You let me run in rebellion you let me run free, and i tasted the sweet and bitterness of sin till the heaviness brought me to my knees, the weight of my hell almost broke me, it would wake me out of sleep, and in my night of lonely hopeless fright You crossed my mind Like a stranger finally recognized I remembered who you were I remembered all my talks with you How close you felt to me How opposite I was to who I claimed to be Lord I've been unfaithful Please have mercy on me I've broken every law, And done unspeakable things Father im ashamed There is nothing good in me But please don't turn your ear from my cries I have nowhere else to run lord Please deliver me I'm the worst of all sinners my pride has all but left me I'm a liar and a thief I commit adultery I walked proudly in my sin I wore my shame apon my sleeves I abused the ones who loved me I harmed the ones who cried out to me for mercy I've done unspeakable things lord I don't deserve your pity Please forgive me My sin has led me to the end of the road I have made my own prison I don't have a key And to my amazement I heard you speak to me You spoke softly gently and lovingly You spoke wisdom you spoke hope I drank in your words like some poor starving soul, You filled up all my emptiness and patched up all my holes And my nightmares ceased to haunt me In my most shamefull condition You revealed your love to me In my most undeserving moments You cleansed and restored me When I was so alone I thought I'd die You heard my cry And you delivered me Glory glory to the lord!! For he is patient with tender mercy Glory !! hallelujah !! he is worthy!!!! Praise his name forever!! He is long-suffering, forgiving iniquity, and he is kind I have tasted the lord and he is good! I have beheld his glory Turn back to the lord all you who are laden in sin turn back to him for he is merciful , submit to the lord for he is worthy, praise be to the lords name forever!!!
Repentance is not a work if it is a result of God’s grace. But it becomes a work if you use repentance to merit God’s grace. God’s grace has to be the source and foundation of true repentance.
Tell me, did Abraham who received the promise of righteousness receive it by repentance of sins or by faith? Romans 4:3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham BELIEVED GOD, and it was COUNTED UNTO HIM FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS. And when he believed God what happened? Romans 4:22 And therefore it was IMPUTED to him for righteousness. There you go, Abraham, no repentence gets imputed righteousness JUST FOR BELIEF on God. How do we get the same? Lets read further. Romans 4:24 But for US ALSO, to whom it SHALL BE IMPUTED, if we believe ON HIM that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead. There you go folks, its belief not repentance that saves us! Repentence just means change your mind about who Christ was. We are saved by BELIEF/FAITH!
@@joe2825 Seems to me you still have the same problem. If you have to "change your mind about who Christ was" you're not saved by belief. You are doing a work by "changing your mind" about Jesus and another work by "belief." Both faith and repentance are gifts from God that no one can boast. They both will be present in the saved.
“Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,” Hebrews 6:1 NASB
Tell me, did Abraham who received the promise of righteousness receive it by repentance of sins or by faith? Romans 4:3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham BELIEVED GOD, and it was COUNTED UNTO HIM FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS. And when he believed God what happened? Romans 4:22 And therefore it was IMPUTED to him for righteousness. There you go, Abraham, no repentence gets imputed righteousness JUST FOR BELIEVE on God. How do we get the same? Lets read further. Romans 4:24 But for US ALSO, to whom it SHALL BE IMPUTED, if we believe ON HIM that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead. There you go folks, its belief not repentance that saves us! Repentence just means change your mind about who Christ was. We are saved by BELIEF/FAITH!
@@joe2825 RIGHT! AMEN! Pastors like this guy and others want to make themselves the author of their own salvation when it is ALL inn what Jesus did for us!
Not an excuse to live like the devil. You have accountability before Allmighty God. He is to be feared as he can destroy the sinful soul. He punishes sin, period. But repent and be baptized that times of refreshing may come! The blood of Jesus washes your sins and God extends His mercy to those who obeys His command! We are commanded to obey Jesus and repentance is key.
@Tow Laro That is foolish logic. Tell me how the sinner was condemned in the first place? He is condemned because he did not keep God's Law.... In other words, did God command man to keep the Law? (you better believe it!) Next question: can man--you and I, keep it? (by the Law no flesh shall be justified, and Jesus would not have said He was the only Way if there was any possibility that any human can keep the Law and be justified by his own merits...) So did God command man to do something impossible in the first place and then punishes people for not doing it? The answer is yes! So why should it be any exception here?
@Darkstart Archangel: Yes, Scripture is clear that repentance is a gift from God (e.g., Acts 11:18; 2 Tim. 2:24-25). So it is with faith as well (Phil. 1:29). Scripture, though, presses people to repent and believe - knowing that these are only divinely granted gifts. Men are responsible for their response to the commands to repent and believe. They're both true - repentance and faith are sovereign gifts of God, and men are responsible for repenting and believing - all men, everywhere. Thanks.
This is not the best way to put it, as it makes the Lord out to be some fickle deity who randomly decides who gets His grace. Man definitely plays a play, as does the Lord.The Scripture is clear that repentance is granted when the sinner comes with an honest, humble and repentant heart. Some seek repentance and their heart is not right. Esau sought a place of repentance, but didn’t find it because the heart was not right. God granting repentance isn’t just some Calvinist thing of him deciding randomly who gets it and who doesn’t. God’s granting of repentance is based upon the heart seeking the repentance. Some will give Pharaoh as an example, and say that God hardened his heart. While this is true, the Bible is also clear that Pharaoh also hardened his own heart. The principle is that if you don’t want truth, that means you WANT a lie, and God will then blind you to the truth to give you what you want.
Thank you for this. 😭 I believe the Lord has answered me through His word and through you the questions I've had for a long time now. Honestly, this has been a stronghold. God is faithful. The weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God to the pulling down of strongholds. I would appreciate prayers. I need the grace of God and the power of the Holy Spirit in genuinely repenting of an addiction I've struggled with too long.
nowhere do i see "of your sins" in your quotation there. seems "of your sins" is always injected into the text whenever repent is used, which is not a good interpretation skill. biblical context for Repent is just to turn around, and the mojority of time it just means to turn around and back to God. It doesn't say "of your sins", you won't find it
@Big Dog yes, nowhere in the bible i found "repent from your sin".🙂 but i just wanna ask you, "turn around" from what, do you think?? Acts 3:19 Repent therefore and be converted, that your s̲i̲n̲s̲ may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, ̲ Mark 2:17 When Jesus heard it, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but s̲i̲n̲n̲e̲r̲s̲,̲ t̲o̲ r̲e̲p̲e̲n̲t̲a̲n̲c̲e̲.” ̲ ̲luke 5:37 Luke15:7 Mark1:4 For me, these verses are enough to tell me that repentance is something a sinner needs to do. And i guess we all are sinners, Romans 3:23 "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,". And lastly, Luke 13:3 "I tell you, no; but unless y̲o̲u̲ r̲e̲p̲e̲n̲t̲ you will a̲l̲l̲ likewise perish." So my understanding acc. to the scriptures is we repent of our sins because unless we do so, we will perish. This is my understanding, I am intrested to know your side as well. 🙂 I hope we both could learn from each other. 🙂
@@mumtriborang2679 in each phrase you find repentance above in your rebuttal, instead insert "change your mind". Nowhere does it say repent of your sins that your sins may be blotted out lol. That is a work. It says change your mind (about who Christ was) and your sins may be blotted out. Believe and you will be saved.
@@joe2825 so you mean, "change ur mind about who christ was and ur sins will be blotted out" And then i believe in him and then i'll be saved for sure, is that what u mean to say??
@@mumtriborang2679 yes, that is exactly what I mean. No where do any of those verses say repent of your sins. How can a man who is DEAD in trespasses and sins repent? He is not yet regenerated, he absolutely can not repent first, he must believe and get sealed first. You can only believe the promise first, belief/faith = righteousness. NO YOU DONT CONTINUE in sin, if you do God will chastise you severly but never a loss of sonship. Tell me, did Abraham who received the promise of righteousness receive it by repentance of sins or by faith? Romans 4:3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham BELIEVED GOD, and it was COUNTED UNTO HIM FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS. And when he believed God what happened? Romans 4:22 And therefore it was IMPUTED to him for righteousness. There you go, Abraham, no repentence gets imputed righteousness JUST FOR BELIEVE on God. How do we get the same? Lets read further. Romans 4:24 But for US ALSO, to whom it SHALL BE IMPUTED, if we believe ON HIM that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead. There you go folks, its belief not repentance that saves us! Repentence just means change your mind about who Christ was. We are saved by BELIEF/FAITH!
Amen. Jesus said, “I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish” Luke 13:3 and Luke 13:5 KJV. REPENTANCE is necessary for salvation. Do not say the “sinners prayer” and keep living in sin and expect to enter into life. God bless you.
correct, he didn't say "repent of your sins". the phrase "of your sins" is just not found anywhere yet people speak as if it's written there. it's insanity. it's because people lack the understanding of what repentance means and has meant in all of scripture. it literally just means to turn back to God. that's why repent and believe the gospel are tied together ... because believing the gospel is the repentance.
Big Dog, many people are false converts, meaning, they believe in God, they understand that Jesus died on the cross, yet the fruit of their lives isn’t one of a born again, Christ following, Christian. Acts 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;
@@nikokapanen82: I never said they can. Sanctification and salvation is the work of God working in us as it teaches in Philippins. We just have to submit unto God.
@@J-luna I just added my reply to your comment to make it more clear for the ones who might be new in faith. Not saying that your comment was wrong somehow.
the problem is nowhere in the bible does it say you have to "repent [of your sins]" to be saved. All it says is repent and believe to be saved. Repent is just turning around, and the 99% of the time it's to tell people to turn back to God. That's what repentance means. It doesn't mean "of your sins", that is something we add to the text. As Christians should we repent of our sins, yes on a daily basis. But to say you have to repent of your sins to be saved is not biblical at all. Case and point ... have you repented of all your sins? if you say yes, you are proud and arrogant to think you're walking perfectly. If you say no you crush your own argument. But the bible is the authority anyway, and it only says Repent, not Repent of your sins.
Thank You Lord for saving my soul through Your holy Spirit who convicted me of my sins and caused me to humbly come to repentance. I will continue to walk in the path of the Lord. GOD is so good and amazing to my life.
The timing of this recommendation is unmatched, I desperately needed to hear this, I've been greatly troubled by my misunderstanding - confusing repentance for works. Thank you!
Repent means change your mind about the direction of your sinfulled life and redirect your will in the opposite direction to God. Change your mind about your sinfulled life ALL SINS INCLUDING UNBELIEF,false gods, witchcraft self righteousness etc.
Thank you. I remember this, Salvation is by faith and faith alone and faith alone in Jesus Christ is preceded and followed by repentance. (Paul Washer)
Such good teaching. Salvation 101. But these days so much of the "church" misses this. I am so impressed that you included repentance for the church as well. It is so important that we include introspection of self and confession of sin to our Father every day. Even for the smallest offenses. I love your no-nonsense teaching and the confidence that you display when teaching. Thank you, brother. All glory to God!
The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise,(A) as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient(B) with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance 2 peter 3:9 ❤️🥺
I always facepalm whenever someone confuses the repentance as 'work'. Most of the time, the conversation goes like this. Me: "You need to repent to be saved." The Person: "Why do you speak about Work Salvation?" Me: "I am not! We are saved by faith alone, through grace alone." The Person: "But you said we have to repent! That is 'work'!" .... then he/she will start his/her tirade about how that is nonsense and heretical. As faith comes through the grace of the LORD, the repentance is the manifestation of His grace on our hearts. Do we not obey the LORD through His grace and love upon us?
I love this, thank you! might you instead begin this sort of conversation with something like "If one is saved, one of the manifested fruits is repentance." Just an idea... I love how you phrased it "repentance is the manifestation of His grace on our hearts." Indeed. God is the Giver of Faith in the first place. And He gives the opportunity for us to grow in sanctification via that manifested repentance. How I long to spend eternity at His feet. The path and the gate are narrow. Yet God's plumb line is my lifeline.
This is actually sad and mysterious. These people who believes in this unrepentant gospel seems to be mixed with the nature of sheep and the nature of goat, so their sheep nature really likes the idea of heaven and Jesus but their goat nature is brutally sinful. This is why they dont reject Jesus, they admit that Jesus is Lord but they cannot get rid from their brutally sinful nature and that leads only two options, whether to accept the horrifying reality that they are going to burn in hell and live very uncomfortably or to seek solution from "tickling ears" teachers about the easy believism gospel where living in sin is not condemned because Jesus died for all of the sins. Many of them chooses to second option.
Tell me, did Abraham who received the promise of righteousness receive it by repentance of sins or by faith? Romans 4:3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham BELIEVED GOD, and it was COUNTED UNTO HIM FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS. And when he believed God what happened? Romans 4:22 And therefore it was IMPUTED to him for righteousness. There you go, Abraham, no repentence gets imputed righteousness JUST FOR BELIEVE on God. How do we get the same? Lets read further. Romans 4:24 But for US ALSO, to whom it SHALL BE IMPUTED, if we believe ON HIM that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead. There you go folks, its belief not repentance that saves us! Repentence just means change your mind about who Christ was. We are saved by BELIEF/FAITH!
@@joe2825 obviously you ignore completely the book of James. You see, Abraham showed his faith by works, by going to sacrifice his son Isaak. So your faith is always evidenced by your works
This is why, whenever we are to talk about the Gospel to someone else, it is best to tell them first of how we are wretched sinners and are deserving of Hell. So when we get to the part where we talk about how God was loving enough to send his only begotten Son to DIE for us, they won’t take it with a grain of salt and dismiss it, but hopefully will be moved to repentance once they see how GOOD and MERCIFUL God truly has been (Romans 2:4 talks about this [God’s goodness is intended to lead us to repentance]). Repentance, Good works, and obedience are evidence that we are saved: evidence that we do have faith in what Jesus has said and done.
Amen! Repentance is not "works"...when one feels true contrite repentance, the Lord see our heart to know if it's real or not. Our heart is what matters to Christ....and from that is what flows from it. Repentance means to Regret, when we regret something we are brought to a state of humility, re-thinking our actions, and hope to change for the better and not repeat the actions that have brought us to repent in the first place. ❤ Luke 6:45 "The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks."
Psalms Chapter 26 1(A Psalm of David.) Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide. 2Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart. 3For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth. 4I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers. 5I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked. 6I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD: 7That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works. 8LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth. 9Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men: 10In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes. 11But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me. 12My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the LORD.
I have been pondering this and trying to research these answers for so long. This video hit all of my questions. This is great great work! Praise Jesus!!!
Truly, a very clear and biblical answer to the question of repentance, God bless you pastor Jeff, continue to shine for Christ Jesus in these last days.
There is nothing new under the sun. There are a lot of epistles written to churches who were seeing all the things we see throughout the generations. BUT you are so right that it’s hard when we do hear of it! It seems like it’s a lack of adding or subtracting to the gospel. (Monica)
Repent and believe means to stop your wicked repenting of sins,sorrow of sin,change of heart about sin,etc,etc BUT instead you absolutely must only "Believe" Repenting of sin with believing for salvation will send you to hell. Acts 16:30-31 "And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house." Do not add to this verse..Add nothing to it or you will not be saved. There are countless verses that say to believe for salvation. If you believe alone then you have repented by going to christ in faith. Sin has no bearing on your salvation because its all gone.Christ paid it all off.We are all made perfect. Believe on Jesus alone.
