Todd Friel Defines Repentance as "I'm Done Sinning"... My Response
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- In this video, I address Todd Friel's definition of repentance in regards to salvation. What does "repent" mean and is it necessary to receive eternal life? I pray this video provides clarity to this subject. @WretchedNetwork
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So if someone was gay but they believe in the Lord they can still go to heaven
@@michellemcwilliams1638 If they believe on Christ, yes. Just like the prideful person who assumes they’ll “escape the judgment of God” Romans 2:3
I would love to have a conversation with you someday thank you
@@Disciple793 yes
Man! Saved or not! After lovingly following the steps in the bible with someone who is 'hell bent' on believing their 'pet' sin is just dandy, and that they don't need any saving from it, because jesus made them that way........well at least two things are very clear: one.....they got the WRONG jesus! And secondly, we are to hand them over to.... satan, having nothing to do with them!
Salvation??? From what, for what, and why? Sins??? What are they? Jesus/ jesus ??? WHICH JESUS/jesus????? The Jesus of the bible hates my sin of lust, just as much as he hates the sin of two people of the same sex playing with each other! If this Jesus offends you( to whom this may apply), don't lose hope! This very same Jesus who absolutely hates your sin and mine; shed his Holy, Pure, and Righteous blood/ life to pay for you, the filthy sinner, me the wretched sinner, and.......for all the world's sinners!
And get this; he's not asking you to stop your perverted sins, or me my wicked lusting, the Holy Spirit in us will work on that stuff as we go along; all he ask is that we believe he is who he said he is, and believe what he did for all of us on the cross, and of course that he really physically rose from the dead. But did you catch that, this Jesus, The Creator of heaven and earth, paid for our sins! Your filthy perverted sex style, and my wicked selfish lust style. I don't know about you; but this convicts the hell out of me!!! Birthing in me extreem gratefulness! But if you, me , or anyone decides to put our trust in this Jesus, becoming part of his forever family; he'll only put up with our willful rebellion for so long, heck, he may even take us out! And at the very least, True fellowship will be hard to come by. Especially if we continue to insist on dragging the Family Name through the mud; and that name is JESUS!
We can speak easy and simple all day long to those with the Holy Spirit. But speaking to those who don't believe; don't have the Holy Spirit, we are speaking a different language. They literally need to be taught what each word means after hearing a 15 second Gospel presentation. And most importantly.......which Jesus we are proclaiming! We give a brief outline of the Gospel........of Jesus even, making huge assumptions....... I was witnessing to my neighbor stating Jesus was and is God; immediately he corrected me...."No! He was the son of God!" He had no idea what that ment, and he was in disbelief when i told him Jesus was and is his Creator. He believed in the disrorted 'son of God' jesus, just like in the movie 'Oh God' with George Burns and John Denver. John Denver asks George Burns, who is playing God, " Is Jesus Christ the son of God?" And George Burns/God answers............"Yes..........but so is Buddha, Mohammed, (...ect) they are all my children." That is a different jesus.....the wrong jesus, the perverted/distorted jesus not to put our faith in. So.....this question begs, How in the world can someone believe in the Gosple, if they are believing in a DIFFERENT jesus? The Gosple cannot be correct with the incorrect jesus! God/Jesus will NOT be mocked!
Repentance is a change of Mind. That's it.
Yep 👍
Amen brother!
@@fourty2ace here is an excellent sermon on repentance and what it means, a change of mind. Be a good study to look at.
ruclips.net/video/uKVo50RM7G4/видео.html
@@Disciple793 False. Lot, Samson, Peter, James and John, John the Baptist and a lot of Believers in the bible like the Corinthians prove that they had a carnal lifestyle, Yet Still Saved, they took God (Jesus Christ) at His word, they place their trust completely in Him i.e. faith/trust.
did not all have a lifestyle of what?
@@Disciple793 once we accepted Jesus Christ, bear fruit means not by our own spirit or doing but it is a result of the Holy Spirit within us.. it means the good deeds, repentant heart will be manifesting in our lives because the Lord gave us new Spirit and heart. I had a thought of someone talks about Christianity not seeing their result as a lifestyle maybe because they are new believer. As we were before that the changes in our lives happens not instantaneously. Thats why we cannot judge others while not seeing their fruit because maybe the changes will happen after a year or some.. as we said that we cannot judge the book by its cover.. we sould remember that in James, faith without action is death its because it is a justification before men, that men should see that we have Jesus in our lives.. but justification before God is soley our faith.. but as I said, good deeds will come eventually in our lives but not overnight.. and faith with action is a manifestation in our lives because of the Holy Spirit..
What a Wretched gospel Friel preaches.
I had slipped into error after years of hearing how I need to display evidence & fruit. After I finally got back to the grace message, the Word of God became just alive to me! It was like I was reading for the 1st time.
@@gwine2nine52 well put !
Yessir, and brother, more sin will drop off of you through LOVING OTHERS than sitting obsessing over sin and law like a sanctimonious Pharisee. Age helps too. The Lord is so gracious to us. He gives us wisdom through time, if we have the correct disposition.
Condemnation breeds death, Grace is life. No one who is truly saved likes to sin. It may take a long time for your life to match the word of God because only God has the power to remove our shortcomings.
Same same same, Robert. I'm hungry to hear Him.
Yes, same here! Praise God! 🙌
Amen. I was twisted up in the knots of lordship salvation for a long time. You've got a gift for teaching the Word
Question what helped you come around ? My husband is thetr I believe I’m grace through faith .
