Because of confused teachings I have been listening to, i have lived a confused life. To make matters worse, i have been teaching Christians confusion. In my quest for the truth, coming across your youtube teaching is a great miracle to me. I thank God for you and the internet.
I too have the same story. I have spent most of my life being misled. I never really shared the Gospel to amount to anything because I didn’t understand it myself. If you don’t understand it, you can’t share it effectively and that is exactly what satan wants. Now that I understand the Gospel, I no longer worry about my eternal security.
If you must repent of your sins first before salvation, it would be like telling a drowning man that he must dry off first before you throw a lifeline.
@@christistruth3112Both of you are absolutely wrong. Repentance is necessary for Salvation. Jesus says, “I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance” (Luke 5:32). Jesus told his disciples to proclaim “repentance and forgiveness of sins” in his name to all the nations (Luke 24:47). When the apostles preached in Acts, they called people to repent of their sins in order to be forgiven (See Acts 2:38, 3:19, 8:32, 17:30, 20:21, 26:20). ❤
@@into-christ You are a delusional Fool !!!! You think Jesus was using the English Version of the Word Repentance >???????? It means in Greek, Have a change of Mind !!!!! Bible does not use English version !!!! When Jesus said to the Pharisees , Repent for the kingdom of God is at Hand ???He was simply telling them to stop the foolishness of trying to follow the Law and to simply trust Him to Fulfill the Law !!! Why would Jesus tell them to Repent using the English version of saying Sorry for your Sins if they were under the Law ???? He was telling them, To change your mind --- Repent ---- and stop with the Old Covenant of the Laws of Moses and trust him as the New Covenant and they rejected it because Like you and many Christians today , It's too simple and feel like they have to repent daily while still sinning anyway to make things more confusing !!!!!!! Don't be like the Pharisees Dude ! They loved being under the Law and Guess what ? Those Hypocrites were breaking the Laws daily anyway !!! They Fornicated, Boasted, Cheated , Lied ETC !!!They thought Killing a Animal and shedding the Blood was better than our New Covenant Lord Jesus Christ !!!!!!
there is so many different beliefs in Christianity. people interpret the bible so many different ways. I have heard we don't need to repent to be saved. I have heard we need to repent to be saved. I have heard we need to keep the torah to be saved. I have heard in easy believism and lordship salvation. I have heard we need to be baptized to be saved. and many others. this is why I believe I am saved by trusting in jesus Christ alone for my salvation. only jesus can save us a guide us. its east to not understand the bible. or get caught up by false teachings. that's why I put my faith in jesus. he knows the truth. only jesus can save us
I believe this is why the gate to Heaven is so narrow and why not everyone who says to me "Lord, Lord" will make it into Heaven. I see all this disagreement and confusion on how to get to saved. So many different and false doctrines, beliefs, and opinions, when the truth is so simple, but man makes it so complicated and difficult to find. Jesus is the narrow gate. And faith in him is what saves us. Nothing else. It's that simple. But sadly, so many people refuse to believe it
“repenting of or confessing your sins”… as 1 John 1:9 is a condition for believers to have “fellowship” with God (1 John 1:3, 6, 7) as a child of God (1 John 2:1), not a means to be born again for the unsaved (John 1:12-13). And while one must see he is a sinner before a holy God in order to see his need of a Saviour, the solution is not confessing ones sins to God. Instead, it is believing that Christ made full payment for your sins upon the cross (1 John 2:2, 4:9-10). Otherwise, how many sins must you repent of, how often, in what areas, and how perfectly in order to know you are saved? Confusing, isn’t it? One must repent (change their mind) about trusting Jesus Christ versus something else.
turning from sin is a works of RIGHTEOUSNESS and salvation is not of OUSELVES not of any works of RIGHTEOUSNESS even as Roman catholics believe that water baptism REGENERATES YOU but Jesus says that's a work of RIGHTEOUSNESS read Matthew 3:15 GOD HAS TO JUSTIFY YOU, SANCTIFY YOU, BAPTISE YOU, GLORIFY YOU ALL THROUGH FAITH IN JESUS.
you have to be 100 percent perfect to go to heaven. The only one who did that was jesus. A non Christian cannot be perfect the law was there to show them that they could,nt live perfect enough to go to heaven. tHATSWHY WE NEED JESUS RIGHTEOUSESS TO GO TO HEAVEN. He pays for all sin past present and future and when you simply believe him to save you. Then he gives you a new nature and have the potential to live for him. But that is to earn rewards. Salvation and discipleship are separate.
I'm sick of people saying that OSAS is giving people a license to sin. A license is a written permit to do something. Example: You have to have a license to drive a car. If you drive a car without one, you do it at the risk of being arrested. With a license you may do so freely. Even though you may drive freely, if you break any of the traffic laws you run the risk of penalties such as speeding tickets, drunk driving, etc. Has any preacher that teaches OSAS ever given you a written permit to sin? NO! Has any OSAS preacher said, "Go and sin all you want to because it's paid? NO! Has any OSAS preacher ever said, "since Christ died on the cross and has paid for your sin debt fully, you should cash in on it and do whatever sins you want to do since it is already paid for? NO! What they are trying to point out to you is that if you are trying to be saved by what you do or don't then you are trusting in yourself to be the savior and NOT Christ. You are saying that Christ death on the cross is not good enough for you. You are saying that his death was only part of my sin debt being paid and that you would have to do the rest. They are trying to get you to trust Christ alone for your salvation and not your works or deeds. Ephesians 2:8-9 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. As a matter of fact, OSAS preachers teach that we should all serve the Lord BECAUSE we are saved NOT to be saved. The best way to serve the Lord is to share the good news about the Gospel that Jesus paid it all. If you do not serve the Lord after you are saved, you won't lose your salvation BUT you will lose rewards in Heaven that you could have had for serving Him. This proves that people who say we are giving people a license to sin can't even discern a simple Gospel message. Just like they do to the Bible, they do to us also. They have to add things to what we say that we have CLEARLY NOT SAID. The very moment you trust Christ as your only hope for Heaven, His death, burial, and resurrection, you have a new birth that can NEVER be unborn. You are saved eternally. Can't lose it. It's impossible. John 6:47 “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.”
thats why i am a follower of JESUS CHRIST and i am obedient only to his words, and i keep them, they are the words of love, humility life eternal, and truth. if anyone follow the lord according to his word, river of living water shall flow out of his belly.he also said e is the rock that came from heaven, that was not cut by the hands of men. and was rejected by the builders as the corner stone.and his church should build the foundations of their lives upon that rock (his words that was brought from heaven) so the gates of hell will not prevail against us (the church of philadelphia)
Luke 5:32 I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. Acts 11:18 When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life. James 5:20 Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
I don't agree with Pastor Arnold's conclusions (I am a Lordship Salvation anti-Calvinist) but he does a good job of laying out the convoluted mess that people face in deciphering the New Testament on this pretty vital issue.
He is giving examples of false doctrine in ways to be saved he is saying salvation comes through BELIEF and that’s what the Bible says over and over. Some believe you have to repent of sins to be saved but that’s not what the Bible says as a matter of fact repent of sins is not even in the Bible. Repent always refers to unbelief
i believer this preacher bc being saved by works is hard work and tiring and it cant be measured! and someone can live godly but have wicked thoughts...but the bible has changed a lot of words.
Salivation is free,completely the Death of Christ on the Cross was the perfect Sacrifice for our sins you cant add anything too that if you do your trusting in something else than our Lords Death Burial and Resurrection for salivation, youve not understanding the Gospel that Paul the Apostle stressed and preached,by Faith Alone in Christ Alone,nothing else will Save Anyone,Discipleship on the other hand is work and effort but not to be saved ,but will be rewarded
I would not say that trying with a sincere heart to obey the commandments is a work. Following the the 10 commandments will not save you. Unless you can keep them ALL without ever FAILING then getting to heaven by obeying the commandments is a hopeless endeavor. Yes i said hopeless. The flesh will always want to please itself by sin.
To those that think they can keep in with their works,,,take it up with the author. You'll find him in the Bible. 1 John 5:13 These things, I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God that you may know that you have eternal life, and you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God. Romans 3.20 Therefore no-one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law, rather through the law we became conscious of sin. Read Romans (8: 17 - 39) will show you he secures the believer. Ephesians 4:30 And grieve not the Holy Spirit, whereby you are sealed until the day of redemption.