@@ih8lies339 Yes and I agree with part of your statement. Except for repentance and belief sending one to hell. That is not biblical and I challenge you to find a single scripture that says exactly that. Until then maybe you can explain to me why Jesus came preaching repentance? It is precisely my belief inHim that makes me want to repent. Unless you are sinless, how do you deal with sin in your own life? Ask forgiveness and then do it again? I am not trying to be ugly or facetious. Repentance is a change of mind and direction. 1 Jn 1:9 if we confess our sins He is faithful and just to forgive them and cleanthes us of all iniquity. Any repentance involved there? Or just confession and belief? Yes acts 16:30 says believe and you will be saved. But the context involved a pagan who’s entire belief system was contrary to the very Jewish Messiah he was believing on. The implication is he turned away from his old life, and his family followed as well. In the end the grreat danger with the hyper grace movement is it leaves room for folks to “ believe “ in Jesus and still sin like mere men. I’m not saying all men do this, but without repentance the danger is very real. In my humble opinion of course, your mileage may vary. If I’m wrong after all I have no need to repent of my error, as I will just continue to believe...
@@RH-jl8qr If you repent of sins for salvation you are trusting in this repentance and not just Jesus payment.If you say im going to heaven because i repent of my sins and i believe you are really in effect not believing. Do you realize every living human walking on earth was made perfect and ready for heaven when Christ died for all?Thats right.No matter how much we sin its gone and we are perfect.Now why would you need to repent of sin to go to heaven when its all gone?Lastly repent of sins that you talk about is for after salvation but absolutely not before. After we believe on Christ we should repent of sins to go into truth and not live in the flesh. Repenting of sin is not mentioned at all in the bible.It says to repent. To add "of sins" is adding to Gods word and damnable.It never says in the bible "of sins"...it just says repent. If you only believe on Christ you have repented.. and not of sin but of unbelief
@@ih8lies339 First of all thank you for taking the time to respond to my post. I’m still not convinced. But I will say I do not trust in my repentance, nor my lack there of, sin to get me to heaven. In Christ alone is my faith found. As far as everyone being made perfect and ready to go to heaven. I think you may getting it confused with the entire world being perfectly eligible to receive forgiveness and salvation. Any way, I see you are firm in your beliefs. I am firm in mine. We must agree to disagree at this point. I pray God blesses you even as you bless Him.
Jody This man is a false teacher as are all the "pastors" Acts 26:20b ......."that they should repent and turn to God and DO WORKS MEET FOR REPENTANCE" KJV. Mat 7:21--23 These words are in sync with Mat 7 :13,14. "MANY chose the wrong road because they chose a religious path that was not THE WILL OF THE FATHER. For all the facts on this please go to JW.org.
@@ralphgoreham3516 JW believe in a Unitarian God that created an angel that masqueraded himself as Jesus for 33 years. He didn't die on a cross. Worse yet, the JW people don't know the real Jesus as %46 of their members get divorced and most people that leave the church become atheists, meaning they were atheists the whole time. Sorry not sorry. Find Jesus. Keep watching this channel. Praying for you. Ralph
@@DynamicGracer "masqueraded himself as Jesus???. Please explain. He died on a "stauros" or" xylon" In the days of the apostles when trees were scarce the former meant an upright pole used as a stake. Xylon meant a tree. The cross is a just one of a multitude of pagan adoptions and is used as an idol. The implement of his murder is in houses, cars, around necks, cemeteries, churches, clothing etc. 46% divorced, One of many lies being slung around RUclips. Provide a reference or you are either mislead or making it up. I have been in for 47 years and should know. The pandemic has affected the ministry participation rate on which the figures are based. Dont be mislead by that. It is a fact that Christendom is dying, especially in the "western" world and Google says there are 33,000 "Christian" divisions. So who has the truth Chastity? Where would you direct me? I could give you 50 reasons Jesus is not God an the h/s is not a person using about 100 verses as evidence. You it is that is backing a loser. Go to JW.org and learn some of the mountain of truth that awaits.
"The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent, because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.”" Acts 17:30-31
This guy is so right on. Repent and believe Jesus said believe and be baptized also Just as was stated. Repentance is not a work Baptism is not a work either Yet christ said. Go make disciples of all nations , baptizing them He told us basically water baptism is part of what makes us disciples or followers of Christ It’s amazing how many people don’t understand the word AND Repent and believe Believe and be baptized They only like the believe And there are many believers that will Perish So lead astray Wake up people and read scripture for yourself. It’s really clear Stop believing this believe only or faith only
Let’s look at the full text of Jonah 3:10. And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not. So it looks like God said turning from sin is a work and if repentance is turning from sin you are adding works to faith alone. Also God repented in the same verse and God never sinned. So repentance is simply a change of mind and yes everyone must repent to be saved. They must change there mind and believe the good news.
Repentance is a choice. It's neither a work nor emotions, though emotions does come along with repentance. In sad moments people look to emotions to feel repentance, but if they want to trust in Christ and believe on him, they don't have to work for repentance. You can pray to God once for forgiveness and be on your way to the celestial city, gaining wisdom and strength to persevere in faith, while avoiding sin when temptation comes. Trust in the Lord and follow his commandments.
Repentance is a command from Jesus. We love Jesus why wouldn't we follow what he says about our salvation? Because it makes us uncomfortable. Listen up Jesus doesn't want you to be warm and cozy living the way you want. We are to live for Him and obey his worship and love him. Give our lives to him our hearts everything. Even if it cost our life to follow him is worth everything.
James 2:17-19 *Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.* Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and *I will shew thee my faith by my works.* *Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.*
Pastor Jeff, sometimes I feel as if it is far easier if we simply lump the two (faith and repentance) together; easier to explain this way. They necessarily come together simultaneously and I feel there is no need for making such a formal distinction between "turning to the east" and "turning from the west". It is the same action described from two standpoints--to turn from idols to serve the living God. Spurgeon once said that he would tell you which one comes first as soon as you can tell him which spoke of a wheel is the first to turn.
kb27787: Thank you for watching and writing. I think we have to be careful in how we "lump them together." A very popular website even goes so far as to say that "repent" and "believe" are synonymous and that's how they lump them together. I believe that is quite incorrect - and one of the motivations for that site stating that is that they believe "repentance" - being distinct from "belief" - makes salvation a work. Believing and repenting are inseparable - but they are distinct according to Scripture. I would affirm Spurgeon's statement - they would seem to be occurring simultaneously.
That’s so true about repenting and changing our behavior I use to watch pornography a lot of on my phone but after I realize what I was doing was wrong in the eyes of god I put parental controls on my phone and put a password that I would purposely forget I also cut the chord off my PS4 so I wouldn’t watch porn on there too we gotta change our habits our old way of life that causes us to sin we gotta confess repent and trust in Jesus alone
It baffles me that REPENTANCE is such a controversial issue. And I dont believe that the people that affirm that it is not necessary, do it with good intentions! It is a doctrine of demons that lead to thousands of false coversions.
Tell me, did Abraham who received the promise of righteousness receive it by repentance of sins or by faith? Romans 4:3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham BELIEVED GOD, and it was COUNTED UNTO HIM FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS. And when he believed God what happened? Romans 4:22 And therefore it was IMPUTED to him for righteousness. There you go, Abraham, no repentence gets imputed righteousness JUST FOR BELIEF on God. How do we get the same? Lets read further. Romans 4:24 But for US ALSO, to whom it SHALL BE IMPUTED, if we believe ON HIM that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead. There you go folks, its belief not repentance that saves us! Repentence just means change your mind about who Christ was. We are saved by BELIEF/FAITH!
Joseph Wehrwein have you not sinned? What is the work of Christ to those who do not repent and aren’t wishing for the forgiveness of their sins? Satan and all the demons know and believe who Christ is, but that certainly doesn’t save them.
@@kenim the demons were not offered salvation like we are. I have sinned and do sin, I try not to sin, but fail, try again and again. Romans 7, who will save me from this body of sin and death? Praise be to Jesus Christ our Lord. When we sin we get chastised by God, then we go to our Father like King David and "be sorry for our sins". We are to lay aside all the sins that do easily entagle us. My whole point is this video taking Mark and saying repentance from sin is wrong, repentance means changing ones mind about who Christ is (in the Jewish Gospels) later takes a different meaning by Apostle Paul. Belief comes first, then sealing of the Holy Spirit (Romans) then comes the spirit to convict us and mold us to Christs image, if we fall into grievious sins we get chastised severely but never the loss of our imputed righteousness. The problem with most of Tims videos is he is very works based and that is what Paul rebukes in Galatians 3 and 4.
Joseph Wehrwein John came first to prepare the way for the Lord with the baptism of repentance so when Jesus comes, people may believe in Him who is the Christ. “Repent and believe” is all throughout Acts. Even though you are in error in this issue, I truly believe that you are a truly saved person and thats great for you. BUT not recongnizing the true way and teaching it to unbelievers the way that you are procaliming it, will lead to bad results and much confusion.
@@kenim i think Joseph is right, but he is talking about a faith that is true and alive. The bible warns us that faith can be dead (James 2). And also: Abraham’s faith was tested (Hebrew 11:17) which shows his faith was genuine.
I think it is both. There is repentance, change of mind, based on flesh and blood, which then is a work. Also repentance as a result of God working in a person, which is not a work, but by God.
Then you have never read Jonah 3:9-10. Here scripture reads: “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.” Repentance from sin is a work and we are not saved by works, we are saved by grace through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Repentance is required for salvation. But I means a change in mind about the gospel. Hope this blessed someone.
Faith without works (including ongoing repentence, tied to bearing the fruits of The Spirit) is dead. The same group think that we cannot lose salvation.
A born again believer always does good works. But this verse from James is NOT a salvation issue. Context context context..Ask yourself why in no other place in the gospels or Paul's writings does it say to " be saved have faith AND good works" No it doesnt, because ONLY by believing on Jesus saves us. John 3, 6, 10, Acts 16, 1 Corinthians 15 and 1 Peter 1....Eternal salvation is permanent...1 Peter 1 : 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance [b]incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, ( does not fade away, reserved in heaven) 5 who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
@@alfredgarcia7895 THis is written as an encouragement in our discipleship..Our salvation comes from whom? Our work? Or the work of the cross? Context and systematic theology are important because without these we can pluck out verses to support ant belief system. Example : From John we read in chapter 1 :10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. 11 He came to His [c]own, and His [d]own did not receive Him. " We can take that wrong without context. It appears to say no Hebrews accepted Him, but its meaning in context appears further in John, as well throughout all of the NT.. Another verse either misunderstood or taken out of context is Hebrews 10:26 -27 26" For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, 27 but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries." This scripture is used to refute eternal security, but does it? If you read Hebrews its mostly to Messianic Jews but this part in chapter 10 is for non believers.. If this was for believers we all are in trouble. My point is you cant cherry pick verses to support a personal belief. The bible doesnt need personal interpretation. But it takes a system , and context to unlock its meaning...
The Assurance of Salvation comes from the LORD Himself - and through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit as well as the manifestation of God's power, we will know we are saved; though we may doubt (or sulky about our failure to obey Him) the love of Christ will keep us in Him. It is really hurtful and yet hilarious to see someone crying out they cannot lose their Salvation when it seems clear that he/she did not receive it in the first place. Before we see yet another Arminian & Calvinism argument, I will point out this - I have wandered off from faith and distracted by the world more than a hundred times in my life. However, the LORD always called me back and disciplined me if I was stubborn. Any godly people that I knew and saw experienced pretty much the same.
@@Mimu1983 If this is to me, Im not affiliated with Calvinism or Arminian. Eternal security is biblical, it isnt US that holds onto Him, its Him that holds us in His hand and noting can snatch us out. ( John10)...Nothing hilarious about false doctrine and people not hearing the true gospel.. Disciplined for disobedience, yep, condemned,? Nope...How far can you go to be away from the Father? How far can you wander before the Good Shepherd retrieves you? Whether we turn for a moment, or years, Jesus NEVER leaves or forsakes His children.. There is no bible verse or scripture that refutes eternal security.. In your own words, "the Lord always calls me back." Its about His faithfulness, not ours
Though I strongly believe that true repentance will always result in changed behavior (Matt 3:8- produce fruit that proves your repentance- NET), I can't see how taking a different course is not salvation by works? I mean if we stick to the definition that repentance means change (total change) of mind that will always result in change of behavior, then it's true that repentance is not a work. But to simply say that I have to change my course of action then this is works. Please help me understand.
I'll be honest. Repentance from sin is a work-- Jonah 3:10-- and is not required for salvation. Repentance unto salvation is a change of mind--> going from unbelief or trusting in your works to believing that Jesus Christ paid for all of your sins, past, present, and future, that He was buried, and rose from death on the 3rd day.
Repentance could never be a work. Repentance is a change of mind brought through the Holy Spirit. We can't repent by our own effort because we are sin. Repentance is a complete overhaul of both our minds and our course of actions. That is brought by the Holy Spirit's work in and through faith in Christ and the Word dwelling richly within in us. It is really that simple.
repent and believe when addressed to the unbeliever is The object of repentance or repent is always a change of mind towards Christ..that the only thing that saves.acts 16:31. by the way this is exactly what the Catholic Church teaches...they say the sacraments are act of Grace
I'm not trying to argue the message but I just can't understand how repentance is something I have to do but yet at the same time it's still not a work. Is repentance something I should pray over to be given as a gift? Also if I can't repent because of my past sins and my heart is hardened, what must I do? I understand that I'm a sinner in my head and I keep trying to repent but I don't feel much guilt over my sins. Please help
Let me use an example. Let's say we go out around our church on San Antonio's East Side - the "hood," as it were and we find a prostitute who sells her services a couple of blocks away. We talk to her and she agrees with what we're saying and she says, "Ok. Now I believe in Jesus." We invite her then to attend the meetings of our church. She never shows up. We go back a couple of weeks later. She's still selling her body to anonymous men. She says she's still also doing drugs and getting drunk several nights a week. We ask her about it and she says she never stopped any of it. We ask if she still believes in Jesus. She says she does and she says she knows Jesus has saved her. She gives excuses why she hasn't come to the church meetings. Two more weeks later we go back and it's the same. A year later it's still the same and she still says she believes in Jesus and she is saved. Do you see the problem? That woman has a "faith" - or so she says - but she doesn't have a faith that will save her. She has just affirmed the truth of a proposition and nothing more. Faith that saves has a certain look to it because it's repentant faith. It's not just an intellectual assent to the fact that faith in Jesus is necessary for salvation, there's also an element of that faith that has you turn away from your sin, turning away from the course your lie was headed. Paul tells the Ephesians at the beginning of chapter two that they were following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air prior to verse four happening. The emphasis is on the word "were." They changed their mind about following the devil and their sin. That's what saving faith does. It trusts in Christ, but it also says, "No" to the past direction of a person's life. If you don't feel much guilt over your sins, you don't understand just how holy God is and what His divine anger looks like that is directed at the person who doesn't feel guilt. Also, you say you "can't repent." Yes, you can, if you really want to. You can change your mind and have that change of mind include a change in direction, which is what repentance is. We have a video on this issue entitled, "I Can't Repent" which might help: ruclips.net/video/PKXBdhJwTBQ/видео.html Thanks.
All these people in the comments defending not repenting sure must love their sin. I’m sad to say that they are going to be in for a rude awakening when they crossover. Repenting is not “works salvation”.