@@brandibee7058 studying Romans (in particular ch. 3 to 5) and galatians. The free grace position is the only way to not mingle works into our justification before God
@@brandibee7058I've been a Christian 24 years and I was caught up in lordship calvanist teaching for a long time. What I did was I started to study my Bible everyday and said to myself I'm not going to judge God's word by what some man says I'm going to judge what that man says by what God's word says! And I told myself God cannot lie nor contradict himself so if I get to a verse that seems like I can lose salvation than it has to have a different meaning because God has promised us eternal life because we believed on the lord Jesus christ! So in james 2 the lordshipers love to use faith without works is dead and I'd say wait a minute james addresses them as brethren so these are saved people then in romans 4 Abraham believed God so he imputed it as righteousness to him and Abraham was justified by works but not before God! So if not before God than who was he justified before? Man! So that answers james2 faith without works is dead before man. One must rightfully divide the word of God between discipleship, service and salvation. What's required for discipleship? It's costly it cost everything, what does salvation cost? Nothing it's a free gift.
@@derekmobbs8698 but do I have to believe 100% in Christ to be saved?
@@jameshoyt3692 Believe in Christ, and the work he did on the cross. Believe that what he did was enough to pay your debt of sin and have faith that it's enough for your salvation, and you are saved. Yes you have to believe in Him 100%.
If we have to perfect to be saved, we are ALL lost. Thank God my Salvation is the Righteousness of Jesus, not my own.
I really appreciate that you are someone who actually gets the gospel right.
I second that!
Todd Friel is off his rocker in so many areas. He’s the same guy who said if the government tells you to put pinwheels in your ears, you should do it. He’s a mouthpiece for spiritual wickedness in high places. Many are fooled by his “charisma”. He’s turning many away. You are awesome, Oronato!
I didn't like his views (or lack thereof) of coming vaccine mandates during late 2020. He also mentioned something about "obeying authority" during his video if i remember correctly. Idk, the video just didn't sit right with me.
@@jaysonb.6669 Yes. I wouldn’t recommend anyone listen to him!
So true. It's amazing what you can find just reading basic scriptures. It's by trusting in the finished work of Christ and nothing else
Yep. Never get your theology second hand from someone. Just go to God yourself with Jesus as the only mediator.
It's funny how Todd referrers to the reformers and puritans about 2 sides of the coin when it comes to faith, and yet it was recorded that many of the puritans went to their death bed terrified that they weren't saved! Probably because they were unsure if they repented enough or had enough works. This must be the 2 sides of the coin faith that todd believes!
Bingo.
Bullseye 🎯
@@anabanana7599 hey Ana 😊 this Todd Friel I used to listen to his wretched radio program 😕 so glad I'm free now praise God. Uk
@@ninachurchill1217 I was fortunate enough to never get too close . There was something about him I could never take to. The more I learned about calvanism (reformed theology) the more it made sense that I felt this way. Praise the Lord for His Holy Spirit guidance . We have to be ever so vigilant now . Blessings sister 💜
@NikoR96 Amen Niko , they elevate man over God's inspired word .
The word repentance has nothing to do with the law. It is referring to repenting (to change one's mind) and believing the gospel. It is actually very simple, but somehow the word repent has been conflated with sin. Think about it, no one can get saved until the day they CHOOSE to CHANGE their previous thought/belief ie (Agnostic/Atheist/etc.) You hear the gospel and REPENT (Change your mind) and BELIEVE unto salvation. Get it? I think this comment should be pinned. Keep up the great work!
Aaaaamen. They don't understand what biblical salvic repentance really is . Great comment friend 👍
Amazing let’s get this pinned. It’s that simple
Jesus did save us from sin right? Why go back to the vomit like a dog?
Spot on
Right.
But as Christians, we've got to keep in mind...
You can't just go on living your life any kind of way. The Holy Spirit works in your life and produces fruit.
You won't be the same person.
Every man(and woman) in Christ is a new creation. The Christian life cannot be lived without the Holy Spirit. And Salvation and producing fruit(fruit of the Spirit) in your life is the work of God.
Good works are what follow salvation. You'll want to do good. It's not your works that save you, you don't do work to get saved.
Works are what naturally follow and it's the work of God(giving you a new nature, heart, and desires).
"Faith alone saves, but a faith that saves is never alone." - John Calvin.
16 You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you. (John 15:16)
Amen, brother. Thank you for spreading the “Grace” of God.
It is clear that Todd, the reformed theology group just like the Arminians, have faith in themselves and their own ability to say "I'm done sinning" ie themselves. I so wish they could see that and believe the amazing and simple gospel of the grace of Jesus Christ.
Right, even if we could stop sinning, we have sinned in the past so we still need those sins to be forgiven by putting our trust in the work of Jesus and not in our own works.
@@moisestorres9618 it seems they dont consider internal sins, pride,lust, hate etc or else they would quickly see just how far we actually fall short every single day despite how hard we try.
The man made "doctrines of grace" TULIP (Calvinism) is the issue here. It is the twisting of scripture.
Thank you Jesus that your Word can be understood and is not an overly complex man made trick.
@@Livingingrace when I was under this false works gospel Ray Comfort Todd friel radio program I was sp depressed because of course they belive they stopped sinning its you they keep under fear of fruit inspecting of your life as yo whether you stopped sinning.. I look back now and praise my Lord and savoiur Jesus christ who bought me out of this into his grace 🙏
self roghteousness pharisses
Teach Bro!!! And when you trust in the law, you have wages due!!!!
Amen!
I love you man. Your preaching has a certain attitude to it that I love. No fear, just truth and straight to the point. Thank you so much.
Very clear teaching brother. Repenting of your sins to be saved=trying to keep the Law to be saved.
Sadly, as was my experience, most teachers of the Bible put people in bondage to the Law by presenting the impossible task of turning from all of one’s sins in order to be saved.
I actually tried to do this in thought, word, deed, attitude, motives, etcetera. I had a
years-long nervous break down and crushing condemnation as a result.
How anyone cannot live in perpetual condemnation who subscribes to the doctrine of relying on one’s own ability to turn from sins in order to be right with God is beyond me.
Luke, I understand! I went through a lot of the same myself for many years.. it was terrible! After finding true saving faith and a wonderful relationship with Jesus way back in high school,, it was stolen from me because of legalistic teachings. I have found a lot of peace and insurance now because of some good grace friends !and teachers like dr. Andrew Farley, Brad Robertson, the grace rootes podcast guys and the guy in this video. 🎶
They lie to themselves about how well they are keeping the law. You were honest, and the truth is devastating.
