Repentance: Turning From Sin and Turning to God

Listening to Timothy Keller Rediscovering Jonah, via oneplace.com and this week our doctrine is about repentance in BSF. I'm considering sharing the doctrine with my group via What's App polls

Repentance is the same as saving faith, they go hand in hand. Faith is a gift from God (Eph 2:8), not our working (Eph 2:9). Once received we experience the good work God has in store for us (Eph 2:10).

• Belief without repentance is not true saving faith, Demons’ belief: Matthew 8:29; James 2:19
• Repentance without belief in God’s right to be obeyed yields only sorrow over sin’s painful consequences: Matthew 27:3; Romans 2:4-5; 2 Corinthians 7:10-11

This past weekend I hosted a healing night at MNTC, via Does God heal today. During our prayer time I didn't sit with anyone but stood and prayed for everyone for about 40 minutes. I realized this truth: The Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness, when we don't know what to pray - the Holy Spirit prays for us, the Father knows what the Spirit is saying, pleading for us believers in harmony with God's own will - and God cause all things to work together for our good (Romans 8:26-30).

Then on Sunday my friend Bruce K (marriage mentor) is going to India and I did walk over and pray for him. The Lord brought to mind Vijay who was miraculously found by a missionary, rescued and brought home - miraculously healed and his whole family became believers. I prayed that Bruce would see the opportunity and speak the truth of God to these people.  

• God’s work in repentance: John 16:8; Acts 2:38-41; 5:31; 11:18; Romans 2:4
• Sin against God: Psalm 51
• Cry for mercy: Luke 18:13-14
• Repentance brings change: Matthew 3:8; 5; Acts 26:20; 1 John 1:8-9
• God’s endless mercies: Lamentations 3:22-24
• God’s wrath: John 3:36
• Repentance and salvation: Romans 10:11-13

Jesus preached repentance as did the early church (Doctrine of Repentance)