Well scripture doesn’t exactly teach justification by sola fide, the reformers taught that. Scripture says faith working through love. The early church taught salvation as a journey past present and future reality’s. Paul’s says we are justified by faith, James says we are justified by our works (not the law) but the fruits is the outer workings of our faith. Faith is the root but it is never alone. And it’s really all of Gods grace that we are saved through His Son the incarnated Logos who has recapitulated all of creation and is reconciling the world through the gospel call. Praise God from who all blessings flow.
Hello, this is a great teaching! I have a question: does repentance come to unregenerate heart? Or does the heart need to be regenerated first then repentance? Thank you so much.
Good question. Time did not allow to cover all aspects in the video. We would hold that there is a "logical order" here, but that in time and space they all happen simultaneously. We would hold that regeneration comes first because the spiritually dead person (Eph. 2:1; Col. 2:13) cannot do anything, much less repent and believe because he is dead. Metaphors matter in the Bible and "dead" means without life and unable to do anything at all. That's the spiritual state of the natural person (cf. 1 Cor. 2:14). Therefore, what we see in John 3:1-8 where Jesus explains both the necessity of the new birth ("Unless one is born again...") and the means ("The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”) as He chastens Nicodemus for not knowing this truth helps us here. Jesus uses "born" - born again, or, born "from above." Why? Because, again, metaphors matter. Men and women when they were born from the womb of their mother were totally and absolutely passive. They did not do anything to start the birthing process - it was something that happened to them. So it is with the new birth. The spiritually dead person cannot believe just a little, or repent just a little, in order to effect their being "born again." They receive it, passively, just like every human birth. Jesus expected Nicodemus to know this based upon passages such as Ezekiel 36 and 37. So once a person receives "new life" - being "born again," they also, at the same time, receive faith and repentance as gifts (Eph. 2:8-9; Phil. 1:29; Acts 11:18; 2 Tim. 2:24-25) and they repent and believe because they have a new heart (Ezek 36:26) and that new heart has new desires and it WANTS to repent and believe. Ezekiel 37 and John 11 are of help here. Ezekiel gets told to go preach...in a cemetery. He preaches to bones. Dry bones. What happens? The bones come to life in response to the preaching. In John 11 Jesus commands his friend Lazarus, who is four days dead and rotting (John 11:39) to come out? How can a dead man come out? He is given life and he then walks out. That's the way it is with the new birth and how it relates to faith and repentance.
It’s pretty clear in scripture that no follower of Jesus had faith only We must believe of course Then repent Confess Baptism Stay in the faith This is all part of having the faith. Can’t leave any of them out
Part of the emphasis is this: Some will turn their "repentance" from "unbelief" into a work--rather than trust Christ, they make their "repentance" something they are DOING in order to be saved rather than trusting that Christ has DONE everything.
@@illbehonest What you just said is a load of B.S. You can't turn "repentance from unbelief" into a work anymore than you can turn an apple into an orange.
I do understand repentance and even after confessing Christ we are to repent daily but I feel like you're not understanding or forgetting to mention that ALL men fall short and even Paul describes a thorn in his flesh and how he does things that he ought not to do and don't do the things he ought to do. So I say all that to say this that as Christians we are to repent daily because we fall short daily and that if we do fall short, it's ok, repent from your sin and try harder next time not to miss the mark. That gives people like me comfort to know that I don't have to worry about condemnation if I fall short but through His grace and mercy I'm able to ask for forgiveness and turn away from my sin. But just to say repent, repent, repent with not mentioning the struggle of repentance gives people no hope especially when you have an addictive sin that you pray continuously to Christ about that's a struggle for you to turn away from. I've been there myself but through fervent prayer and fasting I was delivered. But I remembered the times I cried to God because I wanted to stop but my addiction at that time was too strong. Remember you have to give hope to those that are struggling to want to repent but have strongholds that only can deliver them from too.
Revelation Chapter 1 1The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: 2Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. 3Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. 4John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; 5And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, 6And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. 7Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. 8I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. 9I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. 10I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, 11Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea. 12And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; 13And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle. 14His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; 15And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters. 16And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength. 17And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: 18I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. 19Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter; 20The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.
But there are works of faith like enduring to the end, repenting, and even something like baptism or prayer. Ephesians 2:8 is talking about works of the law, not works of faith Obviously we can't just believe and be saved, because of verses like Matthew 7:21 and 7:23, and James 2:19. Superficial belief has hardly saved anyone before. We need works. Works of faith... (like repentance) Not everyone that saith unto me Lord Lord shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, but those who do the Will of my Father who is in Heaven. The will of the Father according to religion is Faith+Works. The Will of the Father according to Joseph Prince and the "Christians" is "believing on Jesus", but the real Will of the Father is to be a Friend of Jesus Christ. "Depart from me, I never knew you (we were never friends heb12:6), worker of iniquity" -Matthew 7:23 If we act like we can english believe our way into heaven, it's not going to make sense in light of the entire Bible Being a Friend of God is the purpose of life! (Reverse Matt 7:23) "...Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God." -James 2:23
@@DynamicGracer God does not consider faith as a work, biblical faith can be seen through our actions, if it can’t be seen we only have a philosophy. The Christian’s faith is an active trust in Jesus. Don’t be fooled by man’s philosophy that says anything that you can do is a work. We obtain grace through faith in Jesus. No faith, no grace. No other name given to men by and which they must be saved. Repentance is a must but should come naturally if our trust is in the Lordship of Jesus. 8For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God- 9not by works, so that no one can boast. How does Eph.2.8,9 promote works of the law?
@@fredc61 It promotes NOT works of the law "... it is the gift of God, NOT by works (of the law), so that no one can boast." The full verse in context We are saved by grace through works of faith, not of ourselves, it is a gift of God, not of works of the law, lest any man should boast." -Ephesians 2:8-9
@@DynamicGracer Titus 3.5 he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, 6whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life. Titus 3.5 does not agree with your interpretation of Eph.2.8,9 All scripture is profitable for doctrine and reproof and correction.
@@fredc61 all I meant was that there is something called "superficial faith" which is mental accent that won't work A work of faith is deep faith or real faith, and the works of faith are loaded with the new birth chemicals Titus 3:5 again condemns works of the law "righteous things", but never condemns works of faith like deeper believeth and continuous believeth
Does God hate me every time I sin? When I do, I feel guilty and feel like he doesn't want to hear from me so I avoid him until I feel like I can come back to Him again :/
No, God loves you. He may chasten you when you sin, and the Holy Spirit will convict you, but He does it because He is a loving Father. If you have fully trusted on Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection for the forgiveness of all of your sins, past, present, and future you are saved. If you have accepted Jesus as tbe only means of salvation, He has blotted out all your sins and nailed them to the cross. He has removed them from you as far as the east is from the west. No worka will save you, only Jesus will. Rest in His grace and be covered by His precious blood. If you have any questions let me know. God bless you.
I'm sorry if this is tmi, but what if we sin habitually knowing it's wrong, and feeling bad afterwards? I ask for forgiveness, but I still end up going back to the sin. My sin is tied to my boyfriend so I feel like if I stop, then it'll ruin our relationship or he'll break up with me. So because of him, I feel like I can't stop this sin. I had such a close relationship with God but then I met my boyfriend, and I turned my back on God for a few years. I'd have extreme anxiety and guilt over what I was doing but I couldn't bring myself to go to God. Recently I came back to God and asked for forgiveness. But I'm still living in that same habitual sin. And since it's tied to my boyfriend, I feel like I don't have a choice to stop.
The Holy Spirit in you will lament and pray for you. Not returning to the LORD immediately is... rather a common mistake that we Christians make. Yes, God HATES sin - but because we are purchased by His Son's blood, we are called righteous even though we are not. The justice has been met through Christ, and He bore all of our sins.
@@KuroRitsuka We ALL have our own weaknesses. But I can tell you two things. 1) Love Jesus Christ more than your boyfriend. I know it will hurt you, and the one you love - but if God planned your boyfriend to be your spouse indeed, he will follow you to Jesus; if not, then ask yourself why you want to stay with your boyfriend? I also had a similar situation - and... I count my loss as rubbish. 2) Yes, you do have a choice to stop sinning - what you (and I) are finding the pleasure which sin promises, better than being holy. That is the fundamental problem we all have. Break free, through the grace of God - seek Him and His grace.
@@KuroRitsuka Hello. I understand. Please run to Christ. Christ says to us "Come" . There is nothing we can do to prepare ourselves or stay in the penalty box to be ok to go to Him. Christ says "COME" we need to come right now no matter what. Run to Him my dear friend with all your heart and cry to Him "Lord please help me I mess up I need you fully". We need to run to Him all the time He is the Savior and our only Hope. Christ will not cast out anyone who comes to Him. John 6:37. Praying God bless❤
Wrong, only faith in Jesus alone saves you. Water will not save you and your works will not save you. You go in a dry sinner and you come out a wet sinner. No scripture say that water baptism saves you and no scripture says that we have to turn from our sins to be saved because we always will sin. God bless you brother. I pray you put your full faith in Jesus alone and rest in His grace knowing you are saved.
"It is by WORKS and NOT BY FAITH ALONE THAT WE ARE JUSTIFIED ", ( James 2:14,24, Romans 2:6-8, Matthew 25:35-42). Peace always in Jesus Christ our Great and Kind God and Savior, He whose Flesh is True food and Blood True drink
@@DynamicGracer yes, SO TRUE, works of faith, but NOT BY FAITH ALONE ARE WE JUSTIFIED , ( James 2:14,24, Romans 2:6-8, Matthew 25:35-42). Peace always in Jesus Christ our Great and Kind God and Savior, He whose Flesh is True food and Blood True drink
@@DynamicGracer Absolutely, and not faith alone that justifies as protestant churches teach, for even if one has all faith, but does not love, it is useless. Peace always in Jesus Christ our Great and Kind God and Savior, He whose Flesh is True food and Blood True drink
So unless we're living a near perfect life, how do we know (with sin in our life) if we're following God or the devil??? Here we are again with this confusing teaching that we are justified by faith alone by Christ alone, but if we sin and don't repent, we're going to hell!! We all sin so much every day in so many ways, even ways we don't know. I'm not saying to not ever repent, but if repent means turn away from sin, then how do we gauge this in our lives with sin always there with us??? If we're going to uphold the law here for part of salvation, then we have to uphold it perfectly!! In other words: be perfect!! Right? True believers aren't looking for a licence to sin, as they want to please God. But with this whole "turning from sin belief", where does one draw the line. It becomes very muddy to me when "Turning from sin" to repent gets mixed with salvation. We all still sin every day! So how would you even gauge weather you are serving God or the devil if your focus is even partially on performance??? Anyone care to comment on this? I'm like "Johnny Five" here for input!!
@Mark Henderson: Thanks for watching and writing. 1 John is a good place to start. In chapter 5, verse 13, he said that he wrote "these things so that you may know you are saved." What things? The first four chapters and the first twelve verses of chapter five. He gives quite a few things to consider there, so that's a good place to start. He doesn't claim sinlessness for himself or for any believer (1:8, 10).
@@jeffgccsatx Thanks Jeff. Appreciate the reply. That's a very good scripture reference in 1st John. I will definitely read and take heed to this as a good starting point. Or shall I say: re-starting point. Thanks again!
@@tanyagraces Thank you for your response Grace. You are correct. I do need to stay in the Word, but honestly I struggle with trying to understand it, and this worries me. There are at least 10 different theological views on Salvation all backed with sound scripture. From a works based "Lordship" Salvation clear to complete free Grace gospels. I know the Holy Spirit is supposed to shed light on the scriptures to the believer, but there so much confusion on truth regarding Salvation. I believe the Holy spirit has shown me things in other ways but I do need to be able to understand scripture better. Maybe I haven't persisted enough in it yet. If you're interested, see the video....."Ten views on how to spend eternity with God" (ultimate debate). I don't think it's supposed to be this complicated. I think the truth lays about in the middle. I do know that I Love Jesus with all of my heart and keep my trust fully in Him, yet there are still be setting sins in my life. I believe i'm definitely growing in my faith though. Ok i'm rambling on. Thanks again Grace. Let me know if you ever watch this video.
I would like to hear a genuine debate concerning this subject. We merely hear presentations not debates which present both sides. As for the two sons it must be said that they were both SONS and they were told to WORK. Therefore Repentance is a WORK not a NOT a NON WORK. Whatever sort of REPENTANCE then which is required for salvation if then salvation is NOT A WORK cannot involve works and this parable is not valid for those that are not already SONS. I do not know how you can get around this. Jonah 3:10 And God saw their WORKS, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not. However as far as religion goes there is the religion of CAIN and the RELIGION of ABEL. The religion of CAIN was works and the religion of ABEL is to present a SACRIFICE. Our sacrifice we present to God is the ONE He provided us we call Jesus Christ. Unlike Abel this does not involve work but a change of mind that we REFUSE TO WORK for it but rather BELIEVE on the One Whom Justifies the WICKED and the SPIRITUALLY DEAD who are incapable of doing any work sufficient to be saved. We do not cast our faith on a formula but rather on the announcement that the WORK is FINISHED the SACRIFICE is prepared and complete infinitely and inexhaustibly more than sufficient for all the sinning and the falling short we in the power of our fallen flesh could do if we TRIED OUR DAMNDEST to be DAMNED like AllStare Crowley himself or the Markee De Saude or as Hitler or Stalin or King Saul or Baalam or Jezebel or them that planned & executed the false flag state sponsored act of 9-11 or them that funded and planned the gain of function research to try to kill off much of the worlds population. These are probably the acts of unregenerate atheists or pagan sacrifices to mother nature even if we followed that sort of path we could not damn ourselves. Though we acknowledge there are things this side of eternity that deserve death and execution the acts in a society that acknowledges sound natural law and punishes them we do know that after salvation they cannot damn because the grace of God is too great because where sin abounds grace superabounds. To sin in order that grace may superabound is not good or healthy or smart and does not advance the kingdom of God or make the world any better or peaceful or advance the gospel or extend ones life because we must reap what we sew. This is the kind of Gospel Jesus wrought for us and we must believe in to be saved and retain our assurance whatever failures and sins we do later on or whatever good we fail to accomplish in the power of the flesh or the Spirit. No act of heroism however small or great can add to what Jesus did for us and no sin great or small can remove His sacrifice for us from us. If you want to repent then REPENT to this attitude not I am going to turn and do better to try to keep the law and do the many things that God commands us to do TO BE SAVED. The Bible says in Matt 7 that MANY will come to Him and say Lord Lord or BOSS BOSS did we not DO all these wonderful works such as PREACHING or speaking forth the word of God casting out demons and doing wonders in His name. Yes God commands we do whatever good works we can do for His sake. But when we come to Jesus for the salvation of our eternal souls we must leave all these good deeds and good intentions at the cross and receive Him and His finished work AS THE SACRIFICE for all our sins past present and future. We also acknowledge that our sins are not the only issue that keeps us unsaved for there is the sin of Adam we inherited and the tendency toward sin in our fallen genetics that Adam transmitted. There is the sin of Adam we were imputed from Adam's federal headship. There is the fact that we are spiritually dead and need spiritual life. There is the fact that we need reconciliation. We need a holiness we do not inherently have. Even if we could stop sinning and never sinned we need a righteousness on the positive side of the ledger we could never earn through works. We are incapable of the perfect good deed to credit us with eternal life which is infinite. Everything we can do is tainted with sin and is unacceptable and if it were not we could not find the strength to do gain any positive merit on the positive side of the ledger and again I say how can you earn something infinite and eternal unless you do something infinite and eternal. Our very inclination to sin IS SIN that we cannot remove the stain thereof even if we perfectly suppressed it. Colonel R B Thieme Jr used to say "If the whole world were to stop sinning as of this moment and never sin again, apart from Christ no man would be any closer to Heaven than they are RIGHT NOW. All the efforts of a lost man to stop sinning are the efforts of a SINNER who can do nothing good enough to escape Gods wrath which remains on us till we believe upon Jesus Christ. I remember Gardner Ted Armstrong who used to make light of the salvation mocking the phrase ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS BELIEVE UPON HIM. I can hear him over and over in my mind MOCKING the very phrase he was called to OBEY not MOCK. What then did Gardner Ted Armstrong want? He wanted your TITHE. He wanted your $$$$ that's what he wanted. And I dare to say that just may be what every other preacher out there wants in order to fund their ministry. No matter how good and how smooth and how theologically correct and how skilled a preacher or teacher is they want your money for their ministry or your slavery or your vow of support. If you find a good one you can trust then FUND THEM if you are so moved. But your fund$ are irrelevant to receiving Jesus Christ or not receiving Him. But What does Paul say "It is the gift of God not of works" What then does the poem say. Nothing in my hand I bring simply to thy cross I cling. Cling to HIS CROSS not your cross which means nothing unless you get saved first. what does the Hymn say? Could my zeal no respite know could my tears forever flow not the labors of my hands can fulfill thy law's demands. We sing there is power in the blood and it is certain the blood is not the blood we shed nor is it our blood. We sing just as I am without one plea but that thy blood was shed for me and that thou biddest I come to thee. Yet we must acknowledge that there is no power in walking an aisle or breaking the plane between you and the evangelist. You do not get saved by being baptized into the evangelist in a vertical baptism ceremony or do you get saved by breaking the plane of the water in a horizontal baptism ceremony. The evangelist is a sinner and there is no more "Jesus" in the front of the assembly than near the rear of the assembly. You break the plane by believing into Christ and you do not have to life a finger or take one step forward. Grace means we are declaring our works the good the bad and the ugly IRRELEVANT. We declare the cross to be the only relevant doctrine and His work alone relevant. There are no works required for salvation. Nothing before you believe or while you believe or after you believe or to confirm that you have believed. Grace means without regard to works. You do not get saved by tossing out your pack of cigarettes or flushing your pills or alcohol down the toilet or not entering that movie theater. It is by faith alone that saves wherever and whenever you believe but not whatever you believe for the content of belief is the IMPORTANT ISSUE but not for how long you believe it, regardless of what ever you are doing when you believe. Choose carefully what you believe. As far as deliverance from calamity it is most certain that you must repent and though there is mercy, even repentance does not guarantee that you will escape reaping the temporal effects of your past sins.