@@jammer4578 They deceive themselves! They live under an enemy induced self delusion.
Amen! By faith ! Not by works. So clear. God bless you brother.
That’s exactly what Todd said. That’s why he said faith & repentance is the same thing. All you need is faith. Do you not know what “2 sides of the same coin” means?
@@JC-li8kkhe backloaded the works. His implications was that if you change your mind works will follow. It's the same dribble coming from calvinism who advertise faith and then add works
@@nicholasl8249 yes I found the full video that was not edited with the sarcastic tone so now I know he actually meant stop sinning, but he doesn’t consider it a work because you don’t get paid to not do something. Because you turn to the power of God by default you turn away from the power of Satan. Sin has lost its power because we are no longer under the law. I always find it interesting that the strength of sin is the law, yet the law is considered holy & righteous & good. But it is the ministry of condemnation & it kills. Yet it is from God. I’ve been convinced for a while now that the baptism of John was turning from the law for righteousness to the Messiah for forgiveness of sins, true righteousness of God that comes by faith. The examples given by John for “bear fruit worthy of repentance” were interesting though, basically representing a change of heart as it related to their profession. He didn’t say keep all the commandments. He basically just said to be honest in your work, no longer threatening others or taking advantage of them or defrauding them.
Dude, this was my life for so long. It haunts me still (these guys). Praise God for you brother. I told you before, but I looked for someone sharing the gospel that wasnt some big wig in a mega church or with their own radio show and I came upon you sharing the gospel in your car. It began my trust in Christ's finished work.
Praise Jesus Christ and thank you for sharing the truth and exposing these evildoers. You, Pastor John Ricci, Ralph Yankee Arnold, J Vernon McGee and Bro Huggie are like the only ones that share the truth (im aware of)
Been there too. Also check out Gregg Jackson, Eva Saved by Grace & David Benjamin.
@@Rob9mm Yes! And Renee Roland, who has an excellent channel.
Pastor John Clark from Grace Community Fellowship shares the one and only true gospel too 🤗
@@PinkyToe Oh yes sister Shelly is! I love her suggestions and ideas for spreading the Gospel. I wish I had her courage! 🤗
Don't forget gregg Jackson 🙏😊
Amen bro. I pray you keep on the same path. Because what you say is the truth..... God is so good. I am realizing this in my older years..
Thank you again for this.. I can hardly believe I used to listen to Todd friel here in UK years ago np wonder I never had assurance of salvation when one is focused on yourself performance and not on the savoiur Jesus christ and his finished work on the cross.. Thank you Jesus 🙏
Repentance is turning from unbelief and going towards belief. The sacrifice of Jesus Christ is what saves us completely.
"For the grace of God that brings salvation to all men teaches us to say no to ungodliness, sinful passions and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives" Titus 2:11,12
100!!! Just shared!!! God bless bro...
Thank you young man for teaching the true Gospel of Salvation.
Something else that I noticed amongst the repent of sins crowd is that every person get's saved on his own terms, it's always the sins that they have stopped doing that got them saved, those would be the obvious "big" sins.
How can a person that believes that they have repented of sins ever claim to be saved unless they also believe they are sinless perfect? But most people don't believe they are perfect, therefore they have made up their own requirements for salvation. In their mind the "little" sins which they all still do are somehow not keeping them from heaven, while they "big" sins, which they claim they have stopped doing would keep them from entering heaven.
Ironically most of the repent of sins crowd are not living that holy at all, for example many of them have no problem with divorce and remarriage, while the bible clearly teaches this is adultery.
they made their own little god in their minds that accepts their "good enough efforts" to get to heaven, certainly the god they believe in is not the God of the Bible
Thankyou! yes! remarrying is a sin! I know this too! and people can't stand it. Also, God chastised me. and being chastised is a REQUIREMENT for being Born Again, but nobody teaches this!?!?! And God takes looking with lust very seriously. Even if I wish it was a small sin. Yes! People who know the Bible! Finally!
@@VengefulPolititron people do teach it, God does chastise the believer, and there is a sin unto death mentioned in the Bible that means God may just cause your death prematurely if you commit it.
Thank you brother for your videos. I share them often. Praying for you and your family. May the Lord bless you and all the brothers and sisters in Christ.
I believe I was saved when I was young however I grew up in a very dysfunctional alcoholic home and these types of shaming and abuse .. guilt-ridden voices were in my head. That is what I was used to and listening to people like John Macaruther and Todd Friel.
But God!! Praise be to the Lord I got MS in 2015 and went into remission but got covid March of 2021 and I have had long-haulers syndrome ever since. It is very neurologically and physically debilitating but the Lord is able to work in my weakness and He lead me to channels like yours and others. He put the yearning for truth, grace, love and compassion in my heart. I pray this helps someone. I get no glory all praise to the Lord. Jesus paid it all, Blessings!
Keep exposing these false teachers.
He literally agreed with everything Todd said. Todd was refuting the claim that repentance is defined as “I’m done sinning.” Right after that he said “I don’t want that anymore. You’re not doing a thing.” Do you not understand the difference between his regular tone & mocking tone? Listen again starting at 1:38
This guy smashes the confusion. I've been caught between the Armenians and the calvanists for years now. Well done sir.
Amen brother! The absolute truth of scripture will never decieve! The 'truth' so many like Todd preach is not truth at all but rather it is deception, It is another gospel. The misery that is caused in people's lives all because of pride, satan's favorite lollipop 🍭.
Maranatha 🕊
there's been a sad muddying of the waters in many evangelical churches. "pull up your moral socks as far as you can + believe to be saved!" This actually reveals a really low level of morality, as we all still keep sinning each day! Salvation has to be from God alone
He didn't say you're putting your trust in obeying the law he said that if you are born again Christian you are determined to try and turn from your sins which unregenerate people do not ever do
No. He has said in other videos that if you don't stop sinning then you are a false convert. He also said in the video posted 2/13 that stopping sinning isn't a work so "just stop doing stuff".
