Bible Study By Bahira Omar
Here I wrote in Arabic for Arabs words of God from Isaiah 41:10 : Do not be afraid because I am YOUR God.
Righteousness
Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come..
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,
And made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Behold, he will come 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.
I am he that lives, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
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And 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.
His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
and his countenance was as the sun shines in his strength.
Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
— Psalm 90:12
It's hard to explain when someone's life has been cut short, dying at a relatively young age. We expected that person to live a much longer life. But who is to say that it wasn't his or her appointed time to go? Who is to say that it wasn't the exact length of life that God had preordained for that man or woman from the very beginning?
In the book of Acts, the apostle Paul says of King David, "Now when David had served God's purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep; he was buried with his ancestors" (Acts 13:36). David, great a man as he may have been, served God's purpose in his own generation and then was taken off the scene.
That is why we want to make every day count. To paraphrase the words of Moses in Psalm 90:12, "Lord, help us to realize our lives can end on any day, so please show us how to use each day wisely."
We don't know when our day will come. We don't know when we will have "served God's purpose in our own generation." When God calls you home, you're going home! You can live on vitamin C, zinc, and echinacea. You can drink green tea, eat tofu, and avoid all the toxins you can, but when your number is up, your number is up.
On the other hand, you will be around until God is done with you. You won't go before your time. You may or may not be the healthiest person, but you will live to the time that God has appointed for you—and worrying about it won't extend your life for one moment.
At the same time, however, we aren't to take foolish risks and "put the Lord to the test." We can be assured that we are here until God is done with us. As the apostle Paul said, "For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain" (Philippians 1:21). So let's make the most of the lives God has given us. As missionary Jim Elliot once wrote, "Wherever you are, be all there. Live to the hilt every situation you believe to be the will of God." Live to the hilt every situation and die everyday of your life!
Believers must die to sin, and live to God!
The apostle is very full in pressing the necessity of holiness like the God of Israel and His Son Jesus. God shows in the Holy Bible that connection between justification and holiness are inseparable. Let the thought be abhorred, of continuing in sin that grace may abound. True believers are dead to sin, therefore they ought not to follow it. No man can at the same time be both dead and alive. He is a fool who, desiring to be dead unto sin, thinks he may live in it.
(Ro 6:3-10)
Dead to Sin, Alive to God
6 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? 3 Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? 4 Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
5 For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection, 6 knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin. 7 For he who has died has been freed from sin. 8 Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, 9 knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over Him. 10 For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. 11 Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts. 13 And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. 14 For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.
From Slaves of Sin to Slaves of God
15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not! 16 Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness? 17 But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. 18 And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. 19 I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves of righteousness for holiness.
20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. 21 What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. 22 But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6
Live to the hilt every situation and die everyday of your life!
The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
— 2 Timothy 4:18
Paul could have a calm heart in the middle of the mother of all storms because he knew he was in the center of God's will for his life. He was on business for God.
In his prison cell back in Caesarea, Jesus Himself had stood by Paul and said, "Be of good cheer, Paul; for as you have testified for Me in Jerusalem, so you must also bear witness at Rome" (Acts 23:11). Then, in the middle of the storm out at sea, an angel stood by Paul with this message from God: "Do not be afraid, Paul; you must be brought before Caesar" (Acts 27:24).
Bear witness at Rome . . . brought before Caesar . . .
Paul knew that God would get him to where he was supposed to be—at the right time, in the right place, and with whatever he needed to complete the job at hand. With these things in mind, Paul could even relax in the middle of a hurricane . . . just before a shipwreck. He knew he had heaven's business to transact in Rome, and he knew that God would get him through any difficulty along the way. He was walking in God's plan, and he could rest in the fact that it was God's responsibility to get him through—rough seas or not!
The same is true of our service to the King Jesus. He is our God and our Creator! No, we aren't assured of smooth sailing, and we're not promised immunity from shipwrecks (or viper bites!) along the way. But we are definitely assured of a safe arrival in the Kingdom of God if we WALK in righteousnesswith God and live NOT in sins as unbelievers
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Know this: As long as God has work for us to do here on earth, we will be here to do it. God will preserve us to do it. And when that work is done, it is done, and He'll bring us home to heaven—not a moment too soon and not a moment too late.
This command I entrust to you, Timothy, my son, in accordance with the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you fight the good fight, 19 keeping faith and a good conscience
in regard to their faith.
1 Timothy 1:19
1 Timothy 1:5
The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart
and a good conscience
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1 Timothy 3:9
They must keep hold of the deep truths of the faith with a clear conscience
Titus 1:9
He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it.
REMEMBER, Christians: If you reject a good conscience living in sins then you will suffer shipwreck of your faith and get to the prison hell and the Lake of Fire like all unbelievers and sinners! This is Christianity taught by GOD in the Holy Scripture!
1 Timothy 6:21
which some have professed and in so doing have departed from the faith...
2 Timothy 2:18
...who have departed from the truth. ....
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We- CHRISTIANS- are DEAD for sins
We are DEAD for sins
Who are the Righteous Children of God and the HOLY sons of God?
Where does the Holy Bible teach us that we should be holy as God is HOLY and righteous/godly people?
Let's consider a few Bible verses today (Romans 8):
QUESTION: Who are justified and forgiven of their sins?
ANSWER: Those who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. ( Romans 8:1).
