many think that to repent of your sins is the same thing as believing in Jesus for eternal life. Such people sometimes share the Gospel by telling people to repent of their sins, and other times to trust in Jesus.
Acts 2:38-39– “And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.39For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, ev...
Emmanuel Bible Church of Star Valley 跟随 讲道活动 69 Is being sorry for sinful behavior and making up for the wrongs we've done enough to make it into heaven? God calls us to repent but what does true repentance look like and how important is it to our salvation?
Repentance is a major theme of the Bible and a requirement for sinful humans to approach the holy God. But what does repent mean? What is repentance?
To understand the influence these schools of thought still wield and what can be done about them, EWTN is proud to announce the television premiere of a three-part series entitled “Wolves in the Fold.” (Each 30-minute episode airs at 5:30 p.m. ET, Monday through Wednesday, Dec. 2-...
What does the Bible say about forgiveness without reconciliation? Jesus says,“Beware of men”(Matt 10:17). Thus, as Christians, we must not reconcile with those who do not repent, but persist in their sins. Christ fled from the wicked. He avoided going to Jerusalem because He knew people...
To the surprise of many Christians, the concept of Lent is not mentioned anywhere in the Bible. But the concepts embraced during Lent are very biblical — self-discipline, self-denial, and self-examination, all in an effort to repent of our sins and grow closer to the Lord as we get re...
prematurely answered the question ‘what is the Bible?’ with the response appropriate to ‘what does the Bible mean?’ Could, in fact, what the Bible means to a particular individual, community, or culture be completely different than, or even at odds with, what the Bible actually is?
The holy angels Our first Bible text is from the Gospel of Mark 8:38. Here are the words of our Jesus, “For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with...
Repent involves feeling remorse for one's actions, while relent is about softening in attitude or temper.