On Repentance | 7

When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to his house steward, “Bring the men into the house, and slaughter an animal and make preparations; for the men are to dine with me at noon.” Genesis 43:16-17 NASB What constitutes complete repentance? A good answer is...

Repentance | 6

Yet even now,” declares the Lord, “return to Me with all your heart, and with fasting, and weeping, and mourning. Let your remorse tear at your hearts and not your garments.” Joel 2:12-13 There is a difference between calling out for help and calling out in...

Repentance |5

If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth. But if we confess our sins to Him, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we claim we have not sinned, we are calling God a...

Repentance | 4: Paul, Athens, Greece, circa 50 AD

“So having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now proclaiming to mankind that all people everywhere are to repent, because He has set a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness through a Man whom He has appointed, having furnished proof to...

Repentance | 3: A Tale of Two Sinners

And Samuel said to Saul, “The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you.” 1 Samuel 15:28 Nearly a thousand years before the birth of Christ, two kings ruled over the nation of Israel. The...

Repentance | 2

I rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that your sorrow led to repentance. 2 Corinthians 7:9 Repentance, noun: a biblical concept; not just feeling sorry or changing one’s mind, but of a complete turning around; an alteration of the basic motivation and...