I know there's a lot of debate going on between Salvation by Grace and Lordship Salvation in the comments. As far as my walk with God personally, I think the #1 thing that EVERY PERSON has to do to achieve eternal life is to accept Jesus as their savior and trust in him who died on the cross for a bunch of filthy sinners like us. For all the sins I had committed through my life unto the time I was saved, and even somewhat after, it was a time of great chastisement. Chastisement is a necessary period after EVERY person accepts Jesus Christ as their Savior. Really, it's called "punishment" for believers. God's will for us all is to not sin and live holy and righteous. I'm not arguing with that at all, but you will get no where without the salvation that we receive from Jesus Christ by believing and trusting in him, and if you look at the Old Testament, every one of God's chosen people had sinned, and each of them were chastised. The most notable chastisement of the old testament for me was Jacob. When he tricked Isaac about being Esau to take the inheritance, God chastised him by having him work for Laban, not for 7 years like promised, but 14 years for his wife. The same way he tricked Isaac and Esau, he got tricked by Laban. The point of chastisement isn't just to pay for the sins of old though, it's to strengthen your relationship with God by understanding what wrong you did and realizing that the sins you commit will only cause pain. In a nutshell, I would say , accept Jesus Christ as your Savior and be baptized with the Holy Spirit, accept the chastisement for the sins you have committed and learn and grow from it, all the while being guided by the Holy Spirit in order to do the will of God. When you accept Jesus Christ as your Savior and are baptized by the Holy Spirit go through the growing pains that come with being born again under a new spirit, the will to do anything of the flesh will be GONE and the desire to do the will of God will reign supreme as it has been put in me by the power of the Holy Spirit. THAT is what it means to be saved and born again. God Bless you all and may your walks with God be fruitful in spirit~
my brother we are not chastened for our sins when we receive Jesus , we are forgiven for all our sin, God also has PATIENCE as to all new Christian's he slowly brings them into his will. be blessed grow in grace and in the knowledge of our lord Jesus
1. SALVATION IS REPENTING AND BELIEVING, but many people trying to separate these two. Mar 1:15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. Mar 10:9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. 2. Repent means turning away ourselves from our sins. Eze 18:30 Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin. Eze 14:6 Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Repent, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations. 3. Repent means turning ourselves to God. Act 26:20 But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance. 4. If we dont repent, it will lead us to DESTRUCTION. Luk 13:5 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. 5. If we repent, it will lead us to SALVATION. 2Co 7:10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. 6. Repent REQUIRED GOOD FRUITS[WORKS]. Luk 3:8 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. Luk 3:9 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 7. If we dont repent AND be CONVERTED, we will not be forgiven. Act 3:19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; 8. We must be CONVERTED from DARKNESS [SATAN] to LIGHT [GOD], so that we will have forgiveness. Act 26:18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me. 9. THE WORKS OF DARKNESS THAT BRINGS DEATH: Eph 5:3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; Eph 5:4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. Eph 5:5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Eph 5:6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Eph 5:7 Be not ye therefore partakers with them. Eph 5:8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: Eph 5:11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. 10. THE WORKS OF LIGHT THAT BRINGS LIFE: Eph 5:8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: Eph 5:9 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) Eph 5:10 Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. 11. STOP SINNING BUT DO RIGHTEOUSNESS: 1Jn 3:3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. 1Jn 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. 1Jn 3:5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin. 1Jn 3:6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. 1Jn 3:7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. 1Jn 3:8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. 1Jn 3:9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. 1Jn 3:10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
Repentance means to change your mind/turn, repentance can be turning to or away from something, the words repent of sins specifically isn't found in scripture, people are adding of sins to the word repent to teach works. God repented many times in the old testament yet we know he has no sin, God simply changed his mind about different things. When using the word repent we must look at the context it's being used in, for example in the old testament Israel are told to repent then told to turn from their wicked ways this in itself gives the context, in the new testament however we are told that God grants us true repentance to the acknowledging of the truth, therefore when someone believes on Christ they have repented because they have come to the acknowledging of the truth. When john the Baptist told people to repent he was pointing them towards Jesus so they would turn to him/acknowledge the truth it's the same as changing their mind from unbelief to belief on him. Turning from wicked ways/sins is a work because in the old testament in Jonah it says I saw their works that they turned from their wicked ways, to put imply sin is a transgression of the law so to repent of sin is to keep the law, in the new testament we learn that as Christians we are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ not our works, doing good works/keeping the law cannot saved us only faith in Christ does. As for rightousness scripture says we are clothed in the rightousness of Christ so when one believes on Christ their faith is counted as rightousness, the word says God imputes his rightousness on us when we believe on him, Romans 4:5 says But to him that worketh not, but beliveth on him that justifieth the ungodly his faith is counted for rightousness. Now as belivers we should turn from our wicked ways/sins and do good works but those works do not save us because we are already saved by Christ.
Jesus said: "Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish" (Luke 13:3,5).* Saying you just have to "believe" - without turning from sin - is just one of many ways this video is deceptive! If it were "all done on the cross" there would be no need for sanctification... no need to abide in Him (John 15:1-7)... no need to put unrighteousness out of our lives... no need to walk "the narrow way... that leads to life" (Matt 7:14)... no need to "work out your salvation with fear and trembling" (Phil 2:12)... no need to "give diligence to make your calling and election sure" (2 Peter 1:10)... no need to "examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith" (2 Cor 13:5)... Given verses like those, "just believe and you're saved" doesn't even pass the sniff test! The real story is this: *IF* you'll obey and repent - choose to turn from sin - His sinlessness will be ascribed or imputed to you. By grace you'll have "remission" of your past sins. With His sinlessness imputed to you, you are no longer under the "the wages of sin" - the death penalty (re: Romans 6:32). You are spared from the hopelessness of having to die, perish, for your "sins that are past" (Romans 3:25). In a sense, you've passed from death to life. That's _justification._ *HOWEVER: we are still just as much sinners by nature as we were before!!!* So, how does that get fixed? Since you have _obeyed_ and chosen to turn from sin, God will give a measure of His spirit to you: God gives His spirit "to them that obey Him" (Acts 5:32). We enter sanctification: He leads us as we continue to obey and repent, becoming the "new man, created in righteousness" (Ephesians 4:22-24). Jesus' work is not finished: here is sanctification in action: "As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent" (Jesus, in Revelation 3:19). Sanctification "yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby" (Hebrews 12:11). As we abide in Him (John 15:1-7) and continue in repentance and spiritual growth, our justification is maintained: His sinlessness is still imputed to us. We have hope of life instead of fear of perishing. When the apostle Paul warned us to "work out your own salvation with fear and trembling" he was referring to abiding in Jesus and being "exercised" by the sanctification Jesus is providing... _by grace._ Do we really need to be made righteous, ready to inherit the kingdom of God? Here's the answer: "Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God" (1 Corinthians 6:9,10; also Galatians 5:19-21 and Ephesians 5:5,6). We have free will: we can, by our choice or neglect, fail to abide in Him, perhaps seduced by "the cares of this world" or "the deceitfulness of riches." We can, like Esau, choose the pot of beans instead of the promised inheritance. What happens then? "If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned" (John 15:6). Did Jesus say 'once a branch, always a branch'??? Of course not. If we fail to abide in Him, no longer walking in the Spirit, we have also chosen to accept sin rather than repent of it. We drop out of sanctification. We also forfeit our justification: sinlessness is no longer imputed to us and we return to the hopelessness of having to perish for sin we've returned to. We have "fallen away" and "failed of the grace of God" as described in Hebrews 6:4-6, Hebrews 12:15 and 2 Peter 2:20-22: "The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire." Both justification and sanctification require repentance from sin. Regarding _salvation,_ note how Paul separates justification from salvation in Romans 5:9: "Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him." Did Paul tell the Romans they were saved? No: he told them they were justified, and that they "shall be" saved: in the future. *Justification and salvation are two different things, occurring at different times!* Those who have been justified and have entered sanctification have the *hope* of salvation, as Paul wrote to the Thessalonians: "But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Thessalonians 5:8,9). Peter, speaking to an assembly of Christians, said: "But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we *shall be* saved, even as they" (Acts 15:11). *Why* would they say we "hope... to obtain salvation" and "shall be" saved? I believe *Paul and Peter understood something that most professing Christians today do not understand: salvation happens when we actually receive immortal, spirit bodies at our resurrection at Jesus' return.* That's when we actually receive - _by grace_ - the gift of eternal life from God, as Paul explained in 1 Cor 15:50-54. That's when "Death is swallowed up in victory" (1 Cor 15:54). That's when we are _saved_ from death, by receiving eternal life: "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 6:23). That's when we are _saved,_ saved from _perishing,_ by actually receiving eternal life (re: John 3:16). 1 Peter 1:13 nicely ties together the *hope* of salvation, and _grace_ - the gift of eternal life - and the revelation or return of Jesus: "Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and *hope to the end* for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ." Grace alone? No: repentance and grace together. Jesus said "And that *repentance and remission of sins* should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem" (Luke 24:47). I hope you can see now, the deceptiveness of the video. Just "believe and you're saved" just isn't true! *_As if God would grant remission of sins to those who choose to remain in sin rather than repent of sin!_* Of course we have to turn from sin! God "now commands all men every where to repent" (Paul, in Acts 17:30). Repentance must never be dismissed as "works": it's _obedience!_ "Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish" (Jesus, in Luke 13:3,5).