Trust me all calvanist mean stop sinning I was one for years! And to try and open your eyes where is repent in the book of John? Its not there! Every book in the new testament is believe believe believe! How did the apostles evangelize? Go read your kjv bible and read how they approached people with the gospel. Example Phillip and the eunuch? Paul and the jailer, Peter in the book of acts.they all said believe on the lord Jesus christ. Now Jesus who was God in the flesh don't miss that! Would say repent and believe the gospel
Now he was speaking to jews who had the law that knew the law so did he need to say repent and follow the law? What didn't they have because the law condemned them just like it does us! They didn't have a savior from the law! God repented 47 times in the old testament was he a sinner? No he repented which means metanoia to change his mind!. So Jesus was God in the flesh and he was saying repent and believe the gospel which means change your mind about me and believe on me! Sorry but God's word says we are saved by believing on the lord Jesus christ 1john5:13
Thanks for making this clear because, when I was under this wretched radio program here In UK and deceived by Ray Comfort W O M it seem so biblical but it shipwrecked my faith because the focus was on sin on yourself performance and of course you never rest in christ never know if your saved either it was confusing and depressing time.. But the Lord Jesus bought me out praise God..
Amen me too thank God he led us to the real and true gospel 😊
@@fightingwithtruth1698 yes P T L 🙏
I have to believe as it says; through faith alone; as a true and humble believer in Jesus Christ, God forbid I slip up and sin seconds before I die, I have to know that doesn’t mean I’m going to hell, after doing my best as a born again believer……😮
🙏🏼❤️
What’s insane is that if you were to press Todd or any other Calvinist or we are able to believe on our own volition, they would say “no” because that would be a work. 🤦♂️
@@nikor9640
That is true of Lordship Calvinists but not all Calvinists are Lordshippers in the same way as not all Lordshippers are Calvinists.There are Free Grace people who mightn't necessarily designate themselves as Calvinist but do hold to salvation as ultimately being God's choice.
@@elunico13 The problem is that you’re not going to find everything about “Calvinism” in the Institutes. Over time, people took the basic premises of Calvinism - that God is ultimately sovereign in the election and salvation of individuals - and expanded upon them, taking them to their logical conclusions. Calvinism teaches that man is totally depraved and cannot respond to the Gospel message unless God creates the faith in man. In short, God has to regenerate man in order for man to believe, which is backwards according to Scripture where belief precedes regeneration.
Calvinists have argued that if you say that man has the ability to believe the Gospel, they accuse you of arguing for works salvation because the faith comes from man. What is bizarre to me is that Calvinists like Todd play this dishonest game where they say that repentance - which they define as “turning from sins” rather than a change of mind as demonstrated in the original Greek - is not a work, but argue that a man responding in faith to the Gospel by his own volition is a work.
@@PinkyToe yes, they have a reverse order of salvation , they deny Eph 1:13 which says you trust in Christ first, then you're sealed with the holy spirit. Calvinists say you're sealed first, then you trust. Totally backwards
@@elunico13 @A. Pérez The teachings of John Calvin say things like this:
John Calvin Quote:
The creatures... Are so governed by the secret counsel of god, that nothing happens but what he has knowingly and willingly decreed.
(Institutes 1. 16. 3)
God arranges all things by His sovereign counsel, in such a way that individuals are born, who are doomed from the womb to certain death, and are to glorify Him by their destruction.
-(Institutes of Christian Religion Book 3 Chapter 23 Paragraph 6)
...The devil and the whole train of the ungodly , are in all directions, held in by the hand of God as a bridle, so that they can neither conceive any mischief, nor plan what they have conceived, nor how muchsoever they may have planned, move a single finger to perpetuate, unless insofar as he permits, NAY unless insofar as he commands, that they are not only bound by his fetters but are even forced to do him service.
--(Institutes of Christian Religion Book 1, Chapter 17, Paragraph 11)
As far as verses that imply faith comes before regeneration, here's two off the top of my head:
Ephesians 1:13 KJVS
In whom ye also trusted, AFTER that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also AFTER that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
Colossians 2:12 KJVS
Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are *risen* with him THROUGH the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
thankyou guys for these clear summaries of the different beliefs and mistakes. it was very helpful to read. I'm new to this "lordship" thing. I know Calvinists are wrong. and OSAS is wrong. Ephesians 2:8-9 but also faith without works is dead (cause works happen voluntarily out of joy, from a changed person who IS BEING SAVED)
Thank you so much Brother! Very encouraging message :)
Thank you, brother, for the verses to reference whenever talking with workers of iniquity. Love you, and God bless!
I learn a lot from you :) Thanks for sharing your knowledge and wisdom.
Yes, this is probably the strongest point against the repent of sins heresy. Repenting of sins equals obeying the law, therefore a person that tries to repent of sins (keep the law) for salvation has fallen from grace as Galatians 5 so clearly teaches, this person is NOT saved.
I have always thought that repenting of sin meant to realise that your sin is actually bad and that it cost Jesus his life, so to turn your mode of living from ‘for sin’ to ‘for God’ from unbelief, to belief.
Only Jesus. Amen
AMEN! Just would like to add...When repentance is used in REGARD TO THE GOSPEL...IT NEVER MEANS TO FEEL SORRY FOR SIN OR TO TURN FROM SIN, OR ANY OTHER AMMENDING THAT IS BEING TAUGHT EROUNIOUSLY TODAY (Like Todd Friel is teaching in this video)...The new testament in our bible was written in Greek...When people see the word repent in the bible...They immediately (automatically) think of feeling sorry or amending their lives toward their sin...THIS IS THE ENGLISH MEANING OF THIS WORD REPENT...This however is never the thought when this word is used in a salvation verse...THE WORD REPENT IN THE GREEK MEANS TO CHANGE YOUR MIND! In the Gospel of John, John...used the word believe about 100 times and never once used the word repent...because it is not necessary to be saved...anyone that believes has automatically changed their mind from whatever they were trusting in before ...so it is something everyone does when they believe because you change your mind and trust in Christ...There is tremendous confusion with this topic of repentance today...