What does it mean? How to walk according to the Spirit of God?
God sent His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and on account of sin: He condemned sin in the flesh. Why? To justify us- who do NOT walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. ( Romans 8)
How to walk according to the Spirit of God?
Therefore, brethren, we are debtors—not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. 13 For if you live according to the flesh you will DIE; but if by the Spirit YOU PUT to DEATH the DEEDS of the body, you will LIVE.
How?
We die daily for our sins to stop sinning to live with God walking according to the Spirit of God!
Why should we do it?
For as many as are LED by the Spirit of God, these are SONS of God.
We have to be BORN of God/sons of God if we WANT to see the Kingdom of God (John 3)!
The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together. (Rom 8: 16-17)
"He (JESUS) himself bore our sins" in his body on the cross, so that we might DIE to sins and LIVE for RIGHTEOUSNESS..1 Peter 2:24
Romans 6:1-2
What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin so that grace may increase?
By NO means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?
Romans 6:11
In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
Romans 6:13
Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness.
"And if children, then heirs; heirs of God and joint-heirs with
Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified with Him." Romans 8:17
God's people-Christians- are not only called His "portion," His "special treasure, but also His "inheritance."
This suggests that an "inheritance is obtained through DEATH: so God's inheritance is secured to Him through the death of His beloved Son.
An "inheritance" is for possession, it is something which is entered into, lived upon, enjoyed.
"Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance" (Psalm 33:12).
The "nation" here is identical with the holy nation i.e. Christians," the "chosen generation, royal priesthood, peculiar people" of 1 Peter 2:9. This favored people was chosen by God to be His inheritance.
Just as a man who has inherited a house or an estate takes possession of it and then makes improvements, so God is now fitting His people -believers- for Himself. He who has begun a good work within His own is now performing it until the day of Jesus Christ (RETURN of the Son of God) (Phil. 1:6). He is now conforming us to the image of His Son. "The Lord will perfect that which concerns me" (Psalm 138:8). Nor will God be satisfied until we have been glorified. The Lord Jesus Christ "shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto His glorious body!" (Phil. 3:21) "When he (the SON of GOD) shall appear—we shall be like Him!" (I John 3:2)
Revelation 21:1-4: "Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. And the sea was also gone. And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven like a beautiful bride prepared for her husband. I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, "Look, the home of God is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them. He will remove all of their sorrows, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. For the old world and its evils are gone forever."
1 John 3
New King James Version
1 Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called CHILDREN of God!
Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.
2 Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He (JESUS) is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. 3 And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.
"And if children, then heirs; heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified with Him." Romans 8:17
Christians are sons of God and heirs of God!
15 For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.” 16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together. Romans 8
28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. 29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30 Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.
32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?
Summary:
QUESTION: Who are justified and forgiven of their sins?
ANSWER: Those who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
(Romans 8:1).
Pour out your heart
"Lord," Martha said to Jesus, "if you had been here, my brother would not have died."
— John 11:21
Martha was never one to hold her tongue. You always knew where you stood with this lady! "Lord," she said, "if You would have been here, my brother would not have died." To paraphrase it, "Where were You anyway, Jesus?"
Maybe you've said something similar during or after some crisis in your life.
Lord, where were You when my parents divorced?
Lord, where were You when we got that diagnosis of cancer?
Lord, where were You when our marriage fell apart?
Lord, where were You when I lost my job?
Lord, where were You when my child got into trouble?
Lord, where were You when my loved one died?
Please notice that Jesus didn't reprove Martha for what she said. It isn't wrong to tell God exactly how you feel. I think we sometimes get the idea that it's irreverent or sinful to express our real fears or the doubts of our heart, even to God. When we read the psalms, we learn there were many times when David and the other psalmists really "let their hair down" with God. They cried out to Him and emptied the contents of their hearts in His presence.
I have done this many times. In my pain, I will cry out to God. Sometimes the reality that my son is gone hits my heart like a sledgehammer, and I say, "Oh, God. I can't believe this! I can't handle this pain!" But then I will preach to myself, and I'll say, "Now Greg, listen to me. Your son is alive — more alive than he has ever been before. He's in the presence of the Lord, and you are going to see him again in just a few years." And I will remind myself of the promises of God.
My prayers, however, are wide open and honest. I pour out my heart before God, describing my pain to Him. But I also remind myself of God's truth. And that is what prayer is.
God wants us to cry out to Him. He invites us to pour out our hearts before Him. David writes, "Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge" (Psalm 62:8, NIV).
You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord JESUS is at hand.
— James 5:8
Everything is looking great when, all of a sudden, a storm cloud appears. Something horrible happens. That is why the Bible tells us, "Establish your hearts" (James 5:8). Another way to translate this verse is, "Strengthen and make firm your inner life."The same word is used to describe Jesus' attitudes and actions when He headed for Jerusalem, knowing what awaited Him there: "Now it came to pass, when the time had come for Him to be received up, that He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem" (Luke 9:51). Jesus, being God, had full knowledge of all that was about to unfold, yet He resolutely set out for Jerusalem. That is the same meaning behind the word establish in James 5:8.
God wants us to be rooted and grounded, yet many Christians aren't. They have not taken the time to develop the habit of personal Bible study or the discipline of prayer or SELF-CONTROL or even regular church attendance. But God is saying we need to get rooted because our faith will be challenged. We will face hardship. And a storm can come, just when we're least expecting it.
