Repentance

The Spies

Numbers 13:32

… Ungodly men of course do not come and by repentance and faith make a trial of the love of Christ; they do not enter into covenant with the …

All Joy in All Trials

James 1:2-4

… Grace breeds no sorrow, except the healthy sorrow which comes with saving repentance and leads to the joy of pardon: it comes not to make men miserable, but …

Prayer 3 — The Love Without Measure or End

… Yet, Lord, we cannot close with praise, for we are obliged to come before Thee with humble confession of sin. We are not worthy of the least of …

The Good Ananias—a Lesson for Believers

Acts 9:10

… now he was to have Saul on the heart through joy of his repentance! He had heard such dreadful stories of the ferocious persecutor, that as soon as …

Let Us Go Forth

Hebrews 13:13

… If you do not profess to be on Christ's side—with all charity we are forced to accept your own confession of having no interest in Jesus …

Psalm 106

Psalm 106

… Here begins a long and particular confession. Confession of sin is the readiest way to secure an answer to the prayer of verse 4; God visits with his …

Psalm 145

Psalm 145

… When men do not repent, but, on the contrary, go from bad to worse, averse to let his wrath flame forth against them. Greatly patient and anxious that …

Perfect Restoration

Zechariah 10:6

… When Adam sinned, he lost Paradise; but God will give a better Paradise to sinners who repent Shall it be with you as though God had not cast …

The Young Man'S Prayer

Psalm 90:14

… I may be singular in this confession, but I make it and know it to be the truth. Since that dear hour when my soul cast itself on …

Solomon's Plea

1 Kings 8:53

… And, in which He also added that if they turned to Him with sincere repentance and confessed their iniquities, He would smile upon them again and deliver them …

Blessed Promises For Dying Outcasts

Jeremiah 30:17

… One said to me the other day, talking of her sin and of her repentance, "Yet, Sir, I am an outcast." That word pierced my heart like a …

Zedekiah—or, the Man Who Cannot Say, "No"

Jeremiah 38:5

… I endeavor to be earnest and to give striking calls to repentance, but I fear lest you should grow so used to me that you will take no …

The Unkept Vineyard—or, Personal Work Neglected

Solomon 1:6

… Let us from the heart make the confession—"They made me the keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard have I not kept." Let us make the …

Untitled Sermon

Acts 9:32-35

… If with your heart you will believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and with your mouth make confession of Him, you shall be saved." There is nothing to …

Psalm 135

Psalm 135

… And he will repent himself concerning his servants. When he has smitten them, and they lie low before him, he will pity them as a father pitieth his …

Blessing on the Printed Sermons

… Spirit, went home to the hearer’s heart, and David’s conviction and confession were repeated in the case of our brother, who gratefully recognizes the sovereign grace …

The Dream of Pilate's Wife

Matthew 27:19

… Besides, our Lord had before him witnessed a good confession—you remember how we considered it the other day—and though Pilate had huffed it off with the …

The Great Catastrophe at the Surrey Gardens Music Hall

… It is a confession of weakness rather than a sign of strength. It is not wrestling with Satan in his strongholds, — to use the old earnest Puritan language …

The Unrivalled Eloquence Of Jesus

John 7:46

… May the Holy Spirit bow you to repentance. God grant that in a far happier sense than this last, you may learn to say, "Never man spoke like …

The Paraclete

John 14:16

… the Spirit of God lead you in the way of humble confession of sin, of repentance of sin and of believing in Jesus, and then we will meet …

Sin Immeasurable

Psalm 19:12

… When I have preached most earnestly, I go to my chamber and repent that I have preached in so heartless a manner. When I have wept over your …

God's People Melted and Tried

Jeremiah 9:7

… Everybody thinks that they are Christians, yet all this religion of theirs is not worth a single farthing, for there is no heart-work in it, no repentance …

The Golden Key Of Prayer

Jeremiah 33:3

… There are the common frames and feelings of repentance and faith and joy and hope which are enjoyed by the entire family—but there is an upper realm …

Divine Forgiveness Admired and Imitated

Colossians 3:13

… They will, themselves, remember their sins with deep repentance, but the Lord will never challenge them on account of their past rebellions. Blessed be the name of Christ …

Hidden Manna

Jeremiah 15:16

… For what is the gospel? “He that with his heart believeth, and with his mouth maketh confession of him should be saved.” How dare you leave out one …

Regeneration

John 3:3

… I again cry, repent, repent, repent, for “unless ye repent ye shall all likewise perish.” I came here determined this morning, if I must use rough words, to …

Ben-Hadad'S Escape—An Encouragement For Sinners

1 Kings 20:31-34

… If you believe on the Lord Jesus with your heart and with your mouth make confession of Him, you shall be saved. If, as guilty, you will accept …

The Right Observance of the Lord's Supper

1 Corinthians 11:23-26

… Paul does not say, "Let a man examine himself and then noteat or drink at the communion." The examination should lead him to repentance, to faith and should …

Consider Before You Fight

Luke 14:31

… God demands of you a confession of your guilt. He will be honored by your humbling yourself before Him. Your sin has aimed at His Glory and now …

Prayer to God in Trouble an Acceptable Sacrifice

Psalm 50:15

… Eat them with bitter herbs of repentance—"Trust in the Lord forever, for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength." You said, "That blow has crushed me. I …

An Urgent Necessity

Hosea 10:12

… Repent! Take heed you waste it not." There is encouragement to every unconverted person in this thought! If this time is given you to repent in, then rest …

Helps to Full Assurance

1 John 5:13

… You will find, first, that John mentions as an evidence, truthful dealing with God in faith and confession of sin. Naturally men walk in darkness or falsehood towards …

The Road to Honor

1 Samuel 2:30

… Let us honor the holiness of God and the justice of God and the mercy of God by repentance whenever we feel that we have done wrong. You …

What the Lord's Supper Sees and Says

1 Corinthians 11:26

… There is, in this supper, a personal and yet united confession and testimony to Christ. It might have seemed difficult to blend these two, for religion is a …

All of Grace

… those whom I address, are the bona fide , real, actual sinners; not those who only say they are sinners with a general confession, but those who feel their …

Precious, Honorable, Beloved

Isaiah 43:4

… I do remember well when the Holy Spirit brought me to humiliation, to repentance, to self-purgation, to a holy vengeance against my sins and a sweet ardor …

Some Marks of God's People

Psalm 68:28

… Let men hear it, let angels hear it, let devils hear it—it matters not to us how many hear our confession that we are set apart for …

The Physician Pardons His Palsied Patient

Matthew 9:2-7

… Look at the number of those who call themselves priests, who say, after they have heard the penitent's confession, "I absolve you." It is easy enough to …

Unsound Spiritual Trading

Proverbs 16:2

… let us come my brethren, all of us, to the place of confession of sin and acknowledge that we have broken God's law, and deserve his just …

The Touchstone of Godly Sincerity

Job 27:10

… If I were not evermore sinning, if I could pause in that constant aberration of mind from the pure, the unselfish, the holy, perhaps I might suspend confession …