Repentance

Nevertheless, Hereafter

Matthew 26:64

… It is written that "before Pontius Pilate He witnessed a good confession," and that statement may, also, be well applied to His utterances before Caiaphas, for there He …

To Those Who Are "Almost Persuaded"

Acts 26:28

… Now the great drift of Paul's preaching, according to Agrippa's confession, was to persuade him to be a Christian. And the Apostle himself acknowledges the same …

Psalm 70

Psalm 70

… Behold, he hath inspired thee with confession of sins; thou hast confessed, he hath given pardon: Be the Lord magnified. ... Now, thou hast begun to advance, thou hast …

Startling!

2 Kings 8:12

… We have not repented of sin to the full extent unless we repent of the disposition to sin as well as the actual commission of sin. We should …

Warning and Encouragement

Genesis 27:38

… I tell you what God's Book of Truth tells me, which is that if you live and die without repentance, without faith and without holiness—as surely …

Fencing the Table

1 Corinthians 11:28

… In the third place, I want you to examine yourselves concerning your repentance. In the emblems upon the Communion Table, you can see something of what it cost …

Good News For You

Luke 10:33

… You are sinful, and this is your greatest sin, that you do not repent as you ought. But come to Him and ask Him to forgive your impenitence …

The Sure Triumph Of The Crucified One

Isaiah 52:13-15

… flesh, from His Childhood among the doctors in the Temple, on to His confession before Pontius Pilate. Our Lord was enthusiastic—there was a fire burning within Him …

What the Farm Laborers Can Do and What They Cannot do

… Their whole nature is renewed, so that instead of producing sin it yields repentance, faith, and love; but we know not how. How the Spirit of God deals …

John Mark—or, Haste in Religion

Mark 14:50-52

… No, dear Friends, there must be the real work of the Holy Spirit in the soul or else the repentance we get will be a repentance which needs …

Silken Cords

Hosea 11:4

… And one of the first signs of their real repentance was that they had given up their false dependences. So, Sinner, you must give up your self-righteousness …

A Root Out Of A Dry Ground

Isaiah 53:2

… to you but Christ? "But, ah, I need to repent"—is He not "exalted on high to give repentance?" "But I long for faith." Well, and have you …

Young Man, Is This For You?

Luke 7:11-17

… If so, within you a gentle movement of the Spirit is inclining you to repent and yield your heart to Jesus. This shall be a blessed day to …

A Pressed Man Yielding to Christ

John 9:35-38

… But, in every case, everyone who has believed has made the confession of that faith to the Master Himself. He has said to Jesus, as this man did …

Love's Competition

Luke 7:42

… They stand up and make confession without a tear in their eye, or a blush on their cheek. Such testimony ought never to be heard for it is …

Holding Fast the Faith

Revelation 2:12

… Having mentioned some whose doctrines and lives were unclean, the Lord says, "Repent. Or else I will come unto you quickly and will fight against them with the …

The First Setting Up of the Bronze Serpent

Numbers 21:4-9

… What is to be done when Israel is bitten with fiery serpents? Well, the first thing is confession. They went to Moses and cried, "We have sinned." Oh …

The Silken Fetter

Hosea 3:5

… They waited to see if there was any repentance that might permit the scourging to be put away. If not, when the cords were unbound, then the rods …

The Heavenly Race

1 Corinthians 9:24

… Seek to have a repentance that needeth not to be repented of—a faith which looks alone to Christ, and which will stand by you when you come …

Unwillingness to Come to Christ

John 5:40

… Baptism is the way to make confession according to Christ's own rule, to which I charge you to be obedient—and may He accept you and bless …

A Monument for the Dead, and a Voice to the Living

Romans 10:5-9

… He has put the two things together,—"He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved." The believing and the confession of that believing in God's own …

The Righteous Holding On His Way

Job 17:9

… Then comes in that warning where we are told concerning some, that it is impossible to renew them again unto repentance, and that word of Paul, "For the …

The Blood of Sprinkling

Hebrews 12:24

… The times of your ignorance God winked at, but now commandeth all men everywhere to repent, since he is able to forgive and yet be just. Your offended …

God's Love to the Saints

1 John 3:16

… O God, whom I have offended, provide for me a Savior and deliver me from Your wrath!" No prayer came from Adam's lips, nor even a confession …

Mongrel Religion

2 Kings 17:41

… to sing their psalms and assent to their prayers, and to accept their confession of faith. They are a teachable sort of people, so far as mere hearing …

God'S Strange Choice

1 Corinthians 1:26-29

… THE Apostle Paul had been led to make the confession that Christ Jesus was despised both by Jew and Gentile. He confessed that this was no cause of …

Good Cheer From Forgiven Sin

Matthew 9:2

… I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. For ordinary Christians to associate with those who are like the publicans and sinners of Christ's …

Nathanael And The Fig Tree

John 1:45-51

… And perhaps just before Philip came to him, he may have been engaged in personal and solitary confession of sin. He had looked round the garden and fastened …

Effectual Calling

Luke 19:5

… So there be some who strew their path with promises of repentance, and so go more easily and noiselessly down to perdition. But God’s call is not …

The Whole Machinery of Salvation

Romans 10:14

… For with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. True faith must be accompanied by an open confession. Come forward …

God's Overtaking Mercy

Genesis 16:8

… repent of your iniquities, then it is all true! I can only know your election by your calling! I can only tell your calling by your repentance and …

The Lord's Supper—simple But Sublime!

1 Corinthians 11:25

… s burdens? And did He, therefore, while He made Baptism the personal, solitary confession of faith, make this Communion to be a united joint memorial in order that …

To the Rescue

Isaiah 49:24

… His love I feel within my heart! Oh, how I repent of all my sins against Him! Lord, help me to give up everything that is impure in …

The Claims of God

Psalm 100:3

… therefore I abhor myself and repent in dust and ashes." Ah, men and women, if you did but know what God is, and who He is—if but …

Love's Medicines and Miracles

Isaiah 38:17

… The king's bitterness of soul then led him to repent of his wrongdoing, as he saw where he had sinned. He mourned His folly before God and …

The Love Of Jesus—What It Is—None But His Loved Ones Know

Ephesians 3:19

… That is all it is—to trust in Him. "But I must repent," one says. Repentance is a change of mind, and is a blessed fruit of faith …

David's Prayer in the Cave

… But, anyway, make a full confession unto the Lord. Tell Him how you have sinned. Tell Him how you have tried to save yourself and broken down. Tell …

The Great Sin Of Doing Nothing

Numbers 32:23

… be zealous therefore, and repent," what will His language be to those who are not His children, but are living in open rebellion against Him? Tremble, you that …

The Great Pot and the Twenty Loaves

2 Kings 4:38

… with him." "Alas," says the Laodicean, "I have nothing in the house!" Your confession is true, but when our Lord comes to sup, He brings His supper with …

The Call of 'Today'

Hebrews 3:7

… When I have a more convenient season I will send for you." And never did any Apostle say, "Repent tomorrow, or wait for some convenient season to believe …