We have to sober up and get READY for the Return of our Lord Jesus!
JOEL 2:1 -
"Blow a trumpet in Zion, And sound an alarm on My holy mountain (ISRAEL)!
Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble,
For the day of the LORD is coming;
Surely it is near,
A day of darkness and gloom,
A day of clouds and thick darkness.
As the dawn is spread over the mountains,
So there is a great and mighty people;
There has never been anything like it,
Nor will there be again after it to the years of many generations."
1 Thess.4:16-17--"For the Lord (JESUS) Himself will descend from heaven with a shout! with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God; and the dead in Christ shall rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and thus shall we always be with the Lord!"
This is the Last Hour.. and the One who is coming soon, and very very soon, is Jesus Christ, the First and the Last, the Aleph and the Tov, the First and the Last, the Alpha and Omega, Yeshua the Messiah -our Creator, Lord, God, and Savior.
So get ready by opening your heart and mind, and trusting in and receiving our Messiah, Yeshua-Jesus as your God on our planet soon to LIVE a GODLY life NOW and soon and forever....
He created our planet and He is coming BACK!What is God's will?
(1) It is His teachings in the Bible. All of them. Which is why we must be diligent to be in the word everyday studying TO IMPLEMENT them.
What about that?
Christians and Muslims in hell
Guys,
You all know what God said... that all Muslims will be in hell for idol worship of a false god in Islam.
But what about Christians?
Let me explain you why in both languages in English and Arabic for Muslims.
Do you know that the sectarian and "christian" sects will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Do not be deceived neither Orthodox, nor Catholic, nor Protestant and Evangelical Armenians, nor Copts and nor Anglicans and SDAs, nor Carismatic nor Assyrians, nor Almurmn, nor Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons and the apostolic sects ..... and other sects will inherit the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those people will be saved who "take cross" every day and follow the Lord/God who is Jesus Christ, and IMPLEMENT the Holy Bible and pray in an atmosphere of deep spiritual test in order to know the will of God in our life ..they will inherit the Kingdom of God.
ألستم تعلمون أن الطائفيين والمتحزبين لطوائفهم لا يرثون ملكوت الله؟؟ لا تضلوا لا الأرثذوكس ولا الكاثوليك ولا البروتستانت ولا الأرمن ولا الأنجيلية ولا الأقباط ولا الأنجليكانيين ولا الأدفنتست السبتيون ولا الكاريزماتيكيين ولا الأشوريين ولا المورمن ولا شهود يهوة ولا الرسولية ولا .....ألخ من طوائف ترث ملكوت السماء. فقط الذي يحمل صليبه كل يوم ويتبع المسيح يسوع الرب، ويقراءة الكتاب المقدس ويصلي في جو الأختبار الروحي العميق في الصلاة لكيما يختبر أرادة الله الصالحة المرضية لحياته في كل يوم يرثون ملكوت الله.أمين
GoodFruit said: ↑
Holy and righteous living is what following Christ is all about. Faith is the mere minimum to following Jesus. By God's grace we are led to Him and His truth. We then believe on Jesus Christ and His works. We put our faith in His promises, that He will deliver so to speak. That is bare minimum Christianity. Most people think that just believing is enough. But Jesus said "For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven."
It is clear from this passage and many others that those who do wickedly will not be saved, no matter how much you believe in Christ as your Lord. We must do His will in our life. What is God's will? It is His teachings in the Bible. All of them. Which is why we must be diligent to be in the word everyday studying and making sure we are. Make sure you are reading from the KJV, other modern day Bible versions are satanic counterfeits, modified to work in Satan's favor.
I like your post. But I would add:
What is God's will?
(1) It is His teachings in the Bible. All of them. Which is why we must be diligent to be in the word everyday studying TO IMPLEMENT them.
Jews, you are gods!
As you already know, I am a Jew. God called the only nation on our planet "the Jewish nation" as the HOLY nation separated from pagan religions and idols.
For you (JEWS) are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession.
Deuteronomy 7:6
But WHY Jews are gods?
What does God mean by saying 'you are gods' in Psalm 82:6 and John 10:34?
God stands in the congregation of the mighty;
He judges among the gods.
2 How long will you judge unjustly,
And show partiality to the wicked? Selah
3 Defend the poor and fatherless;
Do justice to the afflicted and needy.
4 Deliver the poor and needy;
Free them from the hand of the wicked.
5 They do not know, nor do they understand;
They walk about in darkness;
All the foundations of the earth are unstable.
6 I said, “You are gods,
And all of you are children of the Most High.
7 But you shall die like men,
And fall like one of the princes.”
8 Arise, O God, judge the earth;
For You shall inherit all nations.
Psalm 82
Our God Jesus speaks:
“Is it not written in your law, ‘I said, “You are gods”’? If He called them (JEWS) gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be broken), do you say of Him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’?
If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me; but if I do, though you do not believe Me, believe the works, that you may know and believe that the Father is in Me, and I in Him.”
John 10
Do you remember that God created people in His image?
It is clear from the verses above that the word “gods” refers to magistrates, judges, and other people who hold positions of authority and rule.
Calling a human magistrate a “god” indicates three things: 1) he has authority over other human beings
2) the power he wields as a civil authority is to be feared
and 3) he derives his power and authority from God Himself, who is pictured as judging the whole earth in verse 8.
