Pod prep Repentance:
The real question: REPENT NOW OR LATER!
If one repents later then he is allowing his sinful unlawful conduct to harm his life and character longer. The sooner we repent the less harm to self and family will be done by us. Even if this is not the only opportunity for salvation (For example, if they were not really converted) they can still do more damage to their life and character now. It is much more beneficial to repent now to avoid the possibility of missing their chance later due to having their hearts too hardened by missing the window of opportunity? Who wants to go to the lake of fire?
So the sooner we all repent the better. It is turn or burn! Acts 2:38 says we all should repent and be baptized. Luke 13:3 states that we must repent turn from our evil ways or perish.
Note in Ps 119:1-2. The blessing from obeying God’s laws is indisputable. John 3:16-17 states that Christ came to help us. Grace is about helping us repent and overcome sin. See Roman 8:1-4.
I Thess 5:3-5 declare that we must watch end time prophecy, so as not to be caught off guard by the return of the Messiah like the world. Watching will help us to remain in a more repentant attitude as we see things crumbling around us. If we stay positive and keep praying (1 Thess 5: 16-19) we will not be engulfed by all the evil of the end time. If we don’t ultimately repent we will lose the Holy Spirit and lose our chance for eternal life. We can aid repentance by listening to sermons seriously. See vs. 20-21.
Jim
Again
Here are a few verses on repentance. Ken
Job 22:21-30 If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up (vs. 23) (Hosea 9:12) Ps 51 [David’s Repentance] (Job 42:6; Ps 139:23-24; Pro 28:13) Isa 55:6-7 Seek the Lord while He may be found Jer 13:23 Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard its spots Jer 36:1-7 It may be that…everyone will turn from his evil way (vs. 7) Ezek 18:19-32 when a wicked man turns away from the wickedness (vs. 27) Matt 3:5-10 bear fruits worthy of repentance (vs. 8) (Acts 26:19-20) Matt 4:17 Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand (Mark 1:14-15; Acts 17:30-31) Mark 2:13-17 Those who are well have no need of a physician Luke 13:1-5 unless you repent you will all likewise perish Luke 14:25-33 which of you…does not sit down 1st and count the cost (vs. 28) Acts 2:38-39 Repent, and let every one of you be baptized (Acts 3:19) Acts 5:31 Him God has exalted…to give repentance to Israel (Acts 11:18) Rom 2:4 the goodness of God leads you to repentance (2 Tim 2:24-25)
1 Cor 11:27-31 let a man examine himself
2 Cor 7:8-11 godly sorrow produces repentance to salvation (2 Cor 12:19-21) Phil 2:13 it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure Heb 6:1 the foundation of repentance from dead works (Acts 20:18-21; Rom 12:1-2) Heb 12:14-17 he found no place for repentance, though he sought it James 5:15-16 Confess your trespasses to one another
2 Peter 3:9 Lord is…not willing that any should perish (Matt 28:19; Luke 24:46-47) 1 John 1:8-10 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves
Rev 1:7 every eye will see Him, and they also who pierced Him (Zech 12:10) Rev 3:3,19 be zealous and repent (Rev 2:5,16,21-22
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