Exodus 32:14 And the Lord repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people. Since God is sinless how do you fix that? It means changing your mind to believe in Jesus.
"And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not *_repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed."_* (the apostle Paul, 2 Corinthians 12:21) And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk: Neither *_repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts._* (Revelation 9:20,21) And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and *_repented not of their deeds._* (Rev 16:10,11) I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man *_repented him of his wickedness,_* saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle. (Jeremiah 8:6) Take heed to yourselves: *_If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him._* And *_if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him._* (Luke 17:3,4) But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money. Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God. *_Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee._* (Acts 8:20-22) And I gave her space to *_repent of her fornication;_* and she repented not. Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they *_repent of their deeds._* (Revelation 2:21,22) When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but *_sinners to repentance._* (Mark 2:17) I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one *_sinner that repenteth,_* more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance. (Luke 15:7)
If this interpretation is true, then I suppose I could conclude that Christianity REALLY is about love! :) Eternal torment in hellfire makes no loving sense to me, but I could understand repentance! :) If Hell = the Grave only, and not a fiery pit, then I would love God even more!
+terceldude we have a choice to accept Gods offer of Salivation or reject it ,he gave us a will to love him or not or we would just be a bunch of robots and love would be meaningless
the Ex has a will or person,God want over ride our will,though can cause circumstances to possibly soften their heart but they can choose to harden their heart
Jesus said that no man comes to Him unless the father draws him. This happens when The Holy Spirit convicts them of sin and those people are given the ability to see their need for a Savior. They also see their own uncleanness and the ugliness of their sin. At this point the may or may not Repent. If they do repent, they will accept Jesus Christ as the way to God. They will want to obey the Lord's commandments. Saying that repentance is not a part of salvation is nothing short of heresy.
Didn't Jesus say in Luke 13:3 and 5 "except you repent, you shall all likewise perish"? Sure seems to me like we should give repentance some serious consideration... and include it in our preaching. Jesus instructed His disciples to preach both repentance and remission (forgiveness) of sin in Luke 24:46, 47: "And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem." Today's popular "easy grace" movement says "just say the sinner's prayer, and believe Jesus did it all for you on the cross, and you'll be immediately saved... and can never lose your salvation." How easy is that! Reading between the lines, the implication is this: *_since Jesus has done it all for you, repentance must be unnecessary!_* So repentance is dismissed as "works" and unnecessary for salvation. So, why should we repent, change our mind about continuing in sin? It is sin that separates us from God (Isaiah 59:2) and earned us all the death penalty (Romans 6:23). Jesus died to make available a ransom payment - a payment of our death penalty - *_if_* we'll choose to turn from sin, turn from sin that earned us the death penalty in the first place. Jesus did not die to make it okay for us to continue in sin! We are not justified - made right with God - unless we choose to change our mind about remaining in sin. Would God grant remission (forgiveness) of sin to someone who chooses to remain in sin? Would you pay your kid's speeding tickets if he/she chose to continue speeding? Even Satan believes Jesus died for us, but Satan will not repent. So is Satan a believer? Real believers do as Jesus said to do. Paul stated that God "now commands all men every where to repent" (Acts 17:30). Repentance should never be dismissed as "works": repentance is *_obedience._* If we'll believe and *_obey_* - repent - we will be *_justified_* or made right with God. But we are still the same sinners by nature, and that needs to be fixed. How? We are promised the holy spirit: God "gives his spirit to them that obey him" (Acts 5:32). The purpose, the function of having His spirit dwell in us is to guide us into righteousness, learning not to sin, freeing us from slavery to sin. That's what *_sanctification_* is about. *_Jesus finished making the ransom payment on the cross, but His work is not done!_* Even now He guides, corrects, and leads those He loves into continued repentance, spiritual growth and overcoming. *_Note what Jesus says to His church: "As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent"_* (Revelation 3:19). That's sanctification in action. Christianity is not just another religion, it's a new way of life. Sanctification "yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby" (Hebrews 12:11). We must abide in Him to continue to be sanctified by Him (see John 15:1-7). As we abide in Him and continue to repent and grow, we also remain justified - made right - with God. As we abide in Him we produce good works, automatically, because we are being changed into the "new man" the apostle Paul wrote about: faith without works is dead. While we abide in Him we have the *_hope of salvation_*: "But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ" (Paul, in 1 Thessalonians 5:8,9). We'll receive salvation - we'll be saved from perishing in death - when we receive the gift of eternal life at Jesus' return (1 Thess 4:13-17, 1 Cor 15:50-54, 1 Peter 1:13, Romans 6:23). What's the purpose of sanctification? God wants family: sons and daughters He can live with forever. He is *_creating_* them now through Jesus, working with any who will choose to repent and seek His righteousness. He is the Potter, we are the clay; He can not work with us if we are unrepentant, inflexible, unmoldable. This is why Paul wrote that we should each "work out your own salvation with fear and trembling" (Phil 2:12). This is why Peter wrote "Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall" (2 Peter 1:10). This is the "narrow way which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it" (Matthew 7:14). In "easy believism," where is the "strait gate" and the "narrow way" that Jesus spoke of? Sanctification is something we must choose; God does not force it on us. The false idea that God _makes_ us learn righteousness also makes it _God's fault_ if we don't learn righteousness! The true nature of the sanctification relationship is revealed in Jesus' words to His church in Revelation 3:19: "As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent." Justification, sanctification and salvation are provided by the grace of God. *_There is nothing we can do to earn them, but that does not mean there is nothing we must do!_* As Jesus said, "except you repent, you shall all likewise perish" (Luke 13:3,5).
Hello. I can see within a few seconds you use the Bible verses which I have also used when I discussed the same topic. But I think you don't know these guys yet. People like Yankee Arnold and Steven Anderson are anti-calvinistic and they think right now, after reading your comment, that you are preaching a salvation of works. They think we don't understand the word 'repentance', while they themselves don't know anything about Bible translations, probably because this movement are never involved with Bible translating processes. They think the KJV is the only right translation and is perfect. And thats stupid because no translation of the original Hebrew and Greek text is perfect. For example, the KJV calls God by the name of JEHOVAH, while His name is in fact YAHWEH or YHWH. Jehovah is the alternative name, made up by Peter Galatin in 1520 A.D. It's not a disaster, but it's just not in the original text. But they will criticize you when you are using another translation like the NKJV. They also think you can be a carnal christian and live as you like, what you call 'easy believism' in your comment. And rightly so! I hope many will read your comment and think it trough. Greetings from the Netherlands.