Who are these people who judge the Christian world and will judge the fallen angels/demons/aliens? They are SONS of God..HEIRS of God!
Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God!
Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.
Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He (the SON OF GOD JESUS) is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.
And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.
1 John 3
Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? If the world is judged by you, are you not competent to constitute the smallest law courts?
Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life!
1 Corinthians 6:3
Ok, we are sons of God because we are "BORN of GOD" through our faith in His Son and repentance. But who are you? Sons of devil?!
In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother.
1 John 3
God called the only nation on our planet "the Jewish nation" as the HOLY nation separated from pagan religions and idols to OBEY the God of Israel. And also God calls all people who chose to believe in THE SON OF God as heirs of God, sons, kings and priests ...
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
1 Peter 2:9
What a wonderful God! Glory to You Lord Jesus!
The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into His hand. He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.” John 3
I want to quote what my friend Ella said:
In Jesus you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit Ephesians 2:22
We must continue to allow God to create in us a clean heart and renew the right spirit in us.
God can only tear down the building that we have build within ourselves as we give Him permission and allow the Holy Spirit to do His work in us.
Once God has torn down what we have built on the wrong foundation, He begins a new work of reconstruction and restoration in us, rebuilding and remodeling our old structure removing ourselves as the old headstone, and replacing it with Jesus Christ as our new head cornerstone....
But this can't be done without us totally surrendering to the Holy Spirit, giving Him permission to do so, converting our old building into new creations and new creatures in Christ thus, presenting us before God as a new place acceptable for His holy and pure dwelling place.
He who began a good work in us, will not have this building competed until Jesus comes.
God imputed us the righteousness of His Son to live a GODLY/HOLY life.
This is Christianity.
Our Churches do not teach it.
But that is the main topic of the NT and Jesus in His teaching: HOLY and GODLY life of Christians.
If we do NOT live a godly life then we live in sexual immorality and other sins.
Is it ok to be a son of God and commit such sins?
If it is ok for you then you should know what our God Jesus said:
SEXUAL immoral people do NOT inherit the Kingdom of God!
For I tell you that unless your righteousnessSURPASSES that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly NOT enter the kingdom of heaven.
Matth 5:20
I mean it is our responsibility to live in sins or with God.
If we will live in sins then God does not live with us.
He abandons sinners (sexual immoral people..)
If we live in sins, we will die in sins and after death God will judge us for our sins.
That is CLEAR.
What is the result of such sins/life style? Sexual immoral people do NOT inherit the Kingdom of God, unbelievers/in-the name-only believers too.
That is why it is OUR responsibility to COOPERATE with God and ABANDON our sins in repentance to live with God...
Or we have the second option: ungodly life, leading us to the Lake of Fire.
More Bible references to ponder:
To those who have obtained like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:
2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, 3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, 4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
5 But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, 6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, 7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.
8 For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his OLD sins.
10 Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble; 11 for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
2 Peter 1
Let's analyze what we all have to possess?
God's divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness!!!
HOW? Through the knowledge of God in the Bible.
God called us by glory and virtue!
God gave us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be PARTAKERS of the DIVINE nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
What we all have to do?
Giving all diligence, add to your faith (1) virtue-behavior showing high moral standards of God
(2) knowledge of God
(3) self-control
(4) perseverance
(5) godliness
(6) brotherly kindness
(7) love
For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
He who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to BLINDNESS, and has forgotten that he was CLEANSED from his OLD sins.
If you do these things you will never stumble!
And your entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlastingKingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Jesus Testifies to the Churches/Christians:
12 “And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.”
Repent and Abandon your sins or perish!
You can conquer ANYTHING... once you consciously decide to do so. Let no man deter your destiny.
Reach perfection
Reach perfection
I don't mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me. No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us. — Philippians 3:12-14
Everyone who has run a race knows that you can break your stride by looking over your shoulder to check out how your opponents are doing. Many races have been lost when the leader looked back. When you see that finish line, that is the time to give it everything you've got . . . because sometimes it's mere inches that separate one runner from another. You must stay focused. This is the idea behind Paul's statement in Philippians 3:13. The apostle was saying, "Don't look back. Don't look behind you." When God promises, "I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; and I will not remember your sins" (Isaiah 43:25), He isn't predicting a lapse in His memory. God is saying, "I will no longer hold your sin against you, because my Son has paid for it on the cross." In the same way, then, we need to do what God does: forget our past. Yes, we certainly need to learn from our mistakes and remember some of the bitter lessons we've learned. But we no longer need to be controlled by our past. That's what Paul meant by "forgetting what is behind." Think about the horrible things Paul had done. He shared responsibility for the death of Stephen and had to carry that in his conscience until his final day. He knew that he was responsible for terrible deeds. But he was able to put his past in the past. And we need to do the same. From our limited human viewpoint, we think of the temporal, but God lives in the eternal. We are thinking of today, but God is planning for tomorrow . . . in fact, He's already been there. We are thinking of comfort, but God is thinking of character. We are thinking of an easy time, but God is thinking of how to make us better people to be like His Son.
And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified..
Romans 8:29 Romans 9:23
What if he did this to make the riches of his glory known to the objects of his mercy, whom he prepared in advance for glory..
Romans 11:2
God did not reject his people, whom he foreknew. 1 Corinthians 2:7
No, we declare God's wisdom, a mystery that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began.