The repentance that saves is not distinct. It is turning to Jesus Christ from all other objects and idols we trust in, including the power of our money to do good or evil which is just shot through and through with idolatrous symbols embedded within. It is not reformation but a rejection of reformation exchanging it for REDEMPTION through Christ alone. How many times must it take to get this through their heads I cannot imagine. Neither is it the addition of some form of reformation or the fulfillment of some pledge to be good and do all the other commandments that the scriptures say we should do and keep away from the ones we should avoid though we admit that is wise but not salvific. Has not any one learned to RIGHTLY DIVIDE the truth between what is salvific in the eternal sense and the temporal sense? Good Grief if it says it is FREE and it says it is not the result of works then why does not any one BELIEVE IT?
You can tell all this who believe that Repentance and works. They will be quick to bring up to the Criminal on the Cross next to Jesus and they say he never Repented. It's crazy how these people defend Sin and don't believe they need to follow God's Commandments or need to Repent.
Hmm.... what are works? I was under the impression that "the fruit" described every so often in the Bible refers to spiritual fruit, implying obedience to the Word. I also was under the impression that "works" would mean the same thing as "the fruit". Isn't obedience the same thing as works? Consequently isn't repentance the same thing as obedience? Hence my question, what is meant by works? I can guess at what a person means when they say "works", but what should or would works mean biblically? I am still learning, so please forgive me if I seem foolish.
@@Mimu1983 Hmm.... thanks for the comment! Would you mind expounding? From my above, I would conclude that repentance is a part of works, however one is saved only by faith in Christ and works (obedience, repentance, sanctification, and anything else that I missed) are a consequence of being saved (the production of good spiritual fruit). I would, then, conclude that repentance IS a work. I would not, however, conclude that works save (ie, you cannot earn your way to heaven as your righteousness is as rags). I almost agree with what is presented in the video, but I am struggling with how a work is defined and more importantly why repentance would not be considered a part of works.
H William Polenz can I take a stab? Yours is a good and important question. I think repentance can probably be categorized as a work, so I think you’re correct there. Works In themselves are not inherently bad, but can either be the fruit of true grace, or a carnal attempt to earn justification before God. Like James says, “faith without works is dead”. When people talk of works salvation, or legalism, it is not an issue of external duties performed, but an issue of the heart. A person who is truly saved will do good works out of the new principle of grace within him, but he knows those works do not purchase ANY of his justification before God, that having been done already by Christ alone. The Pharisees, in contrast, were legalists who had no true grace, and no new principle of grace within them, but they did good works from a carnal heart believing those works would earn them justification before God. If we view repentance as a good work, or fruit of the grace of Christ, we know that repentance in itself does not earn justification, but is a natural outflowing, or fruit, of the justification Christ has purchased for us by paying our sin debt on the cross. I hope this helps.
@@hwilliampolenz6713 I think Matthew really nailed it. Let me add a few words. The repentance is work. But it is the work of God upon us, not from us. Thus, the people of the LORD shall say we did nothing, while also praying that they desire to be broken away from sin and be conformed to the image of the Christ Jesus.
Philippians 2:12-18. Therefore my beloved as you have always obeyed not as in my presence only but now much more in my absence work out your own salvation with fear and trembling 13 for it is God who works in you both to Will and to do for his good pleasure 14 do all things without complaining and this disputing 15 that you may become blameless and harmless children of God without fault in the Mist of a crooked and perverse generation among you whom you shine as light in the world 16 holding fast the word of life so that I may rejoice in the day of Christ that I have not run in vain or labored in vain. 17 yes and if I am being poured out as a drink offering on the sacrifice and serve of your faith I am glad and rejoice with you all 18 for the same reason you also be glad and rejoice with me
The biggest lie that is being told today is "Jesus paid it all, and that means you can go about your merry way, doing all matter of sin, (without repentance) because he died for you, he paid for you sins" which is heresy. If we live like that, we are a lie to ourselves, deceiving ourselves, trampling over the blood of Christ. Paul said, watch out for people like this, avoid them. It's just one more sign we are in at the end of the age.
May I bring this study to its logical conclusion? If repentance from sin is necessary for salvation (and I believe it clearly is), and sin means to break God's law (1 john 3:4), then God means we must turn from our wilful breaking of His commandments and, by His grace and with His help, begin to keep or obey His commandments. The 4th of the 10 says remember to keep His Sabbath (7th day of the week) holy! Logically then, knowingly breaking this commandment and refusing to turn, will that not result in the loss of our Salvation?
The law that John is referring to is the law of The Spirit and not the ten commandments. All of the ten commandments are re emphasized in the new testament except for the keeping of the Sabbath, which is concidered a disputable matter (Romans 14:5-6)
@@naciamaJYute yes I absolutely agree with you, but if Jesus is the savior, why do I need to keep the law to be saved? Jesus saves, not my ability to do follow the law. Galatians 2:21 (NASB95): I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness comes through the Law, then Christ died needlessly.”
Repent and believe means to stop your wicked repenting of sins,sorrow of sin,change of heart about sin,etc,etc BUT instead you absolutely must only "Believe" Repenting of sin with believing for salvation will send you to hell. Acts 16:30-31 "And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house." Do not add to this verse..Add nothing to it or you will not be saved. There are countless verses that say to believe for salvation. If you believe alone then you have repented by going to christ in faith. Sin has no bearing on your salvation because its all gone.Christ paid it all off.We are all made perfect. Believe on Jesus alone.
@@billy5470 Because its more than just believing on Christ.Its takes an effort to repent from sins so its a work.Jesus Christ is the only way.Your repenting of sin takes away salvation. Also the bible never says to repent of sins for everlasting life.It mentions repent but not of sins.Adding of sins in the bible is heresy.
@@billy5470 Doesn't say "of sins" So dont add" of sins" Repent means to change your mind of how to be saved. You think its repent of sins but its "just believe on Christ "
This guy still doesn't understand, even though he knows the meaning of the word repent. Jesus is saying change your mind about not believing in him! Repent means to go from unbeliever to believer, no works! Our salvation has nothing to do with us turning from sin or any works performance we do.
@wib50: I apologize. I do not get notified when comments are made. At its root the word 'repent' means to 'change one's mind.' In its usage especially in the Hebrew Scriptures, it's a 'turning,' or a 'return' commanded by the prophets. We all know words can be used in difference senses and have different meanings depending upon context. That's true in English and it's true in the original languages of Scripture. One could look at a passage like Num. 23:19 in the KJV where it states that God is not like a son of man in that he does not 'repent' ('change his mind' in the ESV) and say that conflicts with Exod. 32:14 where it says the Lord repented ('relented' in the ESV) of the evil which he thought to do unto his people (and that statement of the 'evil' the Lord thought to do brings up another theological issue beyond the scope of this comment). Which is right? Numbers 23 or Exodus 34? Both being the word of God, breather out by the Holy Spirit who cannot lie nor contradict himself, they are both true. But how? Numbers 23:19 can't be separated from what comes immediately before - the statement concerning man lying. God, by definition, cannot lie, so therefore he does not need to 'repent' in the sense that the lying man must repent. The lying man must change his mind about lying and make decision to proceed forward without lying. Just acknowledging that lying is a sin isn't sufficient - repentance is a change of course of one's mind in addition to changing your mind to be in agreement with God. In Exodus 32, this is the issue with the golden calf. The Lord is angry and pronounces judgment - v. 10. Then Moses intercedes. Then we have v. 14. Does this mean the Lord 'changed his mind?" Well, from our perspective, yes. This is nothing more than the similar thing which happens in Jonah that when Jonah finally preaches to Nineveh a prophetic word ("in 40 days Nineveh will be destroyed") the Lord does NOT destroy Nineveh. Why? Nineveh repented (Jon. 3:19 - they 'turned from their evil way, which Jesus says was repentance in Matthew 12:41). Same thing is described in Jeremiah 18 where the Lord says if a nation turns from its evil ('repents') he will relent of the disaster he has intended to do to it (Jer. 18:8). But overarching all this is the Lord's eternal omniscience. he has always known everything that would happen in time and space. He works all things according to the counsel of his will. Whatever he does in human history, he has known he will do it from before the foundation of the world. Scripture uses language that we can understand. From our perspective, the Lord not destroying Nineveh in Jonah 3, not Israel in Exodus 32, looks like the kind of 'change of mind' you and I would do. However, these 'changes of mind' that we see the Lord doing are not spontaneous like yours and mine are. They're known and planned from before the foundation of the world. We don't know the plan, but he does. Thanks.
@Alex Musser: Thanks for asking. What I'm trying to say is that repentance is a "turning of the mind" which results in a change of course. Paul wrote that the Ephesians "WERE (emphasis mine) following the course of the world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience" when they were lost (Eph. 2). But there was a change of course, as displayed by Jesus telling people to "follow me." Every person either follows the course of the world or the Son of God - those are the only two directions a person's life takes. I am not saying repentance is the person making themselves sinless, because they can't do it - it's just a "turning of the mind," which necessarily results in a change of course. Matthew says the people of Nineveh "repented," and Jonah writes that the repentance looked like this: they "turned from their evil ways." The imagery of "following" Jesus is quite illustrative here. Thanks again.
What ?... have u not understand ?. Is not forsaking sin. But YOUR SOUL. You will die in sin it means hell. Even though you believe in the name of Jesus. Read your bible. Do u worship Jesus in the bible or outside of the bible. Jesus in the bible always tells to repent. Repent. Through old testament and new. In Matthew pretty clear :Lord Lord did we not prophecy by your name, did we not good do things. Belive in you. Jesus said I NEVER KNEW YOU. Can u SEE? How clear scripture said. How come a new born christian still keep sinning ! Not growing in holiness ! It means is Not Jesus inside of them, they still wanting fleshy desires not holy spirit. But inside of them is still the devil. Evil.
@@DynamicGracer I'll be honest, this false teacher who made this video has never read Jonah 3:10 lol, but not really funny since hes sending people to hell.
Repentance is Not Works of The Law. Repentance is the evidence of Faith in The Gospel of The Lord Jesus Christ. You must turn to God and demonstrate your repentance by your deeds. You must produce fruit in keeping with your repentance. Repentance requires actions or deeds or works of faith not works of the law.
You let me run in rebellion you let me run free, and i tasted the sweet and bitterness of sin till the heaviness brought me to my knees, the weight of my hell almost broke me, it would wake me out of sleep, and in my night of lonely hopeless fright
You crossed my mind
Like a stranger finally recognized
I remembered who you were
I remembered all my talks with you
How close you felt to me
How opposite I was to who I claimed to be
Lord I've been unfaithful
Please have mercy on me
I've broken every law,
And done unspeakable things
Father im ashamed
There is nothing good in me
But please don't turn your ear from my cries
I have nowhere else to run lord
Please deliver me
I'm the worst of all sinners my pride has all but left me
I'm a liar and a thief
I commit adultery
I walked proudly in my sin
I wore my shame apon my sleeves
I abused the ones who loved me
I harmed the ones who cried out to me for mercy
I've done unspeakable things lord I don't deserve your pity
Please forgive me
My sin has led me to the end of the road
I have made my own prison
I don't have a key
And to my amazement I heard you speak to me
You spoke softly gently and lovingly
You spoke wisdom you spoke hope
I drank in your words like some poor starving soul,
You filled up all my emptiness and patched up all my holes
And my nightmares ceased to haunt me
In my most shamefull condition
You revealed your love to me
In my most undeserving moments
You cleansed and restored me
When I was so alone I thought I'd die
You heard my cry
And you delivered me
Glory glory to the lord!!
For he is patient with tender mercy
Glory !! hallelujah !! he is worthy!!!!
Praise his name forever!!
He is long-suffering, forgiving iniquity, and he is kind
I have tasted the lord and he is good! I have beheld his glory
Turn back to the lord all you who are laden in sin turn back to him for he is merciful , submit to the lord for he is worthy, praise be to the lords name forever!!!
Amen! Praise His Holy Name!
This is beautiful. Thank you.
Repentance is not a work if it is a result of God’s grace. But it becomes a work if you use repentance to merit God’s grace. God’s grace has to be the source and foundation of true repentance.
Amen. Thank you so much Pastor Jeff and brethren for this study. God bless all brothers and sisters everywhere.
Tell me, did Abraham who received the promise of righteousness receive it by repentance of sins or by faith? Romans 4:3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham BELIEVED GOD, and it was COUNTED UNTO HIM FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS. And when he believed God what happened? Romans 4:22 And therefore it was IMPUTED to him for righteousness. There you go, Abraham, no repentence gets imputed righteousness JUST FOR BELIEF on God. How do we get the same? Lets read further. Romans 4:24 But for US ALSO, to whom it SHALL BE IMPUTED, if we believe ON HIM that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead.
There you go folks, its belief not repentance that saves us! Repentence just means change your mind about who Christ was. We are saved by BELIEF/FAITH!
