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Repent, therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord. Acts 3:19 (ESV)
The Apostle Peter had healed a beggar. The healed man was ecstatic over what had happened. Those who saw him were amazed.
Peter began to speak to the people about how they had denied God’s son and turned Him over to be crucified and had asked that a murderer be released to them.
Peter, then tells the crowd that all they had to do in order to be forgiven and refreshed is to repent, turn away from their bad acts.
Repentance has a simple definition; “To turn away from.” Before a person can truly repent one has to recognize what he or she did was wrong. A person who is guilty of evil things has to acknowledge that his or her actions were wrong and/or hurtful to others.
The wrong-doer has to search his heart to understand these steps. Also, that person needs to be certain that he or she can honestly say that what they did was wrong. There is no room for ‘lip service’ in this process. True repentance comes from the heart.
I am taking a break from my computer. I will be back online on April 23.
Thank you for this excellent lesson on repentance. I fear there is not much teaching on true repentance today. There seems to be a lot of "I'm Ok, you're OK" teaching instead of searching the heart and turning away from the sins that beset us. Thank you for this. Praying for you as you take a break from your computer...you will be missed, but I hope the time will be a time of peace and joy and rest. May God bless you and bring you back refreshed.
ReplyDeletePam,You are welcome. You are right, there are a lot of "feel good" messages out there. Thank you for your thoughts.
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