1 Corinthians 8:3
But whoever loves God is known by God.
1 Corinthians 15:49
And just as we have borne the image of the earthly man, so shall we bear the image of the heavenly man (the SON of God).
2 Corinthians 3:18
And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
Ephesians 1:5
he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will
Ephesians 1:11
In him (Jesus) we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will
Philippians 3:21
(God Jesus) who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body (Jesus' body).
Colossians 3:10
and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator (Jesus is our Creator!!!).
2 Timothy 1:9
He has saved us and called us to a holy life--not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time..
1 John 3:2
Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him (Jesus!!), for we shall see him as he is.
The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into His hand. He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.” John 3
The first, most primal law of human endeavor: To achieve anything of lasting personal value... You'll have to fight for it.
If your presence doesn't make an impact... Your absence will go unnoticed.
WHO TOLD YOU THAT GOD WILL NOT JUDGE HIS PEOPLE/BELIEVERS? Where is that in scripture?
So are you a self-righteous moralist? Hear what God says you thinking that no one knows anything about Jesus the Christ but you... how silly can that thought be?... Therefore,YOU, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things. Now we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth. So when you, a mere human being, pass judgment on them and yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment? Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?
But because of your stubbornness and your UNREPENTANT HEART , you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wrath, when his righteous judgment will be revealed. God “will repay each person according to what they have done.” To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, GOD will give eternal life. But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger. There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile; but glory, honor and peace for everyone who does good: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. For God does not show favoritism.
All who sin apart from the law (gospel) will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law. For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God’s sight, but it is those who obey the law (gospel) who will be declared righteous. (Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law (gospel), do by nature things required by the law, they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law. They show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts sometimes accusing them and at other times even defending them.) This will take place on the day when God judges people’s secrets through Jesus Christ, as my gospel declares.
Let God be true, and every human being a liar... for God will judge the saint and the sinner. What shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage? Not at all! For we have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin. As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one; there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God. All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.”“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The poison of vipers is on their lips.” “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.” “Their feet are swift to shed blood; ruin and misery mark their ways, and the way of peace they do not know.” “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God. Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.
For we will ALL stand before God’s judgment seat. It is written: “‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord,‘every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.’” So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.
THIS IS THE WORD OF GOD, FROM THE MOUTH OF GOD, FOR ALL THE PEOPLE OF GOD!
Has ANYONE on this site ACTUALLY REPENTED of ALL of your sin(s)--OR EVERY sin that is within your old nature.
The Perfect Prayer of Repentance - Psalm 51
Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love;
according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight; so you are right in your verdict and justified when you judge.
5 Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me. Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb; you taught me wisdom in that secret place.
7 Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice. Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity.
10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.
13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways, so that sinners will turn back to you. Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, you who are God my Savior, and my tongue will sing of your righteousness. Open my lips, Lord, and my mouth will declare your praise.
16 You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings. My sacrifice, O God, is a BROKEN spirit; a BROKEN and CONTRIE heart you, God, will not despise.
18 May it please you to prosper Zion, to build up the walls of Jerusalem. Then you will delight in the sacrifices of the righteous, in burnt offerings offered whole; then bulls will be offered on your altar. AMEN!
NOTE:... spiritual ignorance is SIN!
When you lay your all on the altar before God , this means to come before God in humility in your prayers and tell Him you are sorry for ALL your sins... this does not mean you try to remember every sins you have ever committed in your life... God already knows those and He keeps great records...
Repentance of your sins means acknowledge before God in your prayer that you are a sinner, and ask Him to forgive you of those sins you know about that are holding you in bondage...Why? To ABANDON these sins!
Lord, I confess all my sins to you for forgiveness, it is key to repenting of all your sins before God... if you can name them, then claim them before God. Otherwise, a confession with your MOUTH of your sinful ways, cleanses you from ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS... says, the Lord!
You are a SINNER... why do you continue to kick against the pricks of God's truth?... GO AND REPENT OF YOUR SINS! AND BE SET FREE! Here is a study lesson for you.. PLEASE take time to read and study this lesson it is so VERY important that you understand the importance of REPENTANCE for your salvation and relationship with Jesus Christ. Believing in Jesus Christ means nothing and is NOT enough, if you DO NOT, AND HAVE NOT REPENTED OF YOUR SINS...
Repentance: A Condition Necessary to Salvation from Sin
What is the meaning of repentance? How important is it in our salvation from sin? Is it the same as godly sorrow? Must we admit or acknowledge our sins to be forgiven? What other conditions must we meet to be saved? What about faith and baptism? Should Christians ever repent or is it just for alien sinners? What are the fruits of repentance? What is restitution, and how important is it? Have you repented of your sins?
Introduction: Repentance is a fundamental part of God's requirements of man
Jeremiah 25:4,5 - A typical summary of the message of the Old Testament prophets: "Repent now everyone of his evil way and his evil doing..." [35:15; Ezekiel 18:30; 2 Kings 17:13]
Matthew 3:2 - John the Baptist taught, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!"
Mark 1:15 - Mark's summary of Jesus' message includes: "Repent, and believe in the gospel."
Luke 13:3 - Unless you repent you will all likewise perish.
Mark 6:12 - Jesus sent the apostles to preach that people should repent.
Acts 2:38 - In the first gospel sermon, Peter preached, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you for the remission of sins..."