Please read this short study on what repent is and isn't:
IS REPENTANCE NECESSARY FOR SALVATION?
Now you may be wondering where repentance fits in the Gospel. Isn’t it necessary for salvation?
The answer is determined by how you define repentance. In English the primary definition of repent is to amend or resolve to amend one’s life as a result of contrition for one’s sins. It also can mean to feel regret and to change one’s mind. To add to the confusion, there are two different words translated repent in the New Testament. Since the original languages of the Bible are Hebrew and Greek, it is to them we must turn to determine the exact definition of a word.
The Greek word which is normally translated repentance in the New Testament is metanoia. Repent (metanoeo), the verb form of metanoia, is a word made from the preposition meta, meaning after, and the verb noeo, meaning to perceive, and to think, as the result of perceiving or observing, so the compound means to think differently after, to reconsider. Thus, repentance is merely a change of mind. The idea that this word means a change of mind which issues in regret and a change of conduct, has absolutely no basis, since this idea does not lie in the word etymologically nor by primary usage.
If you didn’t know one word of Greek, you could deduce from Scripture which states that salvation is “not of yourselves” (Ephesians 2:8,9) that this word (metanoeo) could not possibly mean a change of mind which issues in regret and a change of conduct since sorrow for sin and a change of conduct would certainly be considered doing something of yourself. It is only because people misunderstand the doctrine of salvation by faith alone that they read into the word metanoeo a meaning involving human effort.
To further prove scripturally that the word metanoeo simply means a change of mind, let’s again look at John’s stated purpose for writing his Gospel account. John 20:31, says, “But these are written, that you might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you might have life through His Name.”
In his Gospel account, John used the word believe about 100 times and not once used the word repent. Why? Because in order for a person to trust Christ as his Savior, he must change his mind about the way he thinks a person gets to heaven and believe on Christ to take him there!
Another proof that a person doesn’t have to feel sorrow to be saved is the fact that the other Greek word that is translated repent does mean to feel regret or sorrow. That Greek word is Metamelomai, but this word IS NEVER used as a condition for salvation. It is used of Judas in Matthew 27:3, which says, “Then Judas, which had betrayed Him, when he saw that He was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.” Judas felt regret and remorse over his betrayal of Jesus.
If sorrow for sin were necessary for salvation, then the Greek word meaning sorrow for sin would have been used in the Gospel of John as a condition for salvation. But neither this word nor the other Greek word translated repentance, metanoeo, is found in the Gospel of John. And, it bears repeating that the particular word Metamelomai, which does mean to feel regret or sorrow, IS NEVER used as a condition for salvation.
For those who believe repentance means turning from sin or feeling sorry for sin, I would like to bring up two examples which show the translators understood repentance metanoia to be nothing more than a change of mind. The first is found in Hebrews 12:16,17, where it speaks of Esau, who sold his birthright to his brother Jacob for a single meal. Verse 17 says, “For you know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance though he sought it carefully with tears.” If you are familiar with the story recorded in the Old Testament, you know that Jacob had tricked his blind father into thinking he was Esau and had thereby procured the blessing of the firstborn that would have naturally been given to Esau.
When Esau found out that his younger brother had gotten the blessings of the firstborn, he pleaded with his father. But it says, “he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears” (Hebrews 12:17). This means that he found no way of changing his father’s mind.
The second example is found in Exodus where it is recorded that God repented. This happened at the time when the children of Israel had worshipped the golden calf which Aaron had built. The Lord was going to wipe them out, but because Moses interceded on their behalf the Lord repented. It says, in Exodus 32:14, “And the Lord repented of the evil which he thought to do unto His people.” What exactly did God do when it says He repented? He changed His mind. And what does an unbeliever do when he repents? He changes his mind. Instead of thinking that the way to be accepted by God is through his efforts, he must change his thinking and believe the way to be accepted by God is by faith alone in the risen Savior. That is biblical repentance!
So now when you see a passage like Acts: 3: 19 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord. You will know the repent here means CHANGE YOUR MIND...NOT FEEL SORROW FOR SIN.
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Jesus started his preaching with the message of repentance, Mattew 4:17 “From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, repent: for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand.” He did not die on the cross for us to continue sinning but rather to clean us from our sins to become a ‘BORN AGAIN’ . In 2Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new” The Bible says again in 2Peter 2:20 and 22 “ If they have escaped corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and are overcome, they are worse of at the end than they were at the beginning “ and the verse 22 continues “ Of them the proverbs are true: A dog returns to its vomit, and A sow that is washed returns to her wallowing in the mud.”
REPENTANCE means you stay away from sin, the things that you used to do when you were an UNBELIEVER. If you’ve accepted Christ as your personal savior, then you have to believe in him and his word. REPENTANCE is not only about the law. Because the law became the knowledge of sin eg. people were doing their burnt offerings and performing their vows to the Lord, yet some were committing fornication, some adultery and all kinds of secret sins. And some of them thought they were righteous because they were following the law, but God deemed everyone as a transgressor, those of the law and the rest of the world because everyone was sinning either openly or secretly. Romans 3: 23 “For all have sinned, and come short to the glory of God.” And Roman 5:8 “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” And in 2Corinthians 5:15 “ And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.” In Luke 6:46 Jesus said “And why Call ye me, Lord, Lord and do not the things which I say?.” The Bible says in 1Corinthians 6:9-11 “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. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the spirit of our God.” BELIEVERS OF CHRIST have crucified the ‘old person’ and it’s sinful desires. If you truly believe in him, and truly have faith in him,then you will obey what he says and stay away from sin, as he told the woman in the Bible who was caught in adultery,John 8:11 “ Go and sin no more.”
Barnes Mensah Abrampah. Exactly! Best comment so far!
Amen!