2 Cor 11:3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. Never heard of "hard-believism."
@@MrTem68 Salvation is by grace -not by "faith alone." Who gets the grace? Believers. Believers are those who - like Abraham (James 2:20-24) - act on their faith and obey God. Today Jesus is: ■ "the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him" (Hebrews 5:9) Faith is "the gift of God." *_Through_* faith we see the need to come to God in obedience. ■ "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: (Ephesians 2:8) Without faith we would see no need to "come to God." By faith - or "through faith" - we see the need: ■ "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him." (Hebrews 11:6) It is *_coming to God_* that pleases Him -not faith alone. Question is, will we act on our faith and obey, and "come to God" on His terms? Faith without that response, that action, that obedience, is DEAD. James 2:20-26. What are we commanded to do? ■ "And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent" (Acts 17:30) Follow directions, and we'll receive His promised mercy: ■ "He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy." (Proverbs 28:13) Follow directions, and our past sins (Romans 3:25, 2 Peter 1:9) will be "blotted out": ■ "Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord" (Acts 3:19, NKJV). That's right: our sins REMAIN - not blotted out, not paid for - unless and until we come to God in repentance. Otherwise we will perish -without mercy, without redemption. We'll pay our own death penalty. Jesus warned, ■ "except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish." (Jesus, in Luke 13:5) Peter makes it clear: come to repentance, or else perish: ■ "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance." (2 Peter 3:9) Why did Jesus die? To make His death and blood available, as a ransom (the noun), to cover the death penalty we earn for sin (Matthew 20:28) . . . so that He might - now today, as our living advocate with the Father - redeem us: ■ "Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works." (Titus 2:14; 1 John 2:1, 1 John 1:7)
not for Salivation,Repentance in Context for salivation is to turn from what ever your trusting in for Salivation,turn from it and put your full weight everything on The Lord Jesus Christ,and his finished work you come as you are realizing your a sinner who could never save them self humble at the Cross you trust in him alone ,that's Gods requirement for Salivation
we repent of Sins and should ,because were saved ,not to be saved,thats the thing its Good News,its out of a heart of love toward our Savior,because his Magnificent Grace he gave us motivates out of a heart of love toward him,to wanna do those things that please him and Grow ,not from a heart fear,were now free to express genuine love towards him now!
Show me chapter and verse where the Bible says repent of sins for salvation, I mean it should be clear right? Quote chapter and verse where you find repent of sins for salvation. It is not in the Bible at all
Jesus's first ministry word in Matthew was *"repent"*. 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach and say, “*Repent*, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
***** I didn't even hint you were my pupil, I'm asking you man to man about *your* opinion, but you link is just another crank's opinion from a ministry website. If you want to put it in your words, we can discuss it. "Repent" to me means "notice the moral wrong of one's sins, apologize for them and resolve not to repeat them."
***** I make "if-then" statements to challenge what you say. Sorry if it is condescending. I have most of what Jesus commanded on my side, and your theology has an endless refrain of "free to sin". *If* we're saved by "faith alone", *then* we're free to sin if we believe *If* we can't lose our salvation once obtained by "faith alone", *then, again* we're free to sin *If* there is no condemnation for those in Christ (in irrevocable salvation obtained by "faith alone"), *then, yet again* we're free to sin. Jesus did *not* say that: particularly in His "fruit" parables He indicated the exact opposite: The types 2 and 3 soil had plants that never had any "fruit" and the Sower wants "fruit", not brief foliage. Jesus's unambiguous intent in the Sower Parable was to say salvation is hard, takes a lifetime, and can be lost (perhaps quite easily: the type 2 soil apostatized but the type 3 soil simply lost focus through distractions. *The latter describes most "Christians" worldwide.*
***** We have three main choices: 1. If Calvinism is true, the elect got saved with no reference to their qualities. (We're not Calvinists, but it is a choice) 2. People are evaluated on their deeds (my model). In that case, God let us all lose and watched what we did with Jesus's Messiahship but also His commands. Everyone has a chance to be saved, BUT that includes being a good sibling and child.) 3. People are evaluated only on faith, and Ted Bundy or Geoffrey Dahmer are on a par with someone who simply refused to harm others if they "believed in Jesus" or "loved Jesus" or whatever description you prefer. *If the third is true, we really ARE free to sin and God really is NOT a Good Father, because He doesn't care how we harm each other (and that's not good parenting.)*
We need to preach the full council of God. This message denies 2 Corinthians 7:10: For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
false teaching that repentance is not required for our salvation. why would Jesus say "And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire"
Before I will answer what has been accomplished let us start from basics and know first the purpose of Christ first coming so that we will have some kind of basic understanding. Did Matthew 1:21 state that Jesus came "to save his people from their sins" or "for the salvation of their souls and set His people eternally secured"?
So Matthew 1:21 did state that Jesus came "to save his people from their sins" and there is nothing stated "for the salvation of their souls and set His people eternally secured". So on what basis did His people commit sins? Was it the Law given to Moses?
I don't like the word trust because it falls under work it takes somebody unlock to trust something OK so I would use the word believe him and you anyway to believe is they hear the word of God so believing is a one time thing and that is what God is calling us all to believe trust is something totally different trust happens when God is working in your life you learn to trust him it's a process but once you believe the gospel it's coming to the saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ then you are saying but the word Trost I would not use that word because that could be borderline works
This week, I have heard repent, turn or burn, "if you go back into the cess pool of sin after salvation - question your salvation" - (Les Feldick) ... Grace not license to sin and if you live like a lost man, you probably are a lost man.... All I know is jesus died for my sins (all of them) was buried and rose again. I have "fear of living in sin" - SCRUPULOSITY. Paul taught Christ crucified. Jesus die for my sin Was buried and rose again. I hope this Blessed Hope happens soon. Interesting to see 🤕 who goes .... Or does not. My relatives are not OSAS. They believe if you do anything secular, Christ is going to cast you into the lake of fire.
No he is truthful repent of your unbelief it’s simple and the Bible says it over and over again BELIEVE. the most direct scripture in the Bible on salvation was when Cornelius aske what must I do to be saved ? And they said Believe on Jesus Christ and thous shalt be saved. Period
Troy Kareem only those who believe will go to heaven. All who trust their works will burn in hell. 99/100 religions say you need works. Their way is broad, the way to God is narrow
TinTin Smythe repentance is the evidence of salvation; works is the evidence of your repentance. I never said we depend on our works; but because we love and obey God, our works display our obedience. I pray you grow in repentance and obedience to Christ
The best pastor so far... God taught me a lot through brother Yankee !!! Praised be The Lord for Bible teachers like him!!!
that God could take you home, To me thats a blessing NOT Punishment
Because of confused teachings I have been listening to, i have lived a confused life. To make matters worse, i have been teaching Christians confusion. In my quest for the truth, coming across your youtube teaching is a great miracle to me. I thank God for you and the internet.
most teach repwnt of sins
I too have the same story. I have spent most of my life being misled. I never really shared the Gospel to amount to anything because I didn’t understand it myself. If you don’t understand it, you can’t share it effectively and that is exactly what satan wants. Now that I understand the Gospel, I no longer worry about my eternal security.
If you must repent of your sins first before salvation, it would be like telling a drowning man that he must dry off first before you throw a lifeline.
Yeah or telling an alchie to give up alcohol BEFORE as meetings
@@christistruth3112Both of you are absolutely wrong. Repentance is necessary for Salvation. Jesus says, “I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance” (Luke 5:32). Jesus told his disciples to proclaim “repentance and forgiveness of sins” in his name to all the nations (Luke 24:47). When the apostles preached in Acts, they called people to repent of their sins in order to be forgiven (See Acts 2:38, 3:19, 8:32, 17:30, 20:21, 26:20). ❤
@@into-christ yes and repentance is a change of mind
@@into-christ replace repentance with belief and its crystal clear
@@into-christ You are a delusional Fool !!!! You think Jesus was using the English Version of the Word Repentance >???????? It means in Greek, Have a change of Mind !!!!! Bible does not use English version !!!! When Jesus said to the Pharisees , Repent for the kingdom of God is at Hand ???He was simply telling them to stop the foolishness of trying to follow the Law and to simply trust Him to Fulfill the Law !!! Why would Jesus tell them to Repent using the English version of saying Sorry for your Sins if they were under the Law ???? He was telling them, To change your mind --- Repent ---- and stop with the Old Covenant of the Laws of Moses and trust him as the New Covenant and they rejected it because Like you and many Christians today , It's too simple and feel like they have to repent daily while still sinning anyway to make things more confusing !!!!!!! Don't be like the Pharisees Dude ! They loved being under the Law and Guess what ? Those Hypocrites were breaking the Laws daily anyway !!! They Fornicated, Boasted, Cheated , Lied ETC !!!They thought Killing a Animal and shedding the Blood was better than our New Covenant Lord Jesus Christ !!!!!!
