The spirits of our foolish deeds haunt us, with or without repentance.——Sir Gilbert Parker •【吉尔伯特·帕克爵士(英国小说家、政治家):忆与恨,无处可躲。拙旧事,悔之悔矣,然挥之不去。】 Episode 8: Masterpiece(2008.11.19) • Let us consider that we are all insane. It will explain us...
Confession is the first step to repentance. 悔罪先须认罪。 Confidence of success is almost success. 对成功抱有信心,就近乎成功。 Conquer of fear of death and you are put into possession of your life. 不怕死,然后才能生。 Constant dropping wears away a stone. 滴水穿石。 Content is better than...
Being a Servant of the Lord II Timothy 2 Servant = a person working in the service of another, the position of a king in relation to his people. JESUS ”COME, TAKE, LEARN” Luke 11 : JESUS …”COME, TAKE, LEARN” Luke 11 : Guard the Good News Acts 2: What is repentance? Is re...
had one message: repentance for the forgiveness of sin because the kingdom of God was at hand. Clearly, John, like the prophets before him, was standing in the place of God, warning those who had ears to hear, that, in order to have access to God’s heavenly kingdom, repentance must...
It’s rather (as Jesus puts it) a cause of great celebration, as “there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance” (Luke 15:7). * Moral culpability is only one aspect of the question. Actions are sinful ...
How can we judge if something is sin? In summary, we can say that almost all sins are clearly written in the Bible. As example, we have the Ten Commandments that give us a clear picture of God’s Law and what He wants from us. Note that our piece of write-up on Bible verses abo...
True repentance means making amends with the person when at all possible. —Lawana Blackwell A calamity does not descend except due to a sin and it is not lifted except with repentance. —Ali ibn Abi Talib Sit with those who constantly repent, for they have the softest hearts. —Umar ...
repentance (Turn from Law breaking ) meaning turn from sin and turn to God. After Jesus rose from the dead on the third day he told his followers to go out in all the world and tell everyone to repent and that there is forgiveness of sin and forgiveness only in his name. Millions of...
It is nearly universally recognized that repentance and confession of Jesus as Lord are acts of faith necessary for salvation. Baptism is no different. It is a part of faith! In fact, to separate baptism from faith—to make it simply an empty religious ritual—would render baptism meaningless...
The call to rejoice here in the middle of this season of repentance is meant as an encouragement to us, a comforting reminder of the tenderness, the nurturing, even the motherliness of God. Continue reading → This entry was posted in Reflections and tagged Laetare, Lent, Mother Church, ...