@@joe2825 Seems to me you still have the same problem. If you have to "change your mind about who Christ was" you're not saved by belief. You are doing a work by "changing your mind" about Jesus and another work by "belief." Both faith and repentance are gifts from God that no one can boast. They both will be present in the saved.
Lord is gracious and merciful towards his children.
Exodus 34:6-7
Yes!! Thankfully!!
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Amen! Repentance is a necessary part of salvation. Repent and believe.
TRUE GOSPEL THAT SAVES REQUIRES REPENTANCE!!! Hebrews 6:1 the doctrine of JESUS CHRIST!!!
“Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,”
Hebrews 6:1 NASB
Yes! It’s a foundation of our faith!
Tell me, did Abraham who received the promise of righteousness receive it by repentance of sins or by faith? Romans 4:3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham BELIEVED GOD, and it was COUNTED UNTO HIM FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS. And when he believed God what happened? Romans 4:22 And therefore it was IMPUTED to him for righteousness. There you go, Abraham, no repentence gets imputed righteousness JUST FOR BELIEVE on God. How do we get the same? Lets read further. Romans 4:24 But for US ALSO, to whom it SHALL BE IMPUTED, if we believe ON HIM that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead.
There you go folks, its belief not repentance that saves us! Repentence just means change your mind about who Christ was. We are saved by BELIEF/FAITH!
Joseph Wehrwein Amen!! Really well said!
@@joe2825 RIGHT! AMEN! Pastors like this guy and others want to make themselves the author of their own salvation when it is ALL inn what Jesus did for us!
Only GOD can grant repentance, it is not something that man can reach on their own.
Agreed! It’s not something talked about often. For example, pharaohs hardened heart.
Not an excuse to live like the devil. You have accountability before Allmighty God. He is to be feared as he can destroy the sinful soul. He punishes sin, period. But repent and be baptized that times of refreshing may come! The blood of Jesus washes your sins and God extends His mercy to those who obeys His command! We are commanded to obey Jesus and repentance is key.
@Tow Laro That is foolish logic. Tell me how the sinner was condemned in the first place? He is condemned because he did not keep God's Law.... In other words, did God command man to keep the Law? (you better believe it!) Next question: can man--you and I, keep it? (by the Law no flesh shall be justified, and Jesus would not have said He was the only Way if there was any possibility that any human can keep the Law and be justified by his own merits...)
So did God command man to do something impossible in the first place and then punishes people for not doing it? The answer is yes! So why should it be any exception here?
@Darkstart Archangel: Yes, Scripture is clear that repentance is a gift from God (e.g., Acts 11:18; 2 Tim. 2:24-25). So it is with faith as well (Phil. 1:29). Scripture, though, presses people to repent and believe - knowing that these are only divinely granted gifts. Men are responsible for their response to the commands to repent and believe. They're both true - repentance and faith are sovereign gifts of God, and men are responsible for repenting and believing - all men, everywhere. Thanks.
This is not the best way to put it, as it makes the Lord out to be some fickle deity who randomly decides who gets His grace. Man definitely plays a play, as does the Lord.The Scripture is clear that repentance is granted when the sinner comes with an honest, humble and repentant heart. Some seek repentance and their heart is not right. Esau sought a place of repentance, but didn’t find it because the heart was not right. God granting repentance isn’t just some Calvinist thing of him deciding randomly who gets it and who doesn’t. God’s granting of repentance is based upon the heart seeking the repentance.
Some will give Pharaoh as an example, and say that God hardened his heart. While this is true, the Bible is also clear that Pharaoh also hardened his own heart. The principle is that if you don’t want truth, that means you WANT a lie, and God will then blind you to the truth to give you what you want.
Thank you for this. 😭 I believe the Lord has answered me through His word and through you the questions I've had for a long time now. Honestly, this has been a stronghold. God is faithful. The weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God to the pulling down of strongholds. I would appreciate prayers. I need the grace of God and the power of the Holy Spirit in genuinely repenting of an addiction I've struggled with too long.
U can't believe unless u repent!
Amen!yes oh Jesus truly help us today by Your Spirit!
Revelation 3:19
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent.
nowhere do i see "of your sins" in your quotation there. seems "of your sins" is always injected into the text whenever repent is used, which is not a good interpretation skill. biblical context for Repent is just to turn around, and the mojority of time it just means to turn around and back to God. It doesn't say "of your sins", you won't find it
@Big Dog yes, nowhere in the bible i found "repent from your sin".🙂 but i just wanna ask you, "turn around" from what, do you think??
Acts 3:19
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Mark 2:17
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For me, these verses are enough to tell me that repentance is something a sinner needs to do. And i guess we all are sinners, Romans 3:23 "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,".
And lastly,
Luke 13:3 "I tell you, no; but unless y̲o̲u̲ r̲e̲p̲e̲n̲t̲ you will a̲l̲l̲ likewise perish."
So my understanding acc. to the scriptures is we repent of our sins because unless we do so, we will perish.
This is my understanding, I am intrested to know your side as well. 🙂
I hope we both could learn from each other. 🙂
@@mumtriborang2679 in each phrase you find repentance above in your rebuttal, instead insert "change your mind".
Nowhere does it say repent of your sins that your sins may be blotted out lol. That is a work.
It says change your mind (about who Christ was) and your sins may be blotted out.
Believe and you will be saved.
@@joe2825 so you mean, "change ur mind about who christ was and ur sins will be blotted out"
And then i believe in him and then i'll be saved for sure, is that what u mean to say??
@@mumtriborang2679 yes, that is exactly what I mean. No where do any of those verses say repent of your sins. How can a man who is DEAD in trespasses and sins repent? He is not yet regenerated, he absolutely can not repent first, he must believe and get sealed first. You can only believe the promise first, belief/faith = righteousness. NO YOU DONT CONTINUE in sin, if you do God will chastise you severly but never a loss of sonship.
Tell me, did Abraham who received the promise of righteousness receive it by repentance of sins or by faith? Romans 4:3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham BELIEVED GOD, and it was COUNTED UNTO HIM FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS. And when he believed God what happened? Romans 4:22 And therefore it was IMPUTED to him for righteousness. There you go, Abraham, no repentence gets imputed righteousness JUST FOR BELIEVE on God. How do we get the same? Lets read further. Romans 4:24 But for US ALSO, to whom it SHALL BE IMPUTED, if we believe ON HIM that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead.
There you go folks, its belief not repentance that saves us! Repentence just means change your mind about who Christ was. We are saved by BELIEF/FAITH!
Amen.
Jesus said, “I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish” Luke 13:3 and Luke 13:5 KJV. REPENTANCE is necessary for salvation. Do not say the “sinners prayer” and keep living in sin and expect to enter into life.
God bless you.
correct, he didn't say "repent of your sins". the phrase "of your sins" is just not found anywhere yet people speak as if it's written there. it's insanity. it's because people lack the understanding of what repentance means and has meant in all of scripture. it literally just means to turn back to God. that's why repent and believe the gospel are tied together ... because believing the gospel is the repentance.
Big Dog, many people are false converts, meaning, they believe in God, they understand that Jesus died on the cross, yet the fruit of their lives isn’t one of a born again, Christ following, Christian.
Acts 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;
who did he say that too. ? that is what the key to understanding the verb repent or the noun repentance.
Any preacher that tells you, you don't have to repent of your sin to enter the kingdom of God is a devil and a deceiver.
But repentance/sanctification happen by the power of the Holy Spirit. No person can get rid of his sinful nature by his own strength.
@@nikokapanen82: I never said they can. Sanctification and salvation is the work of God working in us as it teaches in Philippins. We just have to submit unto God.
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I just added my reply to your comment to make it more clear for the ones who might be new in faith. Not saying that your comment was wrong somehow.
So true! It’s so common these days but we have the spirit of truth thankfully to lead us into all understanding to keep us close to Him.
the problem is nowhere in the bible does it say you have to "repent [of your sins]" to be saved. All it says is repent and believe to be saved. Repent is just turning around, and the 99% of the time it's to tell people to turn back to God. That's what repentance means. It doesn't mean "of your sins", that is something we add to the text. As Christians should we repent of our sins, yes on a daily basis. But to say you have to repent of your sins to be saved is not biblical at all. Case and point ... have you repented of all your sins? if you say yes, you are proud and arrogant to think you're walking perfectly. If you say no you crush your own argument. But the bible is the authority anyway, and it only says Repent, not Repent of your sins.
Thank You Lord for saving my soul through Your holy Spirit who convicted me of my sins and caused me to humbly come to repentance. I will continue to walk in the path of the Lord. GOD is so good and amazing to my life.
The timing of this recommendation is unmatched, I desperately needed to hear this, I've been greatly troubled by my misunderstanding - confusing repentance for works. Thank you!
Repentance in this context is to stop believing in your own righteousness and believe in the finished work of Jesus
Repent means change your mind about the direction of your sinfulled life and redirect your will in the opposite direction to God.
Change your mind about your sinfulled life ALL SINS INCLUDING UNBELIEF,false gods,
witchcraft self righteousness etc.
Thank you. I remember this, Salvation is by faith and faith alone and faith alone in Jesus Christ is preceded and followed by repentance. (Paul Washer)
Such good teaching. Salvation 101. But these days so much of the "church" misses this. I am so impressed that you included repentance for the church as well. It is so important that we include introspection of self and confession of sin to our Father every day. Even for the smallest offenses.
I love your no-nonsense teaching and the confidence that you display when teaching. Thank you, brother. All glory to God!
The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise,(A) as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient(B) with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance
2 peter 3:9 ❤️🥺
I always facepalm whenever someone confuses the repentance as 'work'. Most of the time, the conversation goes like this.
Me: "You need to repent to be saved."
The Person: "Why do you speak about Work Salvation?"
Me: "I am not! We are saved by faith alone, through grace alone."
The Person: "But you said we have to repent! That is 'work'!"
.... then he/she will start his/her tirade about how that is nonsense and heretical.
As faith comes through the grace of the LORD, the repentance is the manifestation of His grace on our hearts. Do we not obey the LORD through His grace and love upon us?
I love this, thank you! might you instead begin this sort of conversation with something like "If one is saved, one of the manifested fruits is repentance." Just an idea... I love how you phrased it "repentance is the manifestation of His grace on our hearts." Indeed. God is the Giver of Faith in the first place. And He gives the opportunity for us to grow in sanctification via that manifested repentance. How I long to spend eternity at His feet. The path and the gate are narrow. Yet God's plumb line is my lifeline.
This is actually sad and mysterious. These people who believes in this unrepentant gospel seems to be mixed with the nature of sheep and the nature of goat, so their sheep nature really likes the idea of heaven and Jesus but their goat nature is brutally sinful. This is why they dont reject Jesus, they admit that Jesus is Lord but they cannot get rid from their brutally sinful nature and that leads only two options, whether to accept the horrifying reality that they are going to burn in hell and live very uncomfortably or to seek solution from "tickling ears" teachers about the easy believism gospel where living in sin is not condemned because Jesus died for all of the sins. Many of them chooses to second option.
Agreed!! Repentance is a step of faith just as the profession of our faith before others and the fruits of the spirit.
Tell me, did Abraham who received the promise of righteousness receive it by repentance of sins or by faith? Romans 4:3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham BELIEVED GOD, and it was COUNTED UNTO HIM FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS. And when he believed God what happened? Romans 4:22 And therefore it was IMPUTED to him for righteousness. There you go, Abraham, no repentence gets imputed righteousness JUST FOR BELIEVE on God. How do we get the same? Lets read further. Romans 4:24 But for US ALSO, to whom it SHALL BE IMPUTED, if we believe ON HIM that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead.
There you go folks, its belief not repentance that saves us! Repentence just means change your mind about who Christ was. We are saved by BELIEF/FAITH!
@@joe2825 obviously you ignore completely the book of James. You see, Abraham showed his faith by works, by going to sacrifice his son Isaak. So your faith is always evidenced by your works
This is why, whenever we are to talk about the Gospel to someone else, it is best to tell them first of how we are wretched sinners and are deserving of Hell.
So when we get to the part where we talk about how God was loving enough to send his only begotten Son to DIE for us, they won’t take it with a grain of salt and dismiss it, but hopefully will be moved to repentance once they see how GOOD and MERCIFUL God truly has been (Romans 2:4 talks about this [God’s goodness is intended to lead us to repentance]).
Repentance, Good works, and obedience are evidence that we are saved: evidence that we do have faith in what Jesus has said and done.
To repent means, simply, to turn. We turn from our sin and rebellion, and turn to God through faith in Jesus Christ.
It mean that today but 2000 years ago it meant to change you mind .
Amen! Repentance is not "works"...when one feels true contrite repentance, the Lord see our heart to know if it's real or not. Our heart is what matters to Christ....and from that is what flows from it. Repentance means to Regret, when we regret something we are brought to a state of humility, re-thinking our actions, and hope to change for the better and not repeat the actions that have brought us to repent in the first place. ❤
Luke 6:45
"The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks."
Wonderful Amen 😊🙏✝️
Psalms
Chapter 26
1(A Psalm of David.) Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.
2Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
3For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.
4I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.
5I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.
6I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:
7That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.
8LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
9Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:
10In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.
11But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.
12My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the LORD.
I have been pondering this and trying to research these answers for so long. This video hit all of my questions. This is great great work! Praise Jesus!!!
Amen Amen Amen 🙏🏾 ❤ I say stay in repentance, acknowledging my actions, thoughts snd deeds and who Christ is❤🙏🏾
Truly, a very clear and biblical answer to the question of repentance, God bless you pastor Jeff, continue to shine for Christ Jesus in these last days.
@SPREADING THE LIGHT OF JESUS CHRIST: Thank you for your kind words.
Thank you so much brother
Ty sir. I have just recently heard of this “hyper grace” movement. I must admit I thought I had heard it all. This one totally came out of the blue...
There is nothing new under the sun. There are a lot of epistles written to churches who were seeing all the things we see throughout the generations. BUT you are so right that it’s hard when we do hear of it! It seems like it’s a lack of adding or subtracting to the gospel. (Monica)
Repent and believe means to stop your wicked repenting of sins,sorrow of sin,change of heart about sin,etc,etc BUT instead you absolutely must only
"Believe"
Repenting of sin with believing for salvation will send you to hell.
Acts 16:30-31
"And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house."
Do not add to this verse..Add nothing to it or you will not be saved.
There are countless verses that say to believe for salvation.
If you believe alone then you have repented by going to christ in faith.
Sin has no bearing on your salvation because its all gone.Christ paid it all off.We are all made perfect.
Believe on Jesus alone.
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Yes and I agree with part of your statement. Except for repentance and belief sending one to hell. That is not biblical and I challenge you to find a single scripture that says exactly that. Until then maybe you can explain to me why Jesus came preaching repentance? It is precisely my belief inHim that makes me want to repent. Unless you are sinless, how do you deal with sin in your own life? Ask forgiveness and then do it again? I am not trying to be ugly or facetious. Repentance is a change of mind and direction. 1 Jn 1:9 if we confess our sins He is faithful and just to forgive them and cleanthes us of all iniquity. Any repentance involved there? Or just confession and belief? Yes acts 16:30 says believe and you will be saved. But the context involved a pagan who’s entire belief system was contrary to the very Jewish Messiah he was believing on. The implication is he turned away from his old life, and his family followed as well. In the end the grreat danger with the hyper grace movement is it leaves room for folks to “ believe “ in Jesus and still sin like mere men. I’m not saying all men do this, but without repentance the danger is very real. In my humble opinion of course, your mileage may vary. If I’m wrong after all I have no need to repent of my error, as I will just continue to believe...