You have become my favorite Pastor, because you are right. God bless you Dr. Arnold.
there is so many different beliefs in Christianity. people interpret the bible so many different ways. I have heard we don't need to repent to be saved. I have heard we need to repent to be saved. I have heard we need to keep the torah to be saved. I have heard in easy believism and lordship salvation. I have heard we need to be baptized to be saved. and many others. this is why I believe I am saved by trusting in jesus Christ alone for my salvation. only jesus can save us a guide us. its east to not understand the bible. or get caught up by false teachings. that's why I put my faith in jesus. he knows the truth. only jesus can save us
bro I know what you're saying. I don't know what to believe anymore.
I believe this is why the gate to Heaven is so narrow and why not everyone who says to me "Lord, Lord" will make it into Heaven. I see all this disagreement and confusion on how to get to saved. So many different and false doctrines, beliefs, and opinions, when the truth is so simple, but man makes it so complicated and difficult to find. Jesus is the narrow gate. And faith in him is what saves us. Nothing else. It's that simple. But sadly, so many people refuse to believe it
It's simple admit you are a sinner and accepting Christs death burial and ressurection to deal with your sin.
THATS IT
@@Amelia-fu2gg Christ died for your sins was buried and rose again. Jesus pay for them all. 1 Corinthians 15: 1-4
@@jaymorris9952 exactly brother Jesus is the narrow gate
The hell Jesus had to endure to pay for my sins is so sobering.
Wonderful sermon!! We will not be deceived by Satan and his workers!
Another great message brother Yankee! God bless brother , you & your family.🙏🙏🙏
Take me home thats not punishment but a HUGE BLESSINGTo me
thank you brother in christ, GOD bless you
How is taking you home early a punishment ?
“repenting of or confessing your sins”… as 1 John 1:9 is a condition for believers to have “fellowship” with God (1 John 1:3, 6, 7) as a child of God (1 John 2:1), not a means to be born again for the unsaved (John 1:12-13). And while one must see he is a sinner before a holy God in order to see his need of a Saviour, the solution is not confessing ones sins to God. Instead, it is believing that Christ made full payment for your sins upon the cross (1 John 2:2, 4:9-10). Otherwise, how many sins must you repent of, how often, in what areas, and how perfectly in order to know you are saved? Confusing, isn’t it? One must repent (change their mind) about trusting Jesus Christ versus something else.
CAN Christian commit suicede and still go to heaven? isnt that a sin
turning from sin is a works of RIGHTEOUSNESS and salvation is not of OUSELVES not of any works of RIGHTEOUSNESS
even as Roman catholics believe that water baptism REGENERATES YOU but Jesus says that's a work of RIGHTEOUSNESS read Matthew 3:15
GOD HAS TO JUSTIFY YOU, SANCTIFY YOU, BAPTISE YOU, GLORIFY YOU ALL THROUGH FAITH IN JESUS.
you have to be 100 percent perfect to go to heaven. The only one who did that was jesus. A non Christian cannot be perfect the law was there to show them that they could,nt live perfect enough to go to heaven. tHATSWHY WE NEED JESUS RIGHTEOUSESS TO GO TO HEAVEN. He pays for all sin past present and future and when you simply believe him to save you. Then he gives you a new nature and have the potential to live for him. But that is to earn rewards. Salvation and discipleship are separate.
exactly
Amen
P.S. * CHRIST FOR ALL !! -----
I'm sick of people saying that OSAS is giving people a license to sin. A license is a written permit to do something. Example: You have to have a license to drive a car. If you drive a car without one, you do it at the risk of being arrested. With a license you may do so freely. Even though you may drive freely, if you break any of the traffic laws you run the risk of penalties such as speeding tickets, drunk driving, etc. Has any preacher that teaches OSAS ever given you a written permit to sin? NO! Has any OSAS preacher said, "Go and sin all you want to because it's paid? NO! Has any OSAS preacher ever said, "since Christ died on the cross and has paid for your sin debt fully, you should cash in on it and do whatever sins you want to do since it is already paid for? NO! What they are trying to point out to you is that if you are trying to be saved by what you do or don't then you are trusting in yourself to be the savior and NOT Christ. You are saying that Christ death on the cross is not good enough for you. You are saying that his death was only part of my sin debt being paid and that you would have to do the rest. They are trying to get you to trust Christ alone for your salvation and not your works or deeds. Ephesians 2:8-9 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. As a matter of fact, OSAS preachers teach that we should all serve the Lord BECAUSE we are saved NOT to be saved. The best way to serve the Lord is to share the good news about the Gospel that Jesus paid it all. If you do not serve the Lord after you are saved, you won't lose your salvation BUT you will lose rewards in Heaven that you could have had for serving Him. This proves that people who say we are giving people a license to sin can't even discern a simple Gospel message. Just like they do to the Bible, they do to us also. They have to add things to what we say that we have CLEARLY NOT SAID. The very moment you trust Christ as your only hope for Heaven, His death, burial, and resurrection, you have a new birth that can NEVER be unborn. You are saved eternally. Can't lose it. It's impossible. John 6:47 “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.”
what is an OSAS preacher ??
@@EDD519 Once saved always saved.
I agree.
I ageee with Yankee.
however what did early church believe?
Great message
False message actually.
thats why i am a follower of JESUS CHRIST and i am obedient only to his words, and i keep them, they are the words of love, humility life eternal, and truth. if anyone follow the lord according to his word, river of living water shall flow out of his belly.he also said e is the rock that came from heaven, that was not cut by the hands of men. and was rejected by the builders as the corner stone.and his church should build the foundations of their lives upon that rock (his words that was brought from heaven) so the gates of hell will not prevail against us (the church of philadelphia)
Finally repentance from dead works explained as per Hebrews 6
Amen
Luke 5:32
I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Acts 11:18
When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.
James 5:20
Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
"Repent, then, and turn to God, SO THAT your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord," - Acts 3:19.
From false Gods
I don't agree with Pastor Arnold's conclusions (I am a Lordship Salvation anti-Calvinist) but he does a good job of laying out the convoluted mess that people face in deciphering the New Testament on this pretty vital issue.
I don't understand what he's trying to say, I don't understand what he's stance on this matter, he says one thing and then another.
He is giving examples of false doctrine in ways to be saved he is saying salvation comes through BELIEF and that’s what the Bible says over and over. Some believe you have to repent of sins to be saved but that’s not what the Bible says as a matter of fact repent of sins is not even in the Bible. Repent always refers to unbelief
i believer this preacher bc being saved by works is hard work and tiring and it cant be measured! and someone can live godly but have wicked thoughts...but the bible has changed a lot of words.
Salivation is free,completely the Death of Christ on the Cross was the perfect Sacrifice for our sins you cant add anything too that if you do your trusting in something else than our Lords Death Burial and Resurrection for salivation, youve not understanding the Gospel that Paul the Apostle stressed and preached,by Faith Alone in Christ Alone,nothing else will Save Anyone,Discipleship on the other hand is work and effort but not to be saved ,but will be rewarded
I no longer believe that following the commandments is "works"
I would not say that trying with a sincere heart to obey the commandments is a work. Following the the 10 commandments will not save you. Unless you can keep them ALL without ever FAILING then getting to heaven by obeying the commandments is a hopeless endeavor. Yes i said hopeless. The flesh will always want to please itself by sin.
To those that think they can keep in with their works,,,take it up with the author. You'll find him in the Bible. 1 John 5:13 These things, I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God that you may know that you have eternal life, and you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God. Romans 3.20 Therefore no-one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law, rather through the law we became conscious of sin. Read Romans (8: 17 - 39) will show you he secures the believer. Ephesians 4:30 And grieve not the Holy Spirit, whereby you are sealed until the day of redemption.
I know there's a lot of debate going on between Salvation by Grace and Lordship Salvation in the comments. As far as my walk with God personally, I think the #1 thing that EVERY PERSON has to do to achieve eternal life is to accept Jesus as their savior and trust in him who died on the cross for a bunch of filthy sinners like us.
