turn from unbelief to belief.
@@Ssethtzeentach_enjoyer That's the definition of faith, not repentance. Repentance and faith are not the same thing. Repentance means turning from sin.
@@freegoldbug "That's the definition of faith, not repentance. Repentance and faith are not the same thing." - They're the same thing in the context of salvation.
"Repentance means turning from sin." - Not in the context of salvation.
@@Ssethtzeentach_enjoyer You can believe what you want, but the Bible says that without holiness no one will see the Lord. When you stand before Him, He will ask you why you didn't obey Him. Only those who love and obey God and do His will inherit the Kingdom. If you think your faith without holiness and works will save you, you are free to do so. Just don't blame others when you stand before God and realize you've believed a lie. Deception is a choice
@@freegoldbug "You can believe what you want, but the Bible says that without holiness no one will see the Lord." - True; my holiness comes from Jesus Christ. If you believe it comes from repenting of your sins, then you don't have any.
"When you stand before Him, He will ask you why you didn't obey Him." - I never said that we shouldn't obey Him; I just said that that's not a part of salvation.
"Only those who love and obey God and do His will inherit the Kingdom. If you think your faith without holiness and works will save you, you are free to do so." - "But to him that WORKETH NOT, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness." (Romans 4:5)
"Just don't blame others when you stand before God and realize you've believed a lie." - Coming from the guy who's trusting in himself for salvation.
"Deception is a choice." - And it's a choice that you made.