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If you repent of sins for salvation you are trusting in this repentance and not just Jesus payment.If you say im going to heaven because i repent of my sins and i believe you are really in effect not believing.
Do you realize every living human walking on earth was made perfect and ready for heaven when Christ died for all?Thats right.No matter how much we sin its gone and we are perfect.Now why would you need to repent of sin to go to heaven when its all gone?Lastly repent of sins that you talk about is for after salvation but absolutely not before.
After we believe on Christ we should repent of sins to go into truth and not live in the flesh.
Repenting of sin is not mentioned at all in the bible.It says to repent.
To add "of sins" is adding to Gods word and damnable.It never says in the bible "of sins"...it just says repent.
If you only believe on Christ you have repented.. and not of sin but of unbelief
@@ih8lies339
First of all thank you for taking the time to respond to my post. I’m still not convinced. But I will say I do not trust in my repentance, nor my lack there of, sin to get me to heaven. In Christ alone is my faith found. As far as everyone being made perfect and ready to go to heaven. I think you may getting it confused with the entire world being perfectly eligible to receive forgiveness and salvation. Any way, I see you are firm in your beliefs. I am firm in mine. We must agree to disagree at this point. I pray God blesses you even as you bless Him.
Amen we are save only by God grace and mercy alone .
I’ve been saying this for a while. Repentance is not a work! It’s been a commandment from Genesis to Revelation
Jody This man is a false teacher as are all the "pastors" Acts 26:20b ......."that they should repent and turn to God and DO WORKS MEET FOR REPENTANCE" KJV. Mat 7:21--23 These words are in sync with Mat 7 :13,14. "MANY chose the wrong road because they chose a religious path that was not THE WILL OF THE FATHER. For all the facts on this please go to JW.org.
@@ralphgoreham3516 JW believe in a Unitarian God that created an angel that masqueraded himself as Jesus for 33 years. He didn't die on a cross.
Worse yet, the JW people don't know the real Jesus as %46 of their members get divorced and most people that leave the church become atheists, meaning they were atheists the whole time.
Sorry not sorry. Find Jesus. Keep watching this channel.
Praying for you. Ralph
@@DynamicGracer "masqueraded himself as Jesus???. Please explain. He died on a "stauros" or" xylon" In the days of the apostles when trees were scarce the former meant an upright pole used as a stake. Xylon meant a tree. The cross is a just one of a multitude of pagan adoptions and is used as an idol. The implement of his murder is in houses, cars, around necks, cemeteries, churches, clothing etc. 46% divorced, One of many lies being slung around RUclips. Provide a reference or you are either mislead or making it up. I have been in for 47 years and should know. The pandemic has affected the ministry participation rate on which the figures are based. Dont be mislead by that. It is a fact that Christendom is dying, especially in the "western" world and Google says there are 33,000 "Christian" divisions. So who has the truth Chastity? Where would you direct me? I could give you 50 reasons Jesus is not God an the h/s is not a person using about 100 verses as evidence. You it is that is backing a loser. Go to JW.org and learn some of the mountain of truth that awaits.
@@ralphgoreham3516 ruclips.net/video/ZBdSf6lKk4o/видео.html
"The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent, because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.”"
Acts 17:30-31
Paul says in Acts 26:20 Repent, turn to God and do works befitting of repentance.
God is so great! This is just what I needed right now.
This guy is so right on. Repent and believe
Jesus said believe and be baptized also
Just as was stated. Repentance is not a work
Baptism is not a work either
Yet christ said. Go make disciples of all nations , baptizing them
He told us basically water baptism is part of what makes us disciples or followers of Christ
It’s amazing how many people don’t understand the word AND
Repent and believe
Believe and be baptized
They only like the believe
And there are many believers that will Perish
So lead astray Wake up people and read scripture for yourself. It’s really clear
Stop believing this believe only or faith only
Jesus died for all our sins we are no longer sinners God bless you all
1 John 1:8
Let’s look at the full text of Jonah 3:10.
And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.
So it looks like God said turning from sin is a work and if repentance is turning from sin you are adding works to faith alone. Also God repented in the same verse and God never sinned. So repentance is simply a change of mind and yes everyone must repent to be saved. They must change there mind and believe the good news.
Repentance is a choice. It's neither a work nor emotions, though emotions does come along with repentance. In sad moments people look to emotions to feel repentance, but if they want to trust in Christ and believe on him, they don't have to work for repentance. You can pray to God once for forgiveness and be on your way to the celestial city, gaining wisdom and strength to persevere in faith, while avoiding sin when temptation comes. Trust in the Lord and follow his commandments.
Repentance is a command from Jesus. We love Jesus why wouldn't we follow what he says about our salvation? Because it makes us uncomfortable. Listen up Jesus doesn't want you to be warm and cozy living the way you want. We are to live for Him and obey his worship and love him. Give our lives to him our hearts everything.
Even if it cost our life to follow him is worth everything.
James 2:17-19 *Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.*
Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and *I will shew thee my faith by my works.*
*Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.*
Amen we must repent of our sins to be saved
Excuse me , I want to ask. Is the change of mind intentionally or naturally?
Pastor Jeff, sometimes I feel as if it is far easier if we simply lump the two (faith and repentance) together; easier to explain this way. They necessarily come together simultaneously and I feel there is no need for making such a formal distinction between "turning to the east" and "turning from the west". It is the same action described from two standpoints--to turn from idols to serve the living God. Spurgeon once said that he would tell you which one comes first as soon as you can tell him which spoke of a wheel is the first to turn.
Wait? You mean like faith and works?
kb27787: Thank you for watching and writing. I think we have to be careful in how we "lump them together." A very popular website even goes so far as to say that "repent" and "believe" are synonymous and that's how they lump them together. I believe that is quite incorrect - and one of the motivations for that site stating that is that they believe "repentance" - being distinct from "belief" - makes salvation a work. Believing and repenting are inseparable - but they are distinct according to Scripture. I would affirm Spurgeon's statement - they would seem to be occurring simultaneously.
That’s so true about repenting and changing our behavior I use to watch pornography a lot of on my phone but after I realize what I was doing was wrong in the eyes of god I put parental controls on my phone and put a password that I would purposely forget I also cut the chord off my PS4 so I wouldn’t watch porn on there too we gotta change our habits our old way of life that causes us to sin we gotta confess repent and trust in Jesus alone
It baffles me that REPENTANCE is such a controversial issue. And I dont believe that the people that affirm that it is not necessary, do it with good intentions! It is a doctrine of demons that lead to thousands of false coversions.
Tell me, did Abraham who received the promise of righteousness receive it by repentance of sins or by faith? Romans 4:3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham BELIEVED GOD, and it was COUNTED UNTO HIM FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS. And when he believed God what happened? Romans 4:22 And therefore it was IMPUTED to him for righteousness. There you go, Abraham, no repentence gets imputed righteousness JUST FOR BELIEF on God. How do we get the same? Lets read further. Romans 4:24 But for US ALSO, to whom it SHALL BE IMPUTED, if we believe ON HIM that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead.
There you go folks, its belief not repentance that saves us! Repentence just means change your mind about who Christ was. We are saved by BELIEF/FAITH!
Joseph Wehrwein have you not sinned? What is the work of Christ to those who do not repent and aren’t wishing for the forgiveness of their sins?
Satan and all the demons know and believe who Christ is, but that certainly doesn’t save them.
@@kenim the demons were not offered salvation like we are. I have sinned and do sin, I try not to sin, but fail, try again and again. Romans 7, who will save me from this body of sin and death? Praise be to Jesus Christ our Lord. When we sin we get chastised by God, then we go to our Father like King David and "be sorry for our sins". We are to lay aside all the sins that do easily entagle us.
My whole point is this video taking Mark and saying repentance from sin is wrong, repentance means changing ones mind about who Christ is (in the Jewish Gospels) later takes a different meaning by Apostle Paul.
Belief comes first, then sealing of the Holy Spirit (Romans) then comes the spirit to convict us and mold us to Christs image, if we fall into grievious sins we get chastised severely but never the loss of our imputed righteousness.
The problem with most of Tims videos is he is very works based and that is what Paul rebukes in Galatians 3 and 4.
Joseph Wehrwein John came first to prepare the way for the Lord with the baptism of repentance so when Jesus comes, people may believe in Him who is the Christ. “Repent and believe” is all throughout Acts.
Even though you are in error in this issue, I truly believe that you are a truly saved person and thats great for you. BUT not recongnizing the true way and teaching it to unbelievers the way that you are procaliming it, will lead to bad results and much confusion.
@@kenim i think Joseph is right, but he is talking about a faith that is true and alive. The bible warns us that faith can be dead (James 2). And also: Abraham’s faith was tested (Hebrew 11:17) which shows his faith was genuine.
Forgiveness is for all Mankind but People have to Confess Sins and ask for Forgiveness.
Amen and amen. The true gospel.
I think it is both. There is repentance, change of mind, based on flesh and blood, which then is a work. Also repentance as a result of God working in a person, which is not a work, but by God.
Explained so well. I understand now, no more world.
Then you have never read Jonah 3:9-10. Here scripture reads: “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.” Repentance from sin is a work and we are not saved by works, we are saved by grace through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Repentance is required for salvation. But I means a change in mind about the gospel. Hope this blessed someone.
Explained perfectly, GOD BLESS YOU!!!
Thank you for this clarification!
Jesus in John 6:29 said, "The WORK of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent." Apparently, the Lord considers belief a work of some sort.
Faith without works (including ongoing repentence, tied to bearing the fruits of The Spirit) is dead. The same group think that we cannot lose salvation.
A born again believer always does good works. But this verse from James is NOT a salvation issue. Context context context..Ask yourself why in no other place in the gospels or Paul's writings does it say to " be saved have faith AND good works" No it doesnt, because ONLY by believing on Jesus saves us. John 3, 6, 10, Acts 16, 1 Corinthians 15 and 1 Peter 1....Eternal salvation is permanent...1 Peter 1 : 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance [b]incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, ( does not fade away, reserved in heaven) 5 who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
Then you need to read Philippians 2: 12-18. Paul talks about us working out our own salvation.
@@alfredgarcia7895 THis is written as an encouragement in our discipleship..Our salvation comes from whom? Our work? Or the work of the cross? Context and systematic theology are important because without these we can pluck out verses to support ant belief system.
Example : From John we read in chapter 1 :10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. 11 He came to His [c]own, and His [d]own did not receive Him. "
We can take that wrong without context. It appears to say no Hebrews accepted Him, but its meaning in context appears further in John, as well throughout all of the NT..
Another verse either misunderstood or taken out of context is Hebrews 10:26 -27 26" For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, 27 but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries."
This scripture is used to refute eternal security, but does it? If you read Hebrews its mostly to Messianic Jews but this part in chapter 10 is for non believers.. If this was for believers we all are in trouble.
My point is you cant cherry pick verses to support a personal belief. The bible doesnt need personal interpretation. But it takes a system , and context to unlock its meaning...
The Assurance of Salvation comes from the LORD Himself - and through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit as well as the manifestation of God's power, we will know we are saved; though we may doubt (or sulky about our failure to obey Him) the love of Christ will keep us in Him.
It is really hurtful and yet hilarious to see someone crying out they cannot lose their Salvation when it seems clear that he/she did not receive it in the first place.
Before we see yet another Arminian & Calvinism argument, I will point out this - I have wandered off from faith and distracted by the world more than a hundred times in my life. However, the LORD always called me back and disciplined me if I was stubborn. Any godly people that I knew and saw experienced pretty much the same.
@@Mimu1983 If this is to me, Im not affiliated with Calvinism or Arminian. Eternal security is biblical, it isnt US that holds onto Him, its Him that holds us in His hand and noting can snatch us out. ( John10)...Nothing hilarious about false doctrine and people not hearing the true gospel.. Disciplined for disobedience, yep, condemned,? Nope...How far can you go to be away from the Father? How far can you wander before the Good Shepherd retrieves you? Whether we turn for a moment, or years, Jesus NEVER leaves or forsakes His children.. There is no bible verse or scripture that refutes eternal security.. In your own words, "the Lord always calls me back." Its about His faithfulness, not ours
Though I strongly believe that true repentance will always result in changed behavior (Matt 3:8- produce fruit that proves your repentance- NET), I can't see how taking a different course is not salvation by works? I mean if we stick to the definition that repentance means change (total change) of mind that will always result in change of behavior, then it's true that repentance is not a work. But to simply say that I have to change my course of action then this is works. Please help me understand.
Thank you!!
I'll be honest. Repentance from sin is a work-- Jonah 3:10-- and is not required for salvation. Repentance unto salvation is a change of mind--> going from unbelief or trusting in your works to believing that Jesus Christ paid for all of your sins, past, present, and future, that He was buried, and rose from death on the 3rd day.
Don't forget what Jesus said in Mark 16:16
or Peter's instruction in Acts 2:38. A lot of pushback on baptism as well.
Repentance could never be a work. Repentance is a change of mind brought through the Holy Spirit. We can't repent by our own effort because we are sin. Repentance is a complete overhaul of both our minds and our course of actions. That is brought by the Holy Spirit's work in and through faith in Christ and the Word dwelling richly within in us. It is really that simple.
I really needed to hear this. Thank you sir. It's very helpful to me.
Please read my post just above and read the scriptures. He is misleading you and any who fall for same.
Amen!!! Brother
What if you don't successfully repent of all your sins??
repent and believe when addressed to the unbeliever is The object of repentance or repent is always a change of mind towards Christ..that the only thing that saves.acts 16:31. by the way this is exactly what the Catholic Church teaches...they say the sacraments are act of Grace
Repentance works
I'm not trying to argue the message but I just can't understand how repentance is something I have to do but yet at the same time it's still not a work. Is repentance something I should pray over to be given as a gift? Also if I can't repent because of my past sins and my heart is hardened, what must I do? I understand that I'm a sinner in my head and I keep trying to repent but I don't feel much guilt over my sins. Please help
Let me use an example. Let's say we go out around our church on San Antonio's East Side - the "hood," as it were and we find a prostitute who sells her services a couple of blocks away. We talk to her and she agrees with what we're saying and she says, "Ok. Now I believe in Jesus." We invite her then to attend the meetings of our church. She never shows up. We go back a couple of weeks later. She's still selling her body to anonymous men. She says she's still also doing drugs and getting drunk several nights a week. We ask her about it and she says she never stopped any of it. We ask if she still believes in Jesus. She says she does and she says she knows Jesus has saved her. She gives excuses why she hasn't come to the church meetings. Two more weeks later we go back and it's the same. A year later it's still the same and she still says she believes in Jesus and she is saved.
Do you see the problem? That woman has a "faith" - or so she says - but she doesn't have a faith that will save her. She has just affirmed the truth of a proposition and nothing more. Faith that saves has a certain look to it because it's repentant faith. It's not just an intellectual assent to the fact that faith in Jesus is necessary for salvation, there's also an element of that faith that has you turn away from your sin, turning away from the course your lie was headed. Paul tells the Ephesians at the beginning of chapter two that they were following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air prior to verse four happening. The emphasis is on the word "were." They changed their mind about following the devil and their sin. That's what saving faith does. It trusts in Christ, but it also says, "No" to the past direction of a person's life.