For all the sins I had committed through my life unto the time I was saved, and even somewhat after, it was a time of great chastisement. Chastisement is a necessary period after EVERY person accepts Jesus Christ as their Savior. Really, it's called "punishment" for believers. God's will for us all is to not sin and live holy and righteous. I'm not arguing with that at all, but you will get no where without the salvation that we receive from Jesus Christ by believing and trusting in him, and if you look at the Old Testament, every one of God's chosen people had sinned, and each of them were chastised.
The most notable chastisement of the old testament for me was Jacob. When he tricked Isaac about being Esau to take the inheritance, God chastised him by having him work for Laban, not for 7 years like promised, but 14 years for his wife. The same way he tricked Isaac and Esau, he got tricked by Laban. The point of chastisement isn't just to pay for the sins of old though, it's to strengthen your relationship with God by understanding what wrong you did and realizing that the sins you commit will only cause pain.
In a nutshell, I would say , accept Jesus Christ as your Savior and be baptized with the Holy Spirit, accept the chastisement for the sins you have committed and learn and grow from it, all the while being guided by the Holy Spirit in order to do the will of God. When you accept Jesus Christ as your Savior and are baptized by the Holy Spirit go through the growing pains that come with being born again under a new spirit, the will to do anything of the flesh will be GONE and the desire to do the will of God will reign supreme as it has been put in me by the power of the Holy Spirit. THAT is what it means to be saved and born again.
God Bless you all and may your walks with God be fruitful in spirit~
my brother we are not chastened for our sins when we receive Jesus , we are forgiven for all our sin, God also has PATIENCE as to all new Christian's he slowly brings them into his will.
be blessed
grow in grace and in the knowledge of our lord Jesus
onky chastised for unreoentant sin
1. SALVATION IS REPENTING AND BELIEVING, but many people trying to separate these two.
Mar 1:15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
Mar 10:9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
2. Repent means turning away ourselves from our sins.
Eze 18:30 Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.
Eze 14:6 Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Repent, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations.
3. Repent means turning ourselves to God.
Act 26:20 But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.
4. If we dont repent, it will lead us to DESTRUCTION.
Luk 13:5 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
5. If we repent, it will lead us to SALVATION.
2Co 7:10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
6. Repent REQUIRED GOOD FRUITS[WORKS].
Luk 3:8 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
Luk 3:9 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
7. If we dont repent AND be CONVERTED, we will not be forgiven.
Act 3:19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
8. We must be CONVERTED from DARKNESS [SATAN] to LIGHT [GOD], so that we will have forgiveness.
Act 26:18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
9. THE WORKS OF DARKNESS THAT BRINGS DEATH:
Eph 5:3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;
Eph 5:4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
Eph 5:5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
Eph 5:6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
Eph 5:7 Be not ye therefore partakers with them.
Eph 5:8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
Eph 5:11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
10. THE WORKS OF LIGHT THAT BRINGS LIFE:
Eph 5:8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
Eph 5:9 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
Eph 5:10 Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.
11. STOP SINNING BUT DO RIGHTEOUSNESS:
1Jn 3:3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
1Jn 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
1Jn 3:5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
1Jn 3:6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
1Jn 3:7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
1Jn 3:8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
1Jn 3:9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
1Jn 3:10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
Repentance means to change your mind/turn, repentance can be turning to or away from something, the words repent of sins specifically isn't found in scripture, people are adding of sins to the word repent to teach works. God repented many times in the old testament yet we know he has no sin, God simply changed his mind about different things. When using the word repent we must look at the context it's being used in, for example in the old testament Israel are told to repent then told to turn from their wicked ways this in itself gives the context, in the new testament however we are told that God grants us true repentance to the acknowledging of the truth, therefore when someone believes on Christ they have repented because they have come to the acknowledging of the truth. When john the Baptist told people to repent he was pointing them towards Jesus so they would turn to him/acknowledge the truth it's the same as changing their mind from unbelief to belief on him. Turning from wicked ways/sins is a work because in the old testament in Jonah it says I saw their works that they turned from their wicked ways, to put imply sin is a transgression of the law so to repent of sin is to keep the law, in the new testament we learn that as Christians we are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ not our works, doing good works/keeping the law cannot saved us only faith in Christ does. As for rightousness scripture says we are clothed in the rightousness of Christ so when one believes on Christ their faith is counted as rightousness, the word says God imputes his rightousness on us when we believe on him, Romans 4:5 says But to him that worketh not, but beliveth on him that justifieth the ungodly his faith is counted for rightousness. Now as belivers we should turn from our wicked ways/sins and do good works but those works do not save us because we are already saved by Christ.
What did you mean ? Can you turn from sin to be save? How many sin did you returned now? The word repent in greek is change your mind .
Some people mean repent means turn from sin and change your mind 🤓🤪
Yes...so it seems. 🤕
Any person who hears the gospel and BELIEVES it and accepts it as truth has automatically repented stopping sin is an everyday battle for life
Jesus said: "Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish" (Luke 13:3,5).* Saying you just have to "believe" - without turning from sin - is just one of many ways this video is deceptive!
If it were "all done on the cross" there would be no need for sanctification... no need to abide in Him (John 15:1-7)... no need to put unrighteousness out of our lives... no need to walk "the narrow way... that leads to life" (Matt 7:14)... no need to "work out your salvation with fear and trembling" (Phil 2:12)... no need to "give diligence to make your calling and election sure" (2 Peter 1:10)... no need to "examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith" (2 Cor 13:5)...
Given verses like those, "just believe and you're saved" doesn't even pass the sniff test!
The real story is this: *IF* you'll obey and repent - choose to turn from sin - His sinlessness will be ascribed or imputed to you. By grace you'll have "remission" of your past sins. With His sinlessness imputed to you, you are no longer under the "the wages of sin" - the death penalty (re: Romans 6:32). You are spared from the hopelessness of having to die, perish, for your "sins that are past" (Romans 3:25). In a sense, you've passed from death to life. That's _justification._ *HOWEVER: we are still just as much sinners by nature as we were before!!!*
So, how does that get fixed?
Since you have _obeyed_ and chosen to turn from sin, God will give a measure of His spirit to you: God gives His spirit "to them that obey Him" (Acts 5:32). We enter sanctification: He leads us as we continue to obey and repent, becoming the "new man, created in righteousness" (Ephesians 4:22-24).
Jesus' work is not finished: here is sanctification in action: "As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent" (Jesus, in Revelation 3:19). Sanctification "yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby" (Hebrews 12:11). As we abide in Him (John 15:1-7) and continue in repentance and spiritual growth, our justification is maintained: His sinlessness is still imputed to us. We have hope of life instead of fear of perishing. When the apostle Paul warned us to "work out your own salvation with fear and trembling" he was referring to abiding in Jesus and being "exercised" by the sanctification Jesus is providing... _by grace._
Do we really need to be made righteous, ready to inherit the kingdom of God? Here's the answer:
"Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God" (1 Corinthians 6:9,10; also Galatians 5:19-21 and Ephesians 5:5,6).
We have free will: we can, by our choice or neglect, fail to abide in Him, perhaps seduced by "the cares of this world" or "the deceitfulness of riches." We can, like Esau, choose the pot of beans instead of the promised inheritance. What happens then?
"If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned" (John 15:6).
Did Jesus say 'once a branch, always a branch'??? Of course not. If we fail to abide in Him, no longer walking in the Spirit, we have also chosen to accept sin rather than repent of it. We drop out of sanctification. We also forfeit our justification: sinlessness is no longer imputed to us and we return to the hopelessness of having to perish for sin we've returned to. We have "fallen away" and "failed of the grace of God" as described in Hebrews 6:4-6, Hebrews 12:15 and 2 Peter 2:20-22: "The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire." Both justification and sanctification require repentance from sin.
Regarding _salvation,_ note how Paul separates justification from salvation in Romans 5:9:
"Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him." Did Paul tell the Romans they were saved? No: he told them they were justified, and that they "shall be" saved: in the future. *Justification and salvation are two different things, occurring at different times!* Those who have been justified and have entered sanctification have the *hope* of salvation, as Paul wrote to the Thessalonians:
"But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Thessalonians 5:8,9).