Acts 17:30 - God commands all men everywhere to repent.
Revelation 3:19 - "As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent."
All who study the Bible agree that repentance is fundamental to Bible teaching. The purpose of this lesson is to study what the Bible says about repentance. Despite the frequent Bible references to repentance, many people misunderstand it and still more neglect it. Many people commit immorality, indifference, mistreatment of others, or doctrinal error, yet never truly repent.
What is repentance and why is it important? What does repentance require us to do?
Note that people who are not Christians need to repent, but so do Christians when we sin. This is a lesson needed by everyone.
I. The Meaning of Repentance - What Does Repentance Mean?
A. A Change of Mind
The basic message of the gospel is change. To be forgiven of sins, you need to change. To please God you need to change. To receive eternal life you need to change. This emphasis on change is focused in the word "repent."
"Repentance" - "a change of mind: as it appears in one who repents of a purpose he has formed or of something he has done ... esp. the change of mind of those who have begun to abhor their errors and misdeeds, and have determined to enter upon a better course of life, so that it embraces both a recognition of sin and sorrow for it and hearty amendment, the tokens and effects of which are good deeds ..." - Grimm-Wilke-Thayer.
Repentance is "a change of mind" - a decision, a choice, a determination of the heart, a deliberate exercise of the will - in which one determines to act differently in the future than he has in the past.
B. Examples of Repentance
Jonah 3:4-10 - When Jonah preached, the people of Nineveh gave heed, were sorry, and turned from their evil ways (vv 8,10). "Turn" and "return" are common Old Testament words meaning "repent." Jesus said these people "repented" at the preaching of Jonah (Matthew 12:41).
Matthew 21:28-32 - A son refused to work for his father, but later repented (regretted it - NKJV) and went. He "changed his mind." Jesus applied this to sinners who repented at John's preaching in contrast to priests would not repent (relent - NKJV).
C. Repentance from Sin
The change of mind required by the gospel is repentance of sin. This involves changing ones mind about sin - making up ones mind to cease practicing sin and to become obedient to God.
Luke 24:47 - Those who are not God's children should be taught the need for repentance and remission of sin. What they need remission of is what they need to repent of: sin! [2 Tim. 2:25,26; Matt. 9:13]
Acts 8:22 - Likewise, Christians who sin need to be taught to repent of their wickedness. [Luke 15:7,10; 17:3,4; 2 Cor. 12:21]
Repentance is a decision to cease sinning and begin serving God instead.
[Ezekiel 14:6; Deuteronomy 30:2,8,10; Jeremiah 8:4-6; 3:7,10-14; 25:3-7; 36:3,7; 2 Kings 17:13; Zechariah 1:3,4; 2 Chronicles 30:6-9; 1 Samuel 7:3,4; Revelation 2:5. Like hearing, faith, obedience, etc., repentance may refer to a specific decision to obey or may generally include all that a person does to be saved.]
II. Things That Must Precede Repentance
Before people can truly repent, certain other things must occur first. Sometimes people misunderstand or fail to practice repentance because they misunderstand or fail to practice the things that must precede it.
A. One Must Hear and Believe God's Will.
Learning and believing is necessary in order to inform men that they need to repent and to motivate them to do so.
Remember that prophets, apostles, and Jesus all preached and taught repentance (see introduction). Teaching is necessary to lead one to repent.
Luke 24:47 - Jesus commanded repentance and remission to be preached to all men. Men cannot know they need to repent unless they are told to repent.
2 Kings 17:13 - God repeatedly sent prophets to warn the people to repent. Every Old Testament prophet you can name preached this way.
Today people sometimes tire of hearing preachers rebuke sin. But read the prophets! This is God's plan. His way to lead men to leave sin is to warn them to repent.
2 Timothy 2:25,26 - Correct those who are in error hoping they will come to repentance and escape the snare of the devil. No one will ever change until he realizes he is wrong and sees the consequence of his error. To convince people they are wrong we must show them the evidence in God's word.
Romans 2:4,5 - Failure to repent treasures up wrath at the day of God's judgment of mankind. When people are in sin, telling them to repent is not unkind or cruel. It is an act of love, because only in this way can they correct their lives and receive eternal life.
The message that leads men to repent must be God's word.
Ezekiel 13:22 - False prophets encourage people to continue in sin by not telling them that they need to turn (repent) from their wicked ways. When people sin, faithful preachers must not let them continue thinking they are acceptable before God. If we do not rebuke them, they may be lost.
Ezekiel 33:7-9,14-16 - If preachers do not warn people of their sins, and the people are lost, God will also hold the preachers accountable. Some cannot bring themselves to tell folks they are wrong, so they compromise the truth. God will hold them accountable for the lost souls that result.
People in sin need to hear exactly what God's word says. To withhold the truth does not do anyone a favor.
[Jeremiah 23:12; 26:2,3; Isaiah 6:10; 2 Corinthians 7:8ff; Acts 20:21; 17:30; 26:20; Luke 16:27-31; 5:32; Jonah 3:4,5; Proverbs 1:23; Revelation 3:19]
B. One Must Acknowledge Sin.
When honest people hear the truth preached, they see the application and are convicted of sin.
Psalm 38:18 - I will declare my iniquity. We must admit it as a fact.
Proverbs 28:13 - One who covers his sins will not prosper. In order to have mercy, he must confess and forsake it.