If you don't feel much guilt over your sins, you don't understand just how holy God is and what His divine anger looks like that is directed at the person who doesn't feel guilt. Also, you say you "can't repent." Yes, you can, if you really want to. You can change your mind and have that change of mind include a change in direction, which is what repentance is. We have a video on this issue entitled, "I Can't Repent" which might help: ruclips.net/video/PKXBdhJwTBQ/видео.html
Thanks.
Very good video. Thanks brothers.
@Salvation/Damnation: You're welcome. Thank you for your kind words.
All these people in the comments defending not repenting sure must love their sin. I’m sad to say that they are going to be in for a rude awakening when they crossover. Repenting is not “works salvation”.
Well scripture doesn’t exactly teach justification by sola fide, the reformers taught that. Scripture says faith working through love. The early church taught salvation as a journey past present and future reality’s. Paul’s says we are justified by faith, James says we are justified by our works (not the law) but the fruits is the outer workings of our faith. Faith is the root but it is never alone. And it’s really all of Gods grace that we are saved through His Son the incarnated Logos who has recapitulated all of creation and is reconciling the world through the gospel call. Praise God from who all blessings flow.
Claro, la fe sin obras es muerta.
Hello, this is a great teaching! I have a question: does repentance come to unregenerate heart? Or does the heart need to be regenerated first then repentance? Thank you so much.
Good question. Time did not allow to cover all aspects in the video. We would hold that there is a "logical order" here, but that in time and space they all happen simultaneously. We would hold that regeneration comes first because the spiritually dead person (Eph. 2:1; Col. 2:13) cannot do anything, much less repent and believe because he is dead. Metaphors matter in the Bible and "dead" means without life and unable to do anything at all. That's the spiritual state of the natural person (cf. 1 Cor. 2:14). Therefore, what we see in John 3:1-8 where Jesus explains both the necessity of the new birth ("Unless one is born again...") and the means ("The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”) as He chastens Nicodemus for not knowing this truth helps us here. Jesus uses "born" - born again, or, born "from above." Why? Because, again, metaphors matter. Men and women when they were born from the womb of their mother were totally and absolutely passive. They did not do anything to start the birthing process - it was something that happened to them. So it is with the new birth. The spiritually dead person cannot believe just a little, or repent just a little, in order to effect their being "born again." They receive it, passively, just like every human birth. Jesus expected Nicodemus to know this based upon passages such as Ezekiel 36 and 37. So once a person receives "new life" - being "born again," they also, at the same time, receive faith and repentance as gifts (Eph. 2:8-9; Phil. 1:29; Acts 11:18; 2 Tim. 2:24-25) and they repent and believe because they have a new heart (Ezek 36:26) and that new heart has new desires and it WANTS to repent and believe.
Ezekiel 37 and John 11 are of help here. Ezekiel gets told to go preach...in a cemetery. He preaches to bones. Dry bones. What happens? The bones come to life in response to the preaching. In John 11 Jesus commands his friend Lazarus, who is four days dead and rotting (John 11:39) to come out? How can a dead man come out? He is given life and he then walks out. That's the way it is with the new birth and how it relates to faith and repentance.
@@jeffgccsatx wow, thank you so much for this comprehensive explanation. ❤️
It’s pretty clear in scripture that no follower of Jesus had faith only
We must believe of course
Then repent
Confess
Baptism
Stay in the faith
This is all part of having the faith.
Can’t leave any of them out
James 1:22
Repenting of unbelief isn't a work; repenting of your sins is.
Part of the emphasis is this: Some will turn their "repentance" from "unbelief" into a work--rather than trust Christ, they make their "repentance" something they are DOING in order to be saved rather than trusting that Christ has DONE everything.
@@illbehonest What you just said is a load of B.S.
You can't turn "repentance from unbelief" into a work anymore than you can turn an apple into an orange.
I do understand repentance and even after confessing Christ we are to repent daily but I feel like you're not understanding or forgetting to mention that ALL men fall short and even Paul describes a thorn in his flesh and how he does things that he ought not to do and don't do the things he ought to do. So I say all that to say this that as Christians we are to repent daily because we fall short daily and that if we do fall short, it's ok, repent from your sin and try harder next time not to miss the mark. That gives people like me comfort to know that I don't have to worry about condemnation if I fall short but through His grace and mercy I'm able to ask for forgiveness and turn away from my sin. But just to say repent, repent, repent with not mentioning the struggle of repentance gives people no hope especially when you have an addictive sin that you pray continuously to Christ about that's a struggle for you to turn away from. I've been there myself but through fervent prayer and fasting I was delivered. But I remembered the times I cried to God because I wanted to stop but my addiction at that time was too strong. Remember you have to give hope to those that are struggling to want to repent but have strongholds that only can deliver them from too.
Revelation
Chapter 1
1The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
2Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
3Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
4John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
5And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
6And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
7Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
8I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
9I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
10I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
11Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
12And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;
13And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
14His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
15And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
16And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
17And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
18I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
19Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;
20The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.
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Neither is faith a work, though it is something you must do.
But there are works of faith like enduring to the end, repenting, and even something like baptism or prayer.
Ephesians 2:8 is talking about works of the law, not works of faith
Obviously we can't just believe and be saved, because of verses like Matthew 7:21 and 7:23, and James 2:19. Superficial belief has hardly saved anyone before. We need works. Works of faith... (like repentance)
Not everyone that saith unto me Lord Lord shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, but those who do the Will of my Father who is in Heaven. The will of the Father according to religion is Faith+Works. The Will of the Father according to Joseph Prince and the "Christians" is "believing on Jesus", but the real Will of the Father is to be a Friend of Jesus Christ.
"Depart from me, I never knew you (we were never friends heb12:6), worker of iniquity" -Matthew 7:23
If we act like we can english believe our way into heaven, it's not going to make sense in light of the entire Bible
Being a Friend of God is the purpose of life! (Reverse Matt 7:23)
"...Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God." -James 2:23
@@DynamicGracer God does not consider faith as a work, biblical faith can be seen through our actions, if it can’t be seen we only have a philosophy. The Christian’s faith is an active trust in Jesus.
Don’t be fooled by man’s philosophy that says anything that you can do is a work. We obtain grace through faith in Jesus. No faith, no grace. No other name given to men by and which they must be saved.
Repentance is a must but should come naturally if our trust is in the Lordship of Jesus.
8For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God- 9not by works, so that no one can boast.
How does Eph.2.8,9 promote works of the law?
@@fredc61 It promotes NOT works of the law
"... it is the gift of God, NOT by works (of the law), so that no one can boast."
The full verse in context
We are saved by grace through works of faith, not of ourselves, it is a gift of God, not of works of the law, lest any man should boast." -Ephesians 2:8-9
@@DynamicGracer Titus 3.5 he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, 6whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.
Titus 3.5 does not agree with your interpretation of Eph.2.8,9
All scripture is profitable for doctrine and reproof and correction.
@@fredc61 all I meant was that there is something called "superficial faith" which is mental accent that won't work
A work of faith is deep faith or real faith, and the works of faith are loaded with the new birth chemicals
Titus 3:5 again condemns works of the law "righteous things", but never condemns works of faith like deeper believeth and continuous believeth
Pls say this to "Sniffing out pharisees".
Bro is lost in hyper grace and leads astray hundreds of people
I think some don’t understand the true meaning of repentance.
VERY MANY. And I'm still learning too!!
Does God hate me every time I sin?
When I do, I feel guilty and feel like he doesn't want to hear from me so I avoid him until I feel like I can come back to Him again :/
No, God loves you. He may chasten you when you sin, and the Holy Spirit will convict you, but He does it because He is a loving Father.
If you have fully trusted on Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection for the forgiveness of all of your sins, past, present, and future you are saved. If you have accepted Jesus as tbe only means of salvation, He has blotted out all your sins and nailed them to the cross. He has removed them from you as far as the east is from the west. No worka will save you, only Jesus will. Rest in His grace and be covered by His precious blood. If you have any questions let me know. God bless you.
I'm sorry if this is tmi, but what if we sin habitually knowing it's wrong, and feeling bad afterwards? I ask for forgiveness, but I still end up going back to the sin.
My sin is tied to my boyfriend so I feel like if I stop, then it'll ruin our relationship or
he'll break up with me. So because of him, I feel like I can't stop this sin.
I had such a close relationship with God but then I met my boyfriend, and I turned my back on God for a few years. I'd have extreme anxiety and guilt over what I was doing but I couldn't bring myself to go to God. Recently I came back to God and asked for forgiveness. But I'm still living in that same habitual sin. And since it's tied to my boyfriend, I feel like I don't have a choice to stop.
The Holy Spirit in you will lament and pray for you. Not returning to the LORD immediately is... rather a common mistake that we Christians make. Yes, God HATES sin - but because we are purchased by His Son's blood, we are called righteous even though we are not. The justice has been met through Christ, and He bore all of our sins.
@@KuroRitsuka We ALL have our own weaknesses. But I can tell you two things.
1) Love Jesus Christ more than your boyfriend. I know it will hurt you, and the one you love - but if God planned your boyfriend to be your spouse indeed, he will follow you to Jesus; if not, then ask yourself why you want to stay with your boyfriend? I also had a similar situation - and... I count my loss as rubbish.
2) Yes, you do have a choice to stop sinning - what you (and I) are finding the pleasure which sin promises, better than being holy. That is the fundamental problem we all have. Break free, through the grace of God - seek Him and His grace.
@@KuroRitsuka Hello. I understand. Please run to Christ. Christ says to us "Come" . There is nothing we can do to prepare ourselves or stay in the penalty box to be ok to go to Him. Christ says "COME" we need to come right now no matter what. Run to Him my dear friend with all your heart and cry to Him "Lord please help me I mess up I need you fully". We need to run to Him all the time He is the Savior and our only Hope. Christ will not cast out anyone who comes to Him. John 6:37. Praying God bless❤
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believe repent and get baptize and live holy anyone who denys repentance and baptism are heretics
Wrong, only faith in Jesus alone saves you. Water will not save you and your works will not save you. You go in a dry sinner and you come out a wet sinner. No scripture say that water baptism saves you and no scripture says that we have to turn from our sins to be saved because we always will sin. God bless you brother. I pray you put your full faith in Jesus alone and rest in His grace knowing you are saved.
Rust Factory ok heretic
"It is by WORKS and NOT BY FAITH ALONE THAT WE ARE JUSTIFIED ", ( James 2:14,24, Romans 2:6-8, Matthew 25:35-42). Peace always in Jesus Christ our Great and Kind God and Savior, He whose Flesh is True food and Blood True drink
Works of faith; Not works of the law.
@@DynamicGracer yes, SO TRUE, works of faith, but NOT BY FAITH ALONE ARE WE JUSTIFIED , ( James 2:14,24, Romans 2:6-8, Matthew 25:35-42). Peace always in Jesus Christ our Great and Kind God and Savior, He whose Flesh is True food and Blood True drink
@@matthewbroderick8756 It's faith PLUS works of faith
@@DynamicGracer Absolutely, and not faith alone that justifies as protestant churches teach, for even if one has all faith, but does not love, it is useless. Peace always in Jesus Christ our Great and Kind God and Savior, He whose Flesh is True food and Blood True drink
So unless we're living a near perfect life, how do we know (with sin in our life) if we're following God or the devil??? Here we are again with this confusing teaching that we are justified by faith alone by Christ alone, but if we sin and don't repent, we're going to hell!! We all sin so much every day in so many ways, even ways we don't know. I'm not saying to not ever repent, but if repent means turn away from sin, then how do we gauge this in our lives with sin always there with us??? If we're going to uphold the law here for part of salvation, then we have to uphold it perfectly!! In other words: be perfect!! Right? True believers aren't looking for a licence to sin, as they want to please God. But with this whole "turning from sin belief", where does one draw the line. It becomes very muddy to me when "Turning from sin" to repent gets mixed with salvation. We all still sin every day! So how would you even gauge weather you are serving God or the devil if your focus is even partially on performance??? Anyone care to comment on this? I'm like "Johnny Five" here for input!!
@Mark Henderson: Thanks for watching and writing. 1 John is a good place to start. In chapter 5, verse 13, he said that he wrote "these things so that you may know you are saved." What things? The first four chapters and the first twelve verses of chapter five. He gives quite a few things to consider there, so that's a good place to start. He doesn't claim sinlessness for himself or for any believer (1:8, 10).
@@jeffgccsatx Thanks Jeff. Appreciate the reply. That's a very good scripture reference in 1st John. I will definitely read and take heed to this as a good starting point. Or shall I say: re-starting point. Thanks again!
By reading your bible.
@@tanyagraces Thank you for your response Grace. You are correct. I do need to stay in the Word, but honestly I struggle with trying to understand it, and this worries me. There are at least 10 different theological views on Salvation all backed with sound scripture. From a works based "Lordship" Salvation clear to complete free Grace gospels. I know the Holy Spirit is supposed to shed light on the scriptures to the believer, but there so much confusion on truth regarding Salvation. I believe the Holy spirit has shown me things in other ways but I do need to be able to understand scripture better. Maybe I haven't persisted enough in it yet. If you're interested, see the video....."Ten views on how to spend eternity with God" (ultimate debate). I don't think it's supposed to be this complicated. I think the truth lays about in the middle. I do know that I Love Jesus with all of my heart and keep my trust fully in Him, yet there are still be setting sins in my life. I believe i'm definitely growing in my faith though. Ok i'm rambling on. Thanks again Grace. Let me know if you ever watch this video.