Peter, speaking to an assembly of Christians, said:
"But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we *shall be* saved, even as they" (Acts 15:11).
*Why* would they say we "hope... to obtain salvation" and "shall be" saved? I believe *Paul and Peter understood something that most professing Christians today do not understand: salvation happens when we actually receive immortal, spirit bodies at our resurrection at Jesus' return.* That's when we actually receive - _by grace_ - the gift of eternal life from God, as Paul explained in 1 Cor 15:50-54. That's when "Death is swallowed up in victory" (1 Cor 15:54). That's when we are _saved_ from death, by receiving eternal life: "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 6:23). That's when we are _saved,_ saved from _perishing,_ by actually receiving eternal life (re: John 3:16).
1 Peter 1:13 nicely ties together the *hope* of salvation, and _grace_ - the gift of eternal life - and the revelation or return of Jesus:
"Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and *hope to the end* for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ."
Grace alone? No: repentance and grace together. Jesus said "And that *repentance and remission of sins* should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem" (Luke 24:47).
I hope you can see now, the deceptiveness of the video. Just "believe and you're saved" just isn't true! *_As if God would grant remission of sins to those who choose to remain in sin rather than repent of sin!_* Of course we have to turn from sin! God "now commands all men every where to repent" (Paul, in Acts 17:30). Repentance must never be dismissed as "works": it's _obedience!_ "Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish" (Jesus, in Luke 13:3,5).
Exodus 32:14 And the Lord repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people. Since God is sinless how do you fix that? It means changing your mind to believe in Jesus.
Utahstrong Amen to that
"And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not *_repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed."_* (the apostle Paul, 2 Corinthians 12:21)
And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk: Neither *_repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts._* (Revelation 9:20,21)
And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and *_repented not of their deeds._* (Rev 16:10,11)
I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man *_repented him of his wickedness,_* saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle. (Jeremiah 8:6)
Take heed to yourselves: *_If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him._* And *_if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him._* (Luke 17:3,4)
But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money. Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God. *_Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee._* (Acts 8:20-22)
And I gave her space to *_repent of her fornication;_* and she repented not. Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they *_repent of their deeds._* (Revelation 2:21,22)
When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but *_sinners to repentance._* (Mark 2:17)
I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one *_sinner that repenteth,_* more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance. (Luke 15:7)
If this interpretation is true, then I suppose I could conclude that Christianity REALLY is about love! :) Eternal torment in hellfire makes no loving sense to me, but I could understand repentance! :) If Hell = the Grave only, and not a fiery pit, then I would love God even more!
+terceldude we have a choice to accept Gods offer of Salivation or reject it ,he gave us a will to love him or not or we would just be a bunch of robots and love would be meaningless
pianowindz1 What if we wanted God to help us get back together with our ex? :)
the Ex has a will or person,God want over ride our will,though can cause circumstances to possibly soften their heart but they can choose to harden their heart
terceldude God is love, that is why Christ paid your penalty on the cross, but God also is just, those who reject the Son, will face God's justice.
laserfalcon why are there thousands of interpretations of scriptures? Why don't we incorporate some Hindu tradition as well?
Amen....
Even the demons "believe" yankee!!!!
People MUST Repent and be Born Again!!!!! Repent Yankee!!!!
Jesus said that no man comes to Him unless the father draws him. This happens when The Holy Spirit convicts them of sin and those people are given the ability to see their need for a Savior. They also see their own uncleanness and the ugliness of their sin. At this point the may or may not Repent. If they do repent, they will accept Jesus Christ as the way to God. They will want to obey the Lord's commandments. Saying that repentance is not a part of salvation is nothing short of heresy.
Dalton Trogdon Did you even listen to this sermon?
John 12:32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw ALL MEN unto me.
I think repentance also means remorse
It means Change of Mind.
@@freyaaldrnari6086 it can ne remorse like in genesis but agreed in regards to salvation its change of mind
Didn't Jesus say in Luke 13:3 and 5 "except you repent, you shall all likewise perish"? Sure seems to me like we should give repentance some serious consideration... and include it in our preaching. Jesus instructed His disciples to preach both repentance and remission (forgiveness) of sin in Luke 24:46, 47:
"And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem."
Today's popular "easy grace" movement says "just say the sinner's prayer, and believe Jesus did it all for you on the cross, and you'll be immediately saved... and can never lose your salvation." How easy is that! Reading between the lines, the implication is this: *_since Jesus has done it all for you, repentance must be unnecessary!_* So repentance is dismissed as "works" and unnecessary for salvation.
So, why should we repent, change our mind about continuing in sin?
It is sin that separates us from God (Isaiah 59:2) and earned us all the death penalty (Romans 6:23). Jesus died to make available a ransom payment - a payment of our death penalty - *_if_* we'll choose to turn from sin, turn from sin that earned us the death penalty in the first place. Jesus did not die to make it okay for us to continue in sin! We are not justified - made right with God - unless we choose to change our mind about remaining in sin.
Would God grant remission (forgiveness) of sin to someone who chooses to remain in sin? Would you pay your kid's speeding tickets if he/she chose to continue speeding?
Even Satan believes Jesus died for us, but Satan will not repent. So is Satan a believer? Real believers do as Jesus said to do.
Paul stated that God "now commands all men every where to repent" (Acts 17:30). Repentance should never be dismissed as "works": repentance is *_obedience._* If we'll believe and *_obey_* - repent - we will be *_justified_* or made right with God. But we are still the same sinners by nature, and that needs to be fixed. How? We are promised the holy spirit: God "gives his spirit to them that obey him" (Acts 5:32). The purpose, the function of having His spirit dwell in us is to guide us into righteousness, learning not to sin, freeing us from slavery to sin. That's what *_sanctification_* is about.
*_Jesus finished making the ransom payment on the cross, but His work is not done!_* Even now He guides, corrects, and leads those He loves into continued repentance, spiritual growth and overcoming. *_Note what Jesus says to His church: "As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent"_* (Revelation 3:19). That's sanctification in action. Christianity is not just another religion, it's a new way of life. Sanctification "yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby" (Hebrews 12:11). We must abide in Him to continue to be sanctified by Him (see John 15:1-7). As we abide in Him and continue to repent and grow, we also remain justified - made right - with God. As we abide in Him we produce good works, automatically, because we are being changed into the "new man" the apostle Paul wrote about: faith without works is dead.
While we abide in Him we have the *_hope of salvation_*:
"But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ" (Paul, in 1 Thessalonians 5:8,9).
We'll receive salvation - we'll be saved from perishing in death - when we receive the gift of eternal life at Jesus' return (1 Thess 4:13-17, 1 Cor 15:50-54, 1 Peter 1:13, Romans 6:23).
What's the purpose of sanctification? God wants family: sons and daughters He can live with forever. He is *_creating_* them now through Jesus, working with any who will choose to repent and seek His righteousness. He is the Potter, we are the clay; He can not work with us if we are unrepentant, inflexible, unmoldable. This is why Paul wrote that we should each "work out your own salvation with fear and trembling" (Phil 2:12). This is why Peter wrote "Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall" (2 Peter 1:10). This is the "narrow way which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it" (Matthew 7:14). In "easy believism," where is the "strait gate" and the "narrow way" that Jesus spoke of?
Sanctification is something we must choose; God does not force it on us. The false idea that God _makes_ us learn righteousness also makes it _God's fault_ if we don't learn righteousness! The true nature of the sanctification relationship is revealed in Jesus' words to His church in Revelation 3:19: "As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent."
Justification, sanctification and salvation are provided by the grace of God. *_There is nothing we can do to earn them, but that does not mean there is nothing we must do!_* As Jesus said, "except you repent, you shall all likewise perish" (Luke 13:3,5).
Hello. I can see within a few seconds you use the Bible verses which I have also used when I discussed the same topic. But I think you don't know these guys yet. People like Yankee Arnold and Steven Anderson are anti-calvinistic and they think right now, after reading your comment, that you are preaching a salvation of works. They think we don't understand the word 'repentance', while they themselves don't know anything about Bible translations, probably because this movement are never involved with Bible translating processes. They think the KJV is the only right translation and is perfect. And thats stupid because no translation of the original Hebrew and Greek text is perfect. For example, the KJV calls God by the name of JEHOVAH, while His name is in fact YAHWEH or YHWH. Jehovah is the alternative name, made up by Peter Galatin in 1520 A.D. It's not a disaster, but it's just not in the original text. But they will criticize you when you are using another translation like the NKJV. They also think you can be a carnal christian and live as you like, what you call 'easy believism' in your comment. And rightly so! I hope many will read your comment and think it trough. Greetings from the Netherlands.