These people would fit right in with the Pharisees, Sadducees, and scribes. How do they not see it? They don’t have the eyes to see nor the ears to hear. God have mercy on them.
Great work Brother, God bless and thank you! We have enough confusion already 🙏🏼❤️
Amen brother!
1 John:8-10 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? 38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
The repentence was a change of mind from trusting in trying to fulfil the law to trusting in Christ
Thank you, for exposing false teachers. 👍
Please tell me where he disagrees. All I see is 2 people saying the same thing using different words. The first guy says that Repentance & Faith are the same thing. The second guy says all you need is faith. Thats literally them agreeing.
@@JC-li8kk you are correct...he clearly says "repentance is not a work." Repentance and works are a result of faith....a turning toward God....you simply should not want to do the things you did before salvation. We are to keep HIS commandments. This man determines his own narrative saying "logically, by turning away from breaking the law, they are turning to keeping the law." Then he talks "IF." Witch hunt channel with a spirit of division to produce views...Climbing up Freils back to get recognition...typical youtuber....and all his viewers said Amen. I'm out of here
He clearly says repentance is not a work because he talks out of both sides of his mouth. Turning from your sins is works, logically and biblically speaking. Just because you SHOULD do something, doesn’t mean that you MUST do it to be saved (Acts 16:30-31). There’s only one acceptable answer to the question “what must I do to be saved?”, and it’s “believe on the Lord Jesus Christ”. Ray Comfort is on record saying “it’s not enough to believe in Jesus”. If you want to defend that heresy, be my guest.
I think many of you are missing his point, which is that salvation by grace alone through faith alone, will always be accompanied by a repentant heart. If someone isn’t repentant of their sins then do they truly have their faith in Christ? It isn’t to say that you won’t sin anymore, but if you aren’t actively trying to turn from sin and patterns of sin haven’t changed in your life then don’t deceive yourself by thinking you are saved when you are not, it will be the biggest mistake with eternal ramifications.
@@gwine2nine52 why did Jesus tell the rich young ruler to go sell everything he had? (Not directed at you)
Exactly! People need to understand that its our hearts that Jesus wants. Whether there are noticeable works or not. Many are too focused on words and definitions, Gods idea for the law was intended to get the hearts of his people whereas the pharisees, etc just saw it as rules they had to strictly follow and didn’t have a heart towards God.
@@tylerp1939I’m very confused. It sounds like both guys speaking are AGREEING with each other & saying the SAME THING using DIFFERENT WORDS. When the first guy said “I’m done sinning” it was in a MOCKING TONE & he then said in his real voice (coming from him) “I DONT WANT THAT ANYMORE.” Meaning he DISAGREES with “I’m done sinning” = repentance. Then he said that repentance & faith are the SAME THING. Meaning WE ONLY NEED FAITH. Listen at 1:39
Saved by actively trying not to sin... yet still sinning. Saved by good intentions.
So let's assume you shared the word with a homeless Junkie. He heard the good news and believed, so he received the holy spirit. That night he goes to sleep under a bridge, cold, hungry, and weak in the flesh. He uses and its a bad batch that ends up taking his life. He had no works, he only believed and put his faith in Christ. Does he wake up in Heaven or Hell?
It is obvious that there are differences amongst professing Christians on this matter . Obedience to Christ and evidence of good fruit in a believer's life keep coming up in certain sermons . I trust Jesus Christ alone , and in His cleansing blood , shed on the Cross once for all my sins . That said , I do not treat sin lightly, and look to Him to finish what He started in me . John , 6 , v.37 , and Phillipians 1 , v.6 have been a great help .
Amen!
I needed this. Thank you!!! 💗💗💗💗💗
Not doing something can be a work. for example: do not steal, do not lie, do not covet etc…
Amen!! I’m going to use that if you don’t mind. Why are people trusting sinners?
Pastor Greg Locke from Global Vision Bible Church teaches the exact same thing on repentance like Todd Friel does
I’m very confused. It sounds like both guys speaking are AGREEING with each other & saying the SAME THING using DIFFERENT WORDS. When the first guy said “I’m done sinning” it was in a MOCKING TONE & he then said in his real voice (coming from him) “I DONT WANT THAT ANYMORE.” Meaning he DISAGREES with “I’m done sinning” = repentance. Then he said that repentance & faith are the SAME THING. Meaning WE ONLY NEED FAITH. Listen at 1:39
New sub, thank God for you .one of a small number of true believers in the blood of Jesus. Ephesians 2:8-9. For it is by grace alone through faith alone in christ alone that we are saved. It's so sad how angered those who call themselves believers get ,when we preach the one true gospel of grace. I will never stop until I either die or am caught up to meet our lord in the air. Stay strong and keep on preaching it.
It's crazy how easy it is to fall into idolatry. Focusing on our actions more than on Christ is truly prideful. The wisdom of God is foolishness to the world. Just discovered your channel, great stuff
Blessings fam
Amen, brother!!
Amen. The Law was given to show we can’t keep it, thus need a Saviour. Blessings 😊
When we see Jesus telling people they have faith or even ‘great’ faith, they did not stop sinning or even talk about their sin! They *believed* that Jesus was who he says and that he could do what he says he could do! The woman at the well did not say she would stop sinning, that was not the focus, the focus was always-is this the Christ, the Messiah, the Savior?! That is what they believed!! That is what Jesus calls faith! ❤
You have a fantastic way of teaching and addressing these salvation by works messages. I truly hope you’re running a youth group or something. You’re too good at this. I’ve been a Christian since 1994. I’ve read these passages many times. I find myself taking notes from your videos like I do in church or private study. I have three kids. I just know I’ll need this stuff in the future.
That fella really likes his camera movements and cuts. I knew right then. The show is titled after the sinner and not on the Savior. That should tell you everything.
Haha great observation on the show's title!
