Repentance

Psalm 116

Psalm 116

… Next to believing follows confession; and therefore, those who do not make a confession ought to fear; as, on the contrary, those should hope who speak out what …

Work in Us and Work by Us

Colossians 1:29

… No, we ourselves must repent. My Brethren, this is self-evident to every candid mind. There must be in every man a personal faith and a personal repentance …

Christ's Triple Character

Isaiah 55:4

… That was a faithful and true Witness of Christ when He said, "My Kingdom is not of this world"—witnessing a good confession before Pontius Pilate and, while …

The Two Yokes

Jeremiah 28:13

… If to repent of sin be thought difficult'how shall we get tears out of a rock?'the reply is, true repentance is the gift of the Holy …

God in Nature and in Revelation

Psalm 19:7-9

… Open confession is good for the soul and I have made this confession. You have heard me. Now "teach me Your statutes." 27. Make me to understand the …

Pardon and Justification

Psalm 32:1

… Thus people may make such a general confession as this, "We are all sinners," who would resist any special charge brought home to their consciences, however true it …

Exposition of the Doctrines of Grace

… Repentance or a change of mind, repentance and remission of sins, are to be preached amongst all nations, and the disciples were to begin at Jerusalem; and, beginning …

"Straightway"

Matthew 4:20

… Therefore, I repeat—Repent "straightway." But then you must also pray "straightway." Plead with the Lord just where you are now in your seat, or, if you desire …

The Story of God’s Mighty Acts

Psalm 44:1

… Breaking through every bond of every kind that could bind my lip, I exhort you in God’s name—Repent and escape from damnation. A few more months …

Your Personal Salvation

1 Peter 1:9-12

… repent, give me Your salvation and cause me to repent! If Your Word says that I must confess my sin, give me Your salvation in the confession of …

Am I My Brother's Keeper?

Genesis 4:9

… No one else can believe the Gospel for him, or repent for him, or be born again for him, or become a Christian for him. He must, himself …

Dilemma and Deliverance

Psalm 9:10

… Then it is that Satan lets fly this arrow, which comes whizzing up from hell and enters into the soul, and while we are making the confession, the …

Number 2400—or, "Escape for Your Life!"

Genesis 19:17

… I denounce it as high treason against the majesty of God and, therefore, I cry unto you, "Repent and believe the Gospel," for if you will not, you …

Faith and Regeneration

1 John 5:1

… But must not a man repent as well as believe? Reply: No man ever believed but what he repented at the same time. Faith and repentance go together …

Psalm 69

Psalm 69

… It ought to render confession easy, when we are assured that all is known already. That prayer which has no confession in it may please a Pharisee's …

The Pilgrim's Longings

Hebrews 11:15-16

… Howbeit, repent of them never, or woe betide you. There is a secret virtue in the confession, if it be steadfastly adhered to and zealously maintained. It is …

Co-workers With God

Psalm 127:1

… apart from repentance—and repentance is a work of the Spirit of God. But the Spirit of God does not repent— what has He to repent of? It …

Jesus and His Forerunner

John 10:39-42

… And the trees by the river's edge, and the flowing stream would always remind them of the Baptist, who there urged them to repent of their sins …

A Honeycomb

Hebrews 12:3

… And you, who mourn a rocky heart, you may say, "Lord, You are exalted on high to give repentance to Israel—give repentance to me!" Jesus can touch …

The Good Shepherd

Psalm 23:1

… First then, we say THERE IS A CERTAIN CONFESSION NECESSARY BEFORE A MAN CAN JOIN IN THESE WORDS. We must feel that there is something in us which …

Pride the Destroyer

Habakkuk 2:4

… I frankly make that confession, I cannot and dare not think that it has any propriety about it at all—it is a miserable, wretched affair! So is …

The Sacred Love-Token

Exodus 12:13

… So salvation is promised, not alone, to believing, but to confession with the mouth. "He that with his heart believes, and with his mouth makes confession of Him …

Forgetting God

Hosea 13:6

… Certainly it can be laid to the charge of all those who have lived without thinking of God and who have never turned to Him with repentance and …

The Barley Field on Fire

2 Samuel 14:29-31

… You may abhor repentance because of its sorrow, but you shall not escape sorrow, even if you escape repentance. you have had your sickness. Do you remember it …

Laying the Hand on the Sacrifice

Leviticus 4:29

… I pray that He may do so! The first meaning of this laying of the hand upon the head of the sacrifice is this—it was a confession …

The History of Sundry Fools

Psalm 107:17-20

… He knows that men must repent of sin if they would find mercy; but he does not repent of sin. He knows that life is uncertain, and yet …

Bankrupt Debtors Discharged

Luke 7:42

… Next, when we come to feel our bankruptcy, we then make an honest confession. And to that confession a promise is given—"He that confesses his sin shall …

The Maintenance of Good Works

Titus 3:3-8

… Think, I say, with tears of repentance in our eyes. "For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving many lusts and pleasures, living in malice and …

Prayer, the Proof of Godliness

Psalm 32:6

… You remember when you made your confession to the Judge of All and received absolution from Him? You remember when, with broken heart and downcast eye, you acknowledged …

Holding Fast Our Profession

Hebrews 10:23

… We have made a profession of that faith—a confession of that hope. Then, thirdly, what we are now to do—to hold fast that profession of faith …

The Queen Of The South, Or The Earnest Enquirer

Matthew 12:42

… He reproved those who hear the Gospel, but who are not brought to humiliation and repentance. He rebuked them by the example of the Ninevites, who, having but …

The Consecration of Priests

Exodus 29:1

… When they put their hands on the bullock, they made a confession of sin, and the Rabbis have preserved for us the form in which that confession was …

Lessons From a Dovecot

Isaiah 60:8

… On the day of Pentecost, in answer to the question, "Men and brethren, what shall we do?" Peter said, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in …

A Suitable Watchword

Psalm 12:1

… It is well when prayer is steeped in the oil of repentance, when it is dipped in a sense of need. No prayer speeds so well with God …

Our Lord's Trial before the Sanhedrin

Mark 14:64

… I wonder who the man was that struck the Master? I could wish that the Master's reply to him may have influenced his heart to repentance. But …

The Soul's Crisis

Luke 18:37

… You do not even see your sin so as to repent of it with contrition. You have not yet seen the power of the precious blood of Jesus …

The Holy Spirit in the Covenant

Ezekiel 36:27

… I believe that you would see that the great majority of those who profess to repent on their deathbeds, if they could rise again from their graves, would …

Soul-threshing

Isaiah 28:27

… A confession had been made—"I have declared my ways." That confession had been accepted—"You heard me." Then a petition is offered—"Teach me Your statutes." "You …

Unprofitable Servants

Matthew 25:30

… This which is put into our mouths as a confession—that we are unprofitable servants—is meant to rebuke us when we think we are somebody and have …

Plain Gospel For Plain People

Deuteronomy 30:11-14

… In all that concerns repentance, faith and the vital matters of pardon and justification, there is no obscurity, but all is plain as a pikestaff! He that runs …