2 Cor 11:3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
Never heard of "hard-believism."
Turn from your unbelief to the Lord Jesus Christ.
Repentance in these scriptures is referring to the sin of UNBELIEF
@@MrTem68 Salvation is by grace -not by "faith alone." Who gets the grace? Believers. Believers are those who - like Abraham (James 2:20-24) - act on their faith and obey God. Today Jesus is:
■ "the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him" (Hebrews 5:9)
Faith is "the gift of God." *_Through_* faith we see the need to come to God in obedience.
■ "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: (Ephesians 2:8)
Without faith we would see no need to "come to God." By faith - or "through faith" - we see the need:
■ "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him." (Hebrews 11:6)
It is *_coming to God_* that pleases Him -not faith alone. Question is, will we act on our faith and obey, and "come to God" on His terms? Faith without that response, that action, that obedience, is DEAD. James 2:20-26.
What are we commanded to do?
■ "And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent" (Acts 17:30)
Follow directions, and we'll receive His promised mercy:
■ "He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy." (Proverbs 28:13)
Follow directions, and our past sins (Romans 3:25, 2 Peter 1:9) will be "blotted out":
■ "Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord" (Acts 3:19, NKJV).
That's right: our sins REMAIN - not blotted out, not paid for - unless and until we come to God in repentance. Otherwise we will perish -without mercy, without redemption. We'll pay our own death penalty. Jesus warned,
■ "except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish." (Jesus, in Luke 13:5)
Peter makes it clear: come to repentance, or else perish:
■ "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance." (2 Peter 3:9)
Why did Jesus die? To make His death and blood available, as a ransom (the noun), to cover the death penalty we earn for sin (Matthew 20:28) . . . so that He might - now today, as our living advocate with the Father - redeem us:
■ "Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works." (Titus 2:14; 1 John 2:1, 1 John 1:7)
NLT romans 2:4-5.says "kindness is intended to turn you from your sin". misleading. the bible versions say repent of sins.
not for Salivation,Repentance in Context for salivation is to turn from what ever your trusting in for Salivation,turn from it and put your full weight everything on The Lord Jesus Christ,and his finished work you come as you are realizing your a sinner who could never save them self humble at the Cross you trust in him alone ,that's Gods requirement for Salivation
we repent of Sins and should ,because were saved ,not to be saved,thats the thing its Good News,its out of a heart of love toward our Savior,because his Magnificent Grace he gave us motivates out of a heart of love toward him,to wanna do those things that please him and Grow ,not from a heart fear,were now free to express genuine love towards him now!
hope youll get this because its so wonderful friend!
Show me chapter and verse where the Bible says repent of sins for salvation, I mean it should be clear right? Quote chapter and verse where you find repent of sins for salvation. It is not in the Bible at all
Jesus's first ministry word in Matthew was *"repent"*.
4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach and say, “*Repent*, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
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Put it to me in your words and I'll read and respond.
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I didn't even hint you were my pupil, I'm asking you man to man about *your* opinion, but you link is just another crank's opinion from a ministry website.
If you want to put it in your words, we can discuss it.
"Repent" to me means "notice the moral wrong of one's sins, apologize for them and resolve not to repeat them."
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I make "if-then" statements to challenge what you say. Sorry if it is condescending.
I have most of what Jesus commanded on my side, and your theology has an endless refrain of "free to sin".
*If* we're saved by "faith alone", *then* we're free to sin if we believe
*If* we can't lose our salvation once obtained by "faith alone", *then, again* we're free to sin
*If* there is no condemnation for those in Christ (in irrevocable salvation obtained by "faith alone"), *then, yet again* we're free to sin.
Jesus did *not* say that: particularly in His "fruit" parables He indicated the exact opposite: The types 2 and 3 soil had plants that never had any "fruit" and the Sower wants "fruit", not brief foliage.
Jesus's unambiguous intent in the Sower Parable was to say salvation is hard, takes a lifetime, and can be lost (perhaps quite easily: the type 2 soil apostatized but the type 3 soil simply lost focus through distractions. *The latter describes most "Christians" worldwide.*
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We have three main choices:
1. If Calvinism is true, the elect got saved with no reference to their qualities. (We're not Calvinists, but it is a choice)
2. People are evaluated on their deeds (my model). In that case, God let us all lose and watched what we did with Jesus's Messiahship but also His commands. Everyone has a chance to be saved, BUT that includes being a good sibling and child.)
3. People are evaluated only on faith, and Ted Bundy or Geoffrey Dahmer are on a par with someone who simply refused to harm others if they "believed in Jesus" or "loved Jesus" or whatever description you prefer.
*If the third is true, we really ARE free to sin and God really is NOT a Good Father, because He doesn't care how we harm each other (and that's not good parenting.)*
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You don't have Jesus's teachings or example on your side, and if you are wrong, you are giving out deadly false assurance.
We need to preach the full council of God. This message denies 2 Corinthians 7:10: For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
false teaching that repentance is not required for our salvation. why would Jesus say "And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire"
can I ask you what Jesus accomplished?
Before I will answer what has been accomplished let us start from basics and know first the purpose of Christ first coming so that we will have some kind of basic understanding. Did Matthew 1:21 state that Jesus came "to save his people from their sins" or "for the salvation of their souls and set His people eternally secured"?
Jesus saved us from our sins. He paid for the sins of the world on the cross.
So Matthew 1:21 did state that Jesus came "to save his people from their sins" and there is nothing stated "for the salvation of their souls and set His people eternally secured". So on what basis did His people commit sins? Was it the Law given to Moses?
the hell are you saying moron? Genesis 1:1 doesn't state Jesus paid for our sins DUR DUR. idiot.
in nlt study bible acts 11:18 says "repent of sins and receiving eternal life"
fresh me Bad translation
because its not the Bible the KJV is the only word of God
Plenty of perverted versions of the Bible . King James 1611 is THE BIBLE
sounds like a calvanist let me guess john mcarther who ever is saying that is not on their way to heaven
I don't like the word trust because it falls under work it takes somebody unlock to trust something OK so I would use the word believe him and you anyway to believe is they hear the word of God so believing is a one time thing and that is what God is calling us all to believe trust is something totally different trust happens when God is working in your life you learn to trust him it's a process but once you believe the gospel it's coming to the saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ then you are saying but the word Trost I would not use that word because that could be borderline works
I agree with what you said exactly all we are told to do is Believe trust comes through hearing the Word and walking with Jesus
This week, I have heard repent, turn or burn, "if you go back into the cess pool of sin after salvation - question your salvation" - (Les Feldick) ...
Grace not license to sin and if you live like a lost man, you probably are a lost man....
All I know is jesus died for my sins (all of them) was buried and rose again.
I have "fear of living in sin" - SCRUPULOSITY.
Paul taught Christ crucified.
Jesus die for my sin
Was buried and rose again.
I hope this Blessed Hope happens soon. Interesting to see 🤕 who goes .... Or does not.
My relatives are not OSAS.
They believe if you do anything secular, Christ is going to cast you into the lake of fire.
This guy's a false teacher.
Repentance in not a condition YANKEE!
Stop twisting Scripture and leading many astray!
No he is truthful repent of your unbelief it’s simple and the Bible says it over and over again BELIEVE. the most direct scripture in the Bible on salvation was when Cornelius aske what must I do to be saved ? And they said Believe on Jesus Christ and thous shalt be saved. Period
False teachings. Creating his own doctrine to fit his own needs and to excuse sin. Narrow is the path to the Kingdom
Troy Kareem only those who believe will go to heaven. All who trust their works will burn in hell. 99/100 religions say you need works. Their way is broad, the way to God is narrow
TinTin Smythe repentance is the evidence of salvation; works is the evidence of your repentance. I never said we depend on our works; but because we love and obey God, our works display our obedience. I pray you grow in repentance and obedience to Christ
Troy Kareem Read Hebrews 11 for evidence.