Onorato, another good video!!👍👍 Keep up the good work! 🎶
Amen brother…i followed a lot of these false teachers and almost swept away by Calvinistic believes …thank God and Holy Spirit for discernment and searching scriptures like the Berereans and finally understanding and believing the true gospel in all its simplicity …..repentance for me is changing from UNBELIEF TO BELIEF…Great channel Brother and learning a lot 🙏🏻
Repentance is I can't but God can! God has already accomplished everything through Christ Jesus for us, we can't do anything but believe in God through Christ!!
Oh dear. It never ends. These people are everywhere. I live in Wales ; a country with a population of 3.2 million people. Do you know how many churches there are that preach the gospel of salvation ?
NONE ------- Not one single church in an entire country.
Same here in The Netherlands, can't find anything. Every saved person I know from my country has the same testimony, they don't have a church to go to, but we keep praying God will send someone to start a real church.
@@KJVNL Amen to that Boom .
@@danstone8783 It's almost unbelievable isn't it ? And to top it all , ecumenism is spreading here like a cancer .
@@KJVNL I live in Japan where the population of professing Christians is less than 1%. Luckily, we found a church to go to but if we hadn't, we would've just started our own church with my wife and children. "For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”
@@moisestorres9618 Amen, that is exactly what we did as so many around here add works to the gospel in one way or another.
Amen, brother
Great job brother! keep them coming
Excellent presentation. Keep up the good work.
Love your videos❤️ thank you
Todd is not saying that we are saved by repenting of sins. The Gift God gives to His Elect is Faith by His Grace that results in salvation. Faith is the Noun and Believing is the verb. Paul says that Godly sorrow leads to repentance. Eph. 2:10 says that the saved are His workmanship, created unto good works which he before ordained that we should walk in them. Zacheus repented and restored fourfold to them he had taken from. This is Godly repentance. Jesus identified him as one of His Sheep and went to his house. Dead Men do not go seeking for Christ. They must be drawn by the Father through the Holy Spirit to have Faith in His Son. This is the New Birth. When the Holy Spirit quickens us, the seed of God is in us, and the Inner Man or spirit man cannot sin because His seed remains in us. But the Outer Man will sin and will die out over most of our lifetime until we at His coming are changed into our immortal bodies. The Christian struggle is what Paul describes in Romans 7. And if Christ is in us by God's Choice of Election (not man's choice), there remains no more condemnation. Our hearts have been changed and God's law is not on tablets of stone but on the fleshy tables of our hearts. It is true we are not saved by our behavior, but the Inner Man's desire is to be more like Christ. When man thinks he chose God by his choice of Free Will there will be no Godly repentance because in essence, Self has saved Self. There is No Inner Man. And the use of "Free Will" will lead some to believe that their Behavior must be changed to maintain salvation. And this repentance of the world leads to death.
In Luke 13:1-5 Jesus also preaches that without repentance you will perish. Our faith is not in the law, nor is our justification, but if you have faith that Jesus suffered for you, then how could you not repent? Conversely, if you don't repent, how can you say you have faith? Jesus makes it clear. There is salvation in Him, and there is damnation in a lack of repentance. Jesus preached it, so should we
Faith without works is dead.
Well the way I always saw the repentance that Jesus was speaking of is repentance of unbelief. Repentance means to change one's mind, right? You go from not believing on Jesus, and change your mind *to* believing on Jesus.
This would line up with the thief on the cross. The only thing we really know he repented of was his unbelief.
@@losnfjslefn8857 Repentance is to work on leaving sin, to cease sin. It is to follow confession. Saint Dismas confessed that he was worthy of death due to his sin. This is a particularly special case compared to most as he was on his " deathbed " so to speak, otherwise we are saved by faith alone which is not true.
Shawn confuses belief for a living faith by asking how one with faith can choose not to repent. They are not the same thing, just as either are not a work. Many have faith and give in to temptation and leave God completely. Even the demons believe.
@@firstnamelastname9141 Repentance is to cease sin? If that is the case, have you ceased all sin? And you would have to cease *all* sin because the Bible says if you offend in even one area you are guilty of offending them all.
"Otherwise we are saved by faith alone which is not true."
We are *not* saved by faith alone?
@@losnfjslefn8857 Repentance is working on ceasing sin, not confession and you are taking more text out of text,, otherwise you, Iosnf, are to repent of being a rapist, no? Do you repent of being a murderer Iosnf? When have you last confessed to God and repented of being a cannibal? Do you see how silly you act?
We are not saved by faith alone. No. We are saved by faith and works, just as the Word tells us. Faith without works is dead, no life, and we are not saved by a dead faith alone but a [living] faith alone. I'll see you at the Judgment of Sheep and Goats where those with faith alone are thrown into the Lake of Fire and where you will explain to the God you hate how it is possible that " saved by faith alone " is found in the entire Bible you hate only once, and in a verse telling us we are in fact not.
💥 powerful Gospel! Amen 🙏🏻
Matthew 7:17
Even so, every good tree bears good fruit but a bad tree bears bad fruit....
Praise the Lord! Spot on brother.
Charles Lawson stated that “repentance is the fruit of Salvation.”
They talk out of both sides of their mouth though. They’ll say that repentance is the fruit of salvation and then turn around and teach that turning from sins is a prerequisite.
When you call on the Lord to save you from being a sinner ,you automatically repented and are baptized in the sprit with the holy ghost from Jesus Christ.(born again)
Think Friel meant that I’m done sinning like I don’t want to sin anymore not a literal ceasing of all sin unto salvation. Good video
Please pray that I'll stop smoking weed and cigarettes 🙏 thank you
Faith alone saves us but we should do better in how should love Jesus.
Good job brother we have the inputted righteousness of God Paul said let there be found in me a righteousness not of my own
Love all your videos!
The man on the cross. I think we all realize. Or at least with myself. That Christ is the only answer . The only way. Sin becomes less of a thought when a person realizes how Good God is. Satan is so slick. He is working hard, to make people still believe that God is so far away and judging our every moves. Keeping score against us. When it is the opposite. Not true...
ewwww ….is what my spirit feels when this Todd speaks. im sooooo thankful for Jesus
I can't bear to even hear it as it disgusts me greatly, so i skip it.
