Repentance is belief in action.
J.D. GreearRepentance is not subsequent to belief; it is part of belief. It is belief in action-choice that flow out of conviction. Repentance literally means "a change of mind" (in Greek, metanoia; meta-"new", noia="mind") about Jesus. Repentance is not merely changing your action; it is changing your actions because you have changed your attitude about Jesus' authority and glory.
J.D. GreearIf repentance were perfection, none of those people repented. Repentance, however, means recognizing Jesus' authority and submitting to it, even though you know your heart is weak, divided, and pulled in conflicting directions. Repentance includes a plea for God to change your inconsistent divided heart. (Psalm 86:11; Mark 9:24)
J.D. GreearFaith is not the absence of doubt; it is continuing to follow Jesus in the midst of doubt.
J.D. GreearLikewise, we continue to follow Jesus as we struggle with sin. Repentance ushers us into a life of greater struggle, not out of one.
J.D. GreearOften the strongest evidence of my growth in grace is my growth in the knowledge of my need for grace.
J.D. GreearThe Holy Spirit did not go into such detail about the Pharisees in the New Testament just so we could understand a group unique to the first century. Pharisaism is a poisonous weed that grows in every garden of orthodox religion. Pharisaism is every bit the threat to the orthodox today that it was then.
J.D. GreearMots clés error danger heresy pharisees pharisaism
What would your prayers look like if you believed that the cross really was the measure of God's compassion for someone?
J.D. GreearMots clés compassion christianity prayer cross
As we see the beauty of God and feel His weightiness in our hearts, our hearts begin to desire Him more than we desire sin. Before the Bible says, "Stop sinning," it says, "Behold your God.
J.D. GreearMots clés christianity sin worship
We are changed not by being told what we need to do for God, but by hearing the news about what God has done for us.
J.D. GreearMots clés christianity gospel
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