Malachi 3:7 - When confronted about their sins, some people refuse to admit guilt. They ask, "What sin? What do I have to repent of?"
Before one will change his life, he must decide to change (repent). Before he decides to change, he must recognize that he has been guilty. As long as a person defends his practice and refuses to admit error, he has not repented.
[1 John 1:9; 1 Kings 8:47; 2 Chronicles 6:24-39; 7:14; Acts 19:18; James 5:16; Jeremiah 3:12f; 8:4-6; 5:3; 44:4,5; Jonah 3:8,10; Amos 4:6-11; Luke 15:18,21; 17:3,4; Psalm 32:5; Leviticus 26:40]
C. One Must Be Sorry for His Sins.
Simply admitting one has sinned is not enough. Some people know they have sinned but don't care, or at least don't really regret what they did.
Psalm 38:18 - I will declare my iniquity and be in anguish for my sin.
Joel 2:12,13 - Turn to God (repent) with weeping and mourning. Tear your heart, not your garment. God wants, not mere outward expressions of grief, but sincere sorrow. We must sincerely wish we had never done the act.
2 Corinthians 7:10 - Godly sorrow leads to repentance unto salvation. One who does not repent cannot be saved, and he cannot truly repent without sorrow.
James 4:8,9 - Sinners must mourn and weep.
A person may admit he did wrong and may even stop committing the sin, but that does not prove he regrets what he did. He may think it was justified under the circumstances, but he simply has no reason to do it again.
For example, a couple may live together without marriage then get married; they are no longer committing fornication, but that does not prove they regret the fornication committed before marriage.
To be saved one must Scripturally repent. But He will never truly repent until he knows and admits he was wrong and is truly sorry.
[Psalm 34:18; 51:17; 31:10; Isaiah 57:15; 66:2; 22:12-14; Job 42:6; Jeremiah 31:19; 5:3; 6:26; Jonah 3:5-8; Matthew 26:75; 11:20; 2 Chronicles 34:27; Ezra 10:1]
III. The Importance of Repentance
It is also possible for a person to know he is wrong and be sorry without really making up his mind to change. Some people have the idea that repentance just means being sorry - if they just admit they were wrong and say they are sorry, everything is forgiven.
But repentance is a decision to change. Why is this important?
A. Repentance Is Essential in Order to Develop Proper Attitudes. We can never please God till we develop a proper state of mind.
Proverbs 4:23 - Keep your heart diligently because out of it are the issues of life. People do wrong because they chose to do wrong. In order to start doing right, they must change their mind and decide to do right - repent.
The mind is where we decide what we will do. This is why our state of mind is so important.
Romans 6:17,18 - One who is a servant of sin needs to be made free from sin and become a servant of righteousness. To do this, he must obey God "from the heart." You cannot obey from the heart until you have decided in your heart to obey. That decision to do right is repentance.
Joel 2:12,13 - Repentance must involve the heart - the inner man. We can never please God till we get our heart right. That happens in repentance. When people know what God wants but will not do it, they lack repentance. (They may also lack faith, love, etc., but one thing they definitely lack is repentance.) [1 Kings 8:33-36,46-50; 2 Chronicles 6:24-39; 7:14; Ezekiel 18:31; Jeremiah 24:7; 2 Kings 23:25; 1 Samuel 7:3,4]
B. Repentance Is Essential in order to Receive God's Forgiveness. 2 Peter 3:9 - God is not willing for men to perish but wants all to come to repentance. The alternative to repentance is perishing! [Luke 13:3,5]
Acts 2:38 - Repent and be baptized for remission of sins.
Ezekiel 18:21-23,27,28,30-32 - Wicked men must turn from evil and do right or they will die (spiritually). God does not want us to die. He is willing to forgive, but first we must be willing to change. Before we can change, we must decide to change - that is repentance.
The gospel emphasizes repentance because repentance is essential to changing our attitudes and our life. Until we are willing to change our lives, God is not willing to forgive our sins!
If you have sinned, you must admit the sin and be sorry. Then you must make up your mind to change. Have you done so, or are you just expecting everything to be forgotten because you said you were sorry? Forgiveness comes only after a decision to change! [Ezekiel 33:10-19; 2 Timothy 2:25,26; Romans 2:4,5; Acts 3:19; 8:22; 5:31; 17:30,31; Revelation 2:5,16,21-23; Luke 3:8,9; 24:47; 2 Corinthians 7:10; 1 Kings 8:46-50; 2 Chronicles 6:24-29; 7:14; Joel 2:12-14; Jeremiah 36:3,7; Isaiah 55:7; Matthew 11:20-24; 21:28-32]
III. Things That Must Follow Repentance - Some think it is enough just to decide to change. That constitutes repentance, but something more must follow the repentance.
A. After Repentance, One Must Meet Other Conditions of Forgiveness
What the conditions are depends on whether one has or has not been baptized.
After repenting, one who is not a child of God must be baptized. Acts 2:38 - Repent and be baptized for the remission of sins. Some people do not realize that the Bible teaches baptism is essential. Other people have been shown but still will not accept it. These people are not showing true repentance!
Remember, repentance is a decision to do what God's word says. When a person sees what God's word says but will not do it, that person is not showing true repentance.
When a person refuses to be baptized, his primary problem is not baptism: it is his faith or his repentance! If believes the truth he will know he must repent and be baptized. If he then truly repents, you won't be able to keep him from the water!
