Repentance

Our Lord's Preaching

Isaiah 61:1

… He preached by His patience before Pilate, for there He witnessed a good confession. He preached from the bloody tree—with hands and feet fastened there, He delivered …

'Cases of Conscience'

Psalm 38:4

… Faith and repentance, the essentials to salvation, are commanded—"Repent and be baptized, every one of you." "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you shall be saved …

High Doctrine

… Can you not repent? He is exalted on high to give you repentance. Repentance is of God. Do you say, ” I cannot believe?” Faith is of God ; it …

Real Grace for Real Need

Luke 9:11

… We are compelled to own that David's confession must be ours, "Behold, I was shaped in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me." Our nature …

Free Grace

Ezekiel 36:32

… Will you repent?” Suppose this man should curse at the messenger, stop his ears against the message, spit upon him, tell him he does not care for him …

A Delicious Experience

Hebrews 4:3

… It is the eye of Jesus which makes Peter repent and the voice of Jesus which makes Peter confess his love. I invite any who are in a …

Jan. 19 — MOUTH CONFESSION; HEART BELIEF

Rom. 10:9

… 19 MOUTH CONFESSION; HEART BELIEF "If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the …

Jan. 25 — HE ACTS ON HONEST CONFESSION

Job 33:27

… 25 HE ACTS ON HONEST CONFESSION "He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not …

Tell It All

Mark 5:33

… First, to the penitent, urging him to a full confession. "She told Him all the truth"—Penitent, do you the same. Next, to the true convert, an exhortation …

The Greatest Exhibition of the Age

1 Corinthians 11:26

… That fact is, therefore, included in our confession of faith. But the point we especially set forth is this, that He died, He who was born at Bethlehem …

Humility, the Friend of Prayer

Genesis 32:10

… Why I abhor myself and repent in dust and ashes." Prostrate before the Throne is the proper attitude of prayer—in humility is our strength for supplication. II …

Filling Up the Measure of Iniquity

Genesis 15:16

… Those old-world sinners had had 120 years for repentance, and 120 years of earnest, faithful warning from holy Noah—and not till all those year's had …

Love's Birth and Parentage

1 John 4:19

… He foresaw that we would repent because His Spirit would work repentance in us. He foresaw that we should love because He worked that love within us! Is …

The Pleading of the Last Messenger

Mark 12:6-9

… Even repentance is charming sorrow, far more sweet than the joy of sin. They that repent and turn to God through Jesus Christ find such joy, such happiness …

Grieving the Holy Spirit

Ephesians 4:30

… In my own soul I keep saying, “Oh, this is just what you have done—you have grieved him.” Let me make a full and frank confession even …

The Silver Trumpet

Isaiah 1:18

… As John Bunyan put it, one man might have stood in the crowd and said, "But I helped to hound Him to the Cross!" "Repent and be baptized …

Putting the Hand Upon the Head of the Sacrifice

Leviticus 1:4

… What did that mean? It meant four things and the first was, CONFESSION. He that laid his hand upon the head of the offering made confession of sin …

On Humbling Ourselves before God

1 Peter 5:6

… If we will repent of the sin, the Lord will remove the sorrow. Have you been tried in your worldly possessions? Were you ever puffed up by them …

The Final Perseverance of the Saints

Job 17:9

… Our doctrine is the very opposite, namely, that the righteous shall hold on his way! Or, in other words, shall continue in faith, in repentance, in prayer and …

For or Against?

Matthew 28:4-6

… But now you have but one way of hope and that is repent and be reconciled to God, for if you will not, neither Heaven, nor earth, nor …

Hoping in God's Mercy

Psalm 33:18

… convert me! You spoke of repentance—I fear I do not repent as I should, but oh, I wish that I could repent! Oh, that my heart would …

The Way

John 14:6

… though we are commanded to repent, yet Jesus is exalted on High to give repentance. So you poor sinners who have no repentance, or anything of your own …

Constancy And Inconstancy—a Contrast

Hosea 6:3

… will bring you to repentance by any means, however severe! If the Lord does not give you up and you do not soon repent, it will come to …

A Personal Application

Hebrews 9:26

… To repent of sin because I know it has ruined me, or it will ruin me, is legal repentance, and needs to be repented of. But to be …

The Baptist's Message

John 1:29

… He will, if he can, keep men from looking anywhere but on his Master! Some look at their repentance, but if you cannot keep your eyes on Christ …

Christopathy

Isaiah 53:5

… Come to Christ and even if you are tempted to trust in your repentance, I implore you, do not make your repentance a rival of the stripes of …

The Loved Ones Chastened

Revelation 3:19

… be zealous therefore, and repent.”— Revelation 3:19. THE DEALINGS OF GOD towards the sons of men have always puzzled the wise men of the earth who have …

New Tokens of Ancient Love

Jeremiah 31:3

… There are some who think that the Doctrine of Effectual Calling means that God forces men to repent and believe against their wills—a more absurd and unscriptural …

Hagar at the Fountain

Genesis 16:13

… return, return. Repent and be converted. Turn you; turn you. Why will you die?" The Gospel does not spare the sinner the pangs of repentance. It calls him …

Psalm 130

Psalm 130

… The first two verses (Ps 130:1-2) reveal an intense desire; and the next two are a humble confession of repentance and faith, Ps 130:3-4 …

How Hearts Are Softened

Zechariah 12:10

… Faith and repentance are born together, live together and thrive together. Let no man put asunder what God has joined together. No man can repent of sin without …

The Wedding Garment

Matthew 22:11-14

… Sin made him incapable of repentance. There is a verse in one of Hart’s hymns which runs thus— “Fixed is their everlasting state: Could they repent, ‘tis …

Resurrection With Christ

Ephesians 2:4

… Even repentance, that soft and gentle Grace which ought to be natural to the sinful is quite beyond his reach. How shall he repent of a sin, the …

How Saints May Help the Devil

Ezekiel 16:54

… I pray each one of you, make a full confession before God, if by your silence, when sin has been committed before your eyes, or by a smile …

God's Tender Mercy

Luke 1:78

… If you have lived a life of vice, the Gospel comes to you and says, "Repent you therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out …

The Blood-Shedding

… Do you say that you have no sins to repent of? Then I have no Christ to preach to you. He did not come to save the righteous …

Free Pardon

Isaiah 43:25

… God's motive for pardoning a sinner is not because that sinner repents, for repentance of itself is no recompense to God. There is a repentance—I think …

Increased Faith the Strength of Peace Principles

Luke 17:5

… And if he trespasses against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turns again to you, saying, I repent; you shall forgive him …

The King’s Highway Opened and Cleared

… But you say, “Sir, I must repent before I come to Christ.” Find such a passage in the Word if you can. Doth not the Word say? “Him …

Eternal Life Within Present Grasp

1 Timothy 6:12

… Lockhart asked. "It is the tear of repentance on the sinner's cheek. I want to see a great many more of those before I go Home." And …