The reason why you guys cannot stand Todd Friels teaching is this: "For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. To the one, we are an odor of death and demise; to the other, a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a task? 2Cor 2:16
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No, it's because it's not the Gospel of Grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone and has the seeds of Galatianism in it.
@@nikokapanen82I tried to watch him a few times and he just reminds me or comes across like a talk show host or that Rod Sidman. i might have the wrong spelling on that. anyways… sorry but ive been born again saved Christian since 1994…. and its ok if you like him… okay. i really just do not trust his teaching and doctrine and that is okay if i dont. what matters is Jesus our King… not man. God bless
Amen bro!
wow Galatians 2:16 is such an important verse thank you for sharing this! :)
Amen Brother.
Repentance is acknowledging sin, then wanting to abstain from that sin, and asking for forgiveness.
And a result is at least trying to stop sinning, but sin never leaves us.
The way I look at it, if you feel compelled to do works, like turning from sin, then that is further proof that you really are Saved, because that's just what we automatically want to do under True Salvation. A true Christian just...breathes works, like any man, believer or unbeliever, breathes air. That's just what we do.
We are called to change our heart. Meaning “stop singing” in John 8:11 Jesus declared, go and sin NO more. Also in the sermons of the mount Jesus calls us TO BE Perfect like our Heavenly Father. The law works like a mirror, it tells us we are sinners. We are not saved by the law but it is a reflection of our sin. If I don’t turn away from sin, my heart has not been changed by My Lord Jesús Christ.
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How's that stopping sinning going for ya? I'm guessing not perfect. Just a hunch
@@bobphillips3387 Jesus tells us in Matthew 5:48 “
Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” Im seeking perfection through Him, if I tell you that I’m perfect now I’d be lying but I can say that I’m not my old self anymore. I don’t live for my own selfish sinful nature, I seek righteousness, godliness daily. Being born again should have a significant change to live for Christ and not for your self. And not only in the outward appearance but Also inward. Christ bought us all with a price, it’s up to us to accept the price of being His. Justification leads to regeneration.
I agree with you, but what you are talking about is the Christian walk. We don't lose and regain our salvation based on if we had a good or bad day. Ephesians 1:13," In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit". As Christians we SHOULD have a significant change in our lives, but we all move at a different path in our sanctification process. Some people also have some really difficult things to work through and overcome. The Christian walk and salvation are seperate. Salvation=free gift. Christian walk (discipleship)=costly
@@bobphillips3387 I totally agree with most, but let me ask you this, what do you mean salvation and discipleship is different or separate? Jesus gave all His followers a Great Commission, isn’t that being a disciple? You are right on people having it worse than others, but don’t you believe God has the power to change every single one of us? God chooses the weak over the strong, the poor over the rich. I believe that we are saved and justified by Christ and we never lose our salvation but that’s only the begging. I was saved by Christ in 2020, so I don’t have everything figured out I like to ask questions and grow with each other.
God is not the author of confusion! All these Calvinists need to drop the obfuscation if they want to fancy themselves Bible teachers
Jesus said repent or perish.
God even said it...Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent,
Acts 17:30 NKJV
And in the book of Jonah it clearly said......So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not? And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.
Jonah 3:5, 9-10 KJV
So yes faith in God came first then repentance came after. If they didn't turn from their evil ways God obviously was going to destroy them.
Edit: there is a difference between works and obedience & there is a difference between the law & faith. Two of them are with Jesus & the other two are without.
We are saved by grace through faith alone & free of the law but we still uphold the law. We still obey Jesus' commandments, we still abide in him. If we love him we obey him. We can't love him then eventually obey him if we don't believe in him first. Its all a domino effect.
I used to watch Wretched back in the day. I stopped once I realized that Mr. Friel is a Calvinist.
What most Christians, including Mr. Friel, don't understand, is that in Christianity a work is not simply defined as doing something, but as doing something of our own volition rather than God's volition ... doing something voluntarily rather than according to irresistibility.
So if my repentance is a product of my own will, it is a work of the law and thus unacceptable to God. In order for anything apparently done by me to not be classified as a work, it must be done irresistibly, which is to say, it must be done in me by God and God alone.
Accordingly, repentance does not consist of my changing my mind about God, but of my having my mind changed by God, by the Holy Spirit, so that I am then said to have the mind of Christ.
So powerful brother. God bless.
Repentance means turning to God. Which means turning from sin. We will still sin because we aren’t perfectly Holy, like our Savior. To live in willful sin isn’t biblical. The law shows us our sin and the need for a Savior. So, we recognize we are sinful. We should be sorrowful for our sin, the Holy Spirit convicts us. We then turn to the Savior and put our faith and trust in Him. Turning to the savior means turning from our other idols (false religion, greed, lusts, etc.). To say repentance and turning from sin isn’t part of the gospel is false. Matt 3:8, 1 John 1:9, 2:3-6, Acts 2:38, proverbs 28:13
Who is saying living in willful sin is biblical?? Turning from sin is a huge part of the Christian walk, but it has nothing to do with salvation.
Our Christian walk is an up and down road, but God promises eternal security once you believe.
If repentance means Turning from sin, then humanity is screwed! How much Turning? Whats the line between "just stumbling" and sinning to much that you were never really saved?
Repentance is a change of mind
@bob. - yeah a change of mind turning to God and forsaking sin. We won’t be perfect, sanctification is a process. To say a believer isn’t convicted by the Holy Spirit and desires to please God is wrong. Can a Muslim continue in his false religion if he merely believes in Jesus. He will turn away from his false faith.
Very well explained !!!
1:38 the voice changer is the icing on the cake here. That message is truly what the devil wants people to believe.
If his definition of repentance is I'm done sinning, then he lied.
Have you believed the gospel? The gospel is that Jesus died on the cross for your sins was buried and rose again the third day
So the reason why we should stop sinning is not for justification but for sanctification right?
It seems logical though because Jesus paid for our future sin too