[Mark 16:15,16; Acts 2:38; 22:16; Romans 6:3,4; Galatians 3:27; 1 Peter 3:21]
A Child of God who sins must pray for forgiveness.
Sometimes children of God sin after they have been baptized. They do not need to be baptized again, but they do need to repent again.
Acts 8:22 - Simon was told to repent and pray that his sin might be forgiven. The Christian who sins needs to repent and pray, not repent and be baptized. [1 John 1:9; Matthew 6:12]
If one has wronged other people, he must also confess to them - Matthew 5:23,24. If the sin is known and has been a bad influence on the congregation or hindered the effort of the church to teach, then the whole church needs to be told the person has repented. [Luke 17:3,4; 15:18,21; Genesis 50:17; James 5:16; Proverbs 28:13; study passages on influence and reputation]
B. Then One Must Change His Conduct - Quit Practicing Sin.
Repentance is a decision to change. After receiving forgiveness, one must follow through and make the changes he decided to make.
Scriptures
Acts 26:20 - After forgiveness men must do works worthy of repentance. [Luke 3:8-14; Matthew 3:8] Ezekiel 18:21-32 - To avoid death, the wicked must turn from evil and do right and keep God's statutes.
Matthew 21:28-31 - The ultimate question, in the story of the two sons, was which of the two did the will of the father. The son who was right was the one who eventually went and did what he was supposed to do.
Proverbs 28:13 - We prosper, not by hiding our sins, but by confessing and forsaking them.
Applications
This is where many members of the church fail. They profess that they want forgiveness, then are baptized or pray for forgiveness, but never follow through and change. They want forgiveness but not change.
There is a difference between repentance and the fruits of repentance. Sometimes people go through the motions of baptism (or public confession), but do not truly repent. These people will never truly be forgiven until they first truly repent.
Other people really did repent and intended to change their lives, but never followed through. These people may have been forgiven the first time but now are back in sin. They need to repent again and this time produce the fruits of repentance. [Genesis 44 cf. Genesis 37; Luke 13:5-9; 15:19; Ezekiel 33:10-19; Revelation 2:5; Deuteronomy 30:2; 2 Kings 17:13; Jonah 3:8,10; Isaiah 55:7; Jeremiah 4:1; 18:8,11; 44:4,5; 25:3-7; 35:15; 2 Chronicles 30:6-9; 1 Samuel 7:3,4]
C. Then One Must Make Restitution.
The fruits of repentance require more than just deciding to do right "next time" or to "never do that again." To the extent possible we must attempt to go back and correct the harmful effects of our sins on other people.
Ezekiel 33:14,15 - One who was wicked must not only walk in the statutes, but also return what he stole. [Exodus 22:1-15; Leviticus 6:1-5; Numbers 5:5-8; 2 Samuel 12:6]
Ezra 10:3,11,17,19,44 - When Israelite men had married foreign women, contrary to God's law, they had to repent and put away the wives. This is what repentance requires today when people are living in adultery because of unscriptural divorce and remarriage [9:1-10:44; Matt. 19:9]
Luke 19:8 - Zacchaeus had been a publican. When he was converted, he determined to return the taxes charged wrongfully.
This can be a difficult principle to apply because sometimes the effect of a sin cannot be undone (for example, murder). But it is a Bible principle and must be accomplished to the extent possible. [Philem. 10-14,18,19; Matthew 21:28-31; Nehemiah 5:11-13; 2 Corinthians 7:9-11; Genesis 20:1-14; 1 Samuel 12:3; Proverbs 6:31; Acts 16:33; 26:20; 19:18,19]
Conclusion - Luke 15:17-24 - The story of the prodigal son illustrates all the principles we have studied. The younger son wasted his inheritance in riotous living (vv 13,30). He came to be in need and "came to himself" (vv 14-17). [The story does not use the word "repent," but the parallel stories do in vv 7,10.]
* He acknowledged his error: "I have sinned" (v18).
* His sorrow was implied by the fact he no longer believed himself worthy to be called a son (v19).
* He then decided to go back to the father (vv 18,19). This decision is repentance. (Cf. vv 7,10)
* He met the conditions of forgiveness by confessing his sin to the father (vv 20,21).
* He left the practice of sin (vv 20,21).
* He offered to make restitution by being just a servant of the father, not even a son any longer (vv 19,21).
The gospel is a message of change. Sinners can change. You can change. Note the attitude of the father when the son did return: vv 20,22-24. Truly there is joy in heaven among the angels when a sinner "repents" (vv 7,10).
The Father loves the Son,
and has given all things into His hand.
He who believes in the Son has everlasting life;
and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life,
but the wrath of God abides on him.”
John 3
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The Son of God is God like His Father. The Son of God is our Creator. He created EVERYTHING...stars, planets and people.
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Summary:
Hindi: http://justpaste.it/q64l
Hebrew: http://justpaste.it/q4vm
Arabic: https://justpaste.it/p1av
English: http://justpaste.it/jb82
Arabic- Revealing Islam: http://justpaste.it/q3y5
Urdu: http://justpaste.it/q3y8
Farsi: http://justpaste.it/q3y9
Pashtu: http://justpaste.it/q3ya
Russian: http://justpaste.it/q3yc
Turkish: http://justpaste.it/q3y0