Paul also said follow me
I would like to hear a genuine debate concerning this subject. We merely hear presentations not debates which present both sides. As for the two sons it must be said that they were both SONS and they were told to WORK. Therefore Repentance is a WORK not a NOT a NON WORK. Whatever sort of REPENTANCE then which is required for salvation if then salvation is NOT A WORK cannot involve works and this parable is not valid for those that are not already SONS. I do not know how you can get around this. Jonah 3:10 And God saw their WORKS, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not. However as far as religion goes there is the religion of CAIN and the RELIGION of ABEL. The religion of CAIN was works and the religion of ABEL is to present a SACRIFICE. Our sacrifice we present to God is the ONE He provided us we call Jesus Christ. Unlike Abel this does not involve work but a change of mind that we REFUSE TO WORK for it but rather BELIEVE on the One Whom Justifies the WICKED and the SPIRITUALLY DEAD who are incapable of doing any work sufficient to be saved. We do not cast our faith on a formula but rather on the announcement that the WORK is FINISHED the SACRIFICE is prepared and complete infinitely and inexhaustibly more than sufficient for all the sinning and the falling short we in the power of our fallen flesh could do if we TRIED OUR DAMNDEST to be DAMNED like AllStare Crowley himself or the Markee De Saude or as Hitler or Stalin or King Saul or Baalam or Jezebel or them that planned & executed the false flag state sponsored act of 9-11 or them that funded and planned the gain of function research to try to kill off much of the worlds population. These are probably the acts of unregenerate atheists or pagan sacrifices to mother nature even if we followed that sort of path we could not damn ourselves. Though we acknowledge there are things this side of eternity that deserve death and execution the acts in a society that acknowledges sound natural law and punishes them we do know that after salvation they cannot damn because the grace of God is too great because where sin abounds grace superabounds. To sin in order that grace may superabound is not good or healthy or smart and does not advance the kingdom of God or make the world any better or peaceful or advance the gospel or extend ones life because we must reap what we sew. This is the kind of Gospel Jesus wrought for us and we must believe in to be saved and retain our assurance whatever failures and sins we do later on or whatever good we fail to accomplish in the power of the flesh or the Spirit. No act of heroism however small or great can add to what Jesus did for us and no sin great or small can remove His sacrifice for us from us. If you want to repent then REPENT to this attitude not I am going to turn and do better to try to keep the law and do the many things that God commands us to do TO BE SAVED. The Bible says in Matt 7 that MANY will come to Him and say Lord Lord or BOSS BOSS did we not DO all these wonderful works such as PREACHING or speaking forth the word of God casting out demons and doing wonders in His name. Yes God commands we do whatever good works we can do for His sake. But when we come to Jesus for the salvation of our eternal souls we must leave all these good deeds and good intentions at the cross and receive Him and His finished work AS THE SACRIFICE for all our sins past present and future. We also acknowledge that our sins are not the only issue that keeps us unsaved for there is the sin of Adam we inherited and the tendency toward sin in our fallen genetics that Adam transmitted. There is the sin of Adam we were imputed from Adam's federal headship. There is the fact that we are spiritually dead and need spiritual life. There is the fact that we need reconciliation. We need a holiness we do not inherently have. Even if we could stop sinning and never sinned we need a righteousness on the positive side of the ledger we could never earn through works. We are incapable of the perfect good deed to credit us with eternal life which is infinite. Everything we can do is tainted with sin and is unacceptable and if it were not we could not find the strength to do gain any positive merit on the positive side of the ledger and again I say how can you earn something infinite and eternal unless you do something infinite and eternal. Our very inclination to sin IS SIN that we cannot remove the stain thereof even if we perfectly suppressed it. Colonel R B Thieme Jr used to say "If the whole world were to stop sinning as of this moment and never sin again, apart from Christ no man would be any closer to Heaven than they are RIGHT NOW. All the efforts of a lost man to stop sinning are the efforts of a SINNER who can do nothing good enough to escape Gods wrath which remains on us till we believe upon Jesus Christ. I remember Gardner Ted Armstrong who used to make light of the salvation mocking the phrase ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS BELIEVE UPON HIM. I can hear him over and over in my mind MOCKING the very phrase he was called to OBEY not MOCK. What then did Gardner Ted Armstrong want? He wanted your TITHE. He wanted your $$$$ that's what he wanted. And I dare to say that just may be what every other preacher out there wants in order to fund their ministry. No matter how good and how smooth and how theologically correct and how skilled a preacher or teacher is they want your money for their ministry or your slavery or your vow of support. If you find a good one you can trust then FUND THEM if you are so moved. But your fund$ are irrelevant to receiving Jesus Christ or not receiving Him. But What does Paul say "It is the gift of God not of works" What then does the poem say. Nothing in my hand I bring simply to thy cross I cling. Cling to HIS CROSS not your cross which means nothing unless you get saved first. what does the Hymn say? Could my zeal no respite know could my tears forever flow not the labors of my hands can fulfill thy law's demands. We sing there is power in the blood and it is certain the blood is not the blood we shed nor is it our blood. We sing just as I am without one plea but that thy blood was shed for me and that thou biddest I come to thee. Yet we must acknowledge that there is no power in walking an aisle or breaking the plane between you and the evangelist. You do not get saved by being baptized into the evangelist in a vertical baptism ceremony or do you get saved by breaking the plane of the water in a horizontal baptism ceremony. The evangelist is a sinner and there is no more "Jesus" in the front of the assembly than near the rear of the assembly. You break the plane by believing into Christ and you do not have to life a finger or take one step forward. Grace means we are declaring our works the good the bad and the ugly IRRELEVANT. We declare the cross to be the only relevant doctrine and His work alone relevant. There are no works required for salvation. Nothing before you believe or while you believe or after you believe or to confirm that you have believed. Grace means without regard to works. You do not get saved by tossing out your pack of cigarettes or flushing your pills or alcohol down the toilet or not entering that movie theater. It is by faith alone that saves wherever and whenever you believe but not whatever you believe for the content of belief is the IMPORTANT ISSUE but not for how long you believe it, regardless of what ever you are doing when you believe. Choose carefully what you believe. As far as deliverance from calamity it is most certain that you must repent and though there is mercy, even repentance does not guarantee that you will escape reaping the temporal effects of your past sins.
The repentance that saves is not distinct. It is turning to Jesus Christ from all other objects and idols we trust in, including the power of our money to do good or evil which is just shot through and through with idolatrous symbols embedded within. It is not reformation but a rejection of reformation exchanging it for REDEMPTION through Christ alone. How many times must it take to get this through their heads I cannot imagine. Neither is it the addition of some form of reformation or the fulfillment of some pledge to be good and do all the other commandments that the scriptures say we should do and keep away from the ones we should avoid though we admit that is wise but not salvific. Has not any one learned to RIGHTLY DIVIDE the truth between what is salvific in the eternal sense and the temporal sense? Good Grief if it says it is FREE and it says it is not the result of works then why does not any one BELIEVE IT?
You can tell all this who believe that Repentance and works. They will be quick to bring up to the Criminal on the Cross next to Jesus and they say he never Repented. It's crazy how these people defend Sin and don't believe they need to follow God's Commandments or need to Repent.
Hmm.... what are works?
I was under the impression that "the fruit" described every so often in the Bible refers to spiritual fruit, implying obedience to the Word. I also was under the impression that "works" would mean the same thing as "the fruit".
Isn't obedience the same thing as works? Consequently isn't repentance the same thing as obedience? Hence my question, what is meant by works? I can guess at what a person means when they say "works", but what should or would works mean biblically?
I am still learning, so please forgive me if I seem foolish.
You understand that correctly. The ACT of repentance does not save, but the saved people repent.
@@Mimu1983 Hmm.... thanks for the comment! Would you mind expounding? From my above, I would conclude that repentance is a part of works, however one is saved only by faith in Christ and works (obedience, repentance, sanctification, and anything else that I missed) are a consequence of being saved (the production of good spiritual fruit). I would, then, conclude that repentance IS a work. I would not, however, conclude that works save (ie, you cannot earn your way to heaven as your righteousness is as rags).
I almost agree with what is presented in the video, but I am struggling with how a work is defined and more importantly why repentance would not be considered a part of works.
H William Polenz can I take a stab? Yours is a good and important question. I think repentance can probably be categorized as a work, so I think you’re correct there. Works In themselves are not inherently bad, but can either be the fruit of true grace, or a carnal attempt to earn justification before God. Like James says, “faith without works is dead”. When people talk of works salvation, or legalism, it is not an issue of external duties performed, but an issue of the heart. A person who is truly saved will do good works out of the new principle of grace within him, but he knows those works do not purchase ANY of his justification before God, that having been done already by Christ alone. The Pharisees, in contrast, were legalists who had no true grace, and no new principle of grace within them, but they did good works from a carnal heart believing those works would earn them justification before God. If we view repentance as a good work, or fruit of the grace of Christ, we know that repentance in itself does not earn justification, but is a natural outflowing, or fruit, of the justification Christ has purchased for us by paying our sin debt on the cross.
I hope this helps.
@@hwilliampolenz6713 I think Matthew really nailed it. Let me add a few words. The repentance is work. But it is the work of God upon us, not from us. Thus, the people of the LORD shall say we did nothing, while also praying that they desire to be broken away from sin and be conformed to the image of the Christ Jesus.
Philippians 2:12-18. Therefore my beloved as you have always obeyed not as in my presence only but now much more in my absence work out your own salvation with fear and trembling 13 for it is God who works in you both to Will and to do for his good pleasure 14 do all things without complaining and this disputing 15 that you may become blameless and harmless children of God without fault in the Mist of a crooked and perverse generation among you whom you shine as light in the world 16 holding fast the word of life so that I may rejoice in the day of Christ that I have not run in vain or labored in vain. 17 yes and if I am being poured out as a drink offering on the sacrifice and serve of your faith I am glad and rejoice with you all 18 for the same reason you also be glad and rejoice with me
The biggest lie that is being told today is "Jesus paid it all, and that means you can go about your merry way, doing all matter of sin, (without repentance) because he died for you, he paid for you sins" which is heresy. If we live like that, we are a lie to ourselves, deceiving ourselves, trampling over the blood of Christ. Paul said, watch out for people like this, avoid them. It's just one more sign we are in at the end of the age.
Amen!🙏📖🤲🤝🍇
May I bring this study to its logical conclusion? If repentance from sin is necessary for salvation (and I believe it clearly is), and sin means to break God's law (1 john 3:4), then God means we must turn from our wilful breaking of His commandments and, by His grace and with His help, begin to keep or obey His commandments.
The 4th of the 10 says remember to keep His Sabbath (7th day of the week) holy! Logically then, knowingly breaking this commandment and refusing to turn, will that not result in the loss of our Salvation?
What is the point of Jesus dying on the cross?
The law that John is referring to is the law of The Spirit and not the ten commandments.
All of the ten commandments are re emphasized in the new testament except for the keeping of the Sabbath, which is concidered a disputable matter (Romans 14:5-6)
@@alexmusser7482I think this is the reason - Matthew 1:21 "And they shall call His name Jesus for He shall save His people from their sins"
@John Calwin I am SDA. I suppose you are not. I suppose too from your response that you know the gospel. What is it?
@@naciamaJYute yes I absolutely agree with you, but if Jesus is the savior, why do I need to keep the law to be saved? Jesus saves, not my ability to do follow the law.
Galatians 2:21 (NASB95): I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness comes through the Law, then Christ died needlessly.”
Repent and believe means to stop your wicked repenting of sins,sorrow of sin,change of heart about sin,etc,etc BUT instead you absolutely must only
"Believe"
Repenting of sin with believing for salvation will send you to hell.
Acts 16:30-31
"And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house."
Do not add to this verse..Add nothing to it or you will not be saved.
There are countless verses that say to believe for salvation.
If you believe alone then you have repented by going to christ in faith.
Sin has no bearing on your salvation because its all gone.Christ paid it all off.We are all made perfect.
Believe on Jesus alone.
How is repentance a work?
@@billy5470
Because its more than just believing on Christ.Its takes an effort to repent from sins so its a work.Jesus Christ is the only way.Your repenting of sin takes away salvation.
Also the bible never says to repent of sins for everlasting life.It mentions repent but not of sins.Adding of sins in the bible is heresy.
@@ih8lies339 then repenting from what?
@@ih8lies339 Mark 1:15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent you, and believe the gospel.
@@billy5470
Doesn't say "of sins"
So dont add" of sins"
Repent means to change your mind of how to be saved.
You think its repent of sins
but its "just believe on Christ "
This guy still doesn't understand, even though he knows the meaning of the word repent. Jesus is saying change your mind about not believing in him! Repent means to go from unbeliever to believer, no works! Our salvation has nothing to do with us turning from sin or any works performance we do.
So when we see that many times God repented. As you define repentance this makes no sense unles saying God has sin???
No response, that what I thought.
@wib50: I apologize. I do not get notified when comments are made.
At its root the word 'repent' means to 'change one's mind.' In its usage especially in the Hebrew Scriptures, it's a 'turning,' or a 'return' commanded by the prophets. We all know words can be used in difference senses and have different meanings depending upon context. That's true in English and it's true in the original languages of Scripture.
One could look at a passage like Num. 23:19 in the KJV where it states that God is not like a son of man in that he does not 'repent' ('change his mind' in the ESV) and say that conflicts with Exod. 32:14 where it says the Lord repented ('relented' in the ESV) of the evil which he thought to do unto his people (and that statement of the 'evil' the Lord thought to do brings up another theological issue beyond the scope of this comment). Which is right? Numbers 23 or Exodus 34? Both being the word of God, breather out by the Holy Spirit who cannot lie nor contradict himself, they are both true. But how?
Numbers 23:19 can't be separated from what comes immediately before - the statement concerning man lying. God, by definition, cannot lie, so therefore he does not need to 'repent' in the sense that the lying man must repent. The lying man must change his mind about lying and make decision to proceed forward without lying. Just acknowledging that lying is a sin isn't sufficient - repentance is a change of course of one's mind in addition to changing your mind to be in agreement with God.
In Exodus 32, this is the issue with the golden calf. The Lord is angry and pronounces judgment - v. 10. Then Moses intercedes. Then we have v. 14. Does this mean the Lord 'changed his mind?" Well, from our perspective, yes. This is nothing more than the similar thing which happens in Jonah that when Jonah finally preaches to Nineveh a prophetic word ("in 40 days Nineveh will be destroyed") the Lord does NOT destroy Nineveh. Why? Nineveh repented (Jon. 3:19 - they 'turned from their evil way, which Jesus says was repentance in Matthew 12:41). Same thing is described in Jeremiah 18 where the Lord says if a nation turns from its evil ('repents') he will relent of the disaster he has intended to do to it (Jer. 18:8).
But overarching all this is the Lord's eternal omniscience. he has always known everything that would happen in time and space. He works all things according to the counsel of his will. Whatever he does in human history, he has known he will do it from before the foundation of the world. Scripture uses language that we can understand. From our perspective, the Lord not destroying Nineveh in Jonah 3, not Israel in Exodus 32, looks like the kind of 'change of mind' you and I would do. However, these 'changes of mind' that we see the Lord doing are not spontaneous like yours and mine are. They're known and planned from before the foundation of the world. We don't know the plan, but he does. Thanks.
So he is defining repentance as a "forsaking of sin" ?
@Alex Musser: Thanks for asking. What I'm trying to say is that repentance is a "turning of the mind" which results in a change of course. Paul wrote that the Ephesians "WERE (emphasis mine) following the course of the world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience" when they were lost (Eph. 2). But there was a change of course, as displayed by Jesus telling people to "follow me." Every person either follows the course of the world or the Son of God - those are the only two directions a person's life takes. I am not saying repentance is the person making themselves sinless, because they can't do it - it's just a "turning of the mind," which necessarily results in a change of course. Matthew says the people of Nineveh "repented," and Jonah writes that the repentance looked like this: they "turned from their evil ways." The imagery of "following" Jesus is quite illustrative here. Thanks again.
@John Calwin Thanks for your comment.
What ?... have u not understand ?. Is not forsaking sin. But YOUR SOUL. You will die in sin it means hell. Even though you believe in the name of Jesus. Read your bible. Do u worship Jesus in the bible or outside of the bible. Jesus in the bible always tells to repent. Repent. Through old testament and new. In Matthew pretty clear :Lord Lord did we not prophecy by your name, did we not good do things. Belive in you. Jesus said I NEVER KNEW YOU. Can u SEE? How clear scripture said. How come a new born christian still keep sinning ! Not growing in holiness ! It means is Not Jesus inside of them, they still wanting fleshy desires not holy spirit. But inside of them is still the devil. Evil.
Where is grace alone and faith alone found in the new testament. Ive read the bible and don't read it anywhere,
John 3:16
Romans 10:9-10
Ephesians 2:8-9
2 Timothy 1:9
Romans 3:24
Why did Jesus die and rise from death if you had to work for your salvation?
@@rustfactory7673 Works are just for eternal rewards
@@rustfactory7673 And I guess assurance, since I love PW haha
@@DynamicGracer I'll be honest, this false teacher who made this video has never read Jonah 3:10 lol, but not really funny since hes sending people to hell.
Ouch it hurts but it's true!!!! Thank God I found this vídeo
The easiest way to spot a false teacher these days is to notice their lack of teaching on repentance
Repentance is Not Works of The Law. Repentance is the evidence of Faith in The Gospel of The Lord Jesus Christ. You must turn to God and demonstrate your repentance by your deeds. You must produce fruit in keeping with your repentance.
Repentance requires actions or deeds or works of faith not works of the law.