Repentance

Effectual Calling—Illustrated by the Call of Abram

Genesis 12:5

… Do not be content with trying to believe and trying to repent—come to Christ and both repent and believe—and give no slumber to your eyelids till …

“In Labours More Abundant”

… of the utmost regard and affection." I also know that, long before this confession, Mr. Binney, while addressing the students of one of the Congregational Colleges, had said …

The Evils of the Present Time, and Our Object, Necessities, and Encouragements*

… The other day, a certain preacher informed us that, even if a stoner should truly repent and believe on his dying bed, he would yet have to suffer …

Joy in Salvation

Psalm 9:4

… with Jonah, who in the very depths of the sea made this, his confession of faith, "Salvation is of the Lord." But now, secondly, our text (having noticed …

The Sheep Before the Shearers

… The zeal of God’s house did eat up our Lord in Pilate’s hall as well as everywhere else, for there he witnessed a good confession. No …

Nothing But Leaves

Mark 11:13

… Another tribe springs up just now before my eye—those who have regrets without repentance. Many of you under a heart-searching sermon feel grieved on account of …

The Seed Upon a Rock

Matthew 13:5

… Then, as repentance comes with faith, see that you have real repentance. Think much of the evil of sin and of the consequences of sin both in this …

Memento Mori

Deuteronomy 32:29

… no strivings of the Spirit, “Fix’d is my everlasting state, Could I repent, ‘tis now too late.” Death hath now closed up the window” of my soul …

"Two Immutable Things"

Ezekiel 16:8

… Say, with me, "My Savior, I repent not of having yielded myself to You; but I repent that I have not more fully carried out my resolve to …

God Fighting Sin

Isaiah 63:10

… Put your head on His bosom and sob out your confession, "Father, I have sinned"—and before this present service is over, you shall receive your Lord's …

Questions Which Ought To Be Asked

Job 35:10-11

… Oh, be wise, and ere you dare the wrath of the King eternal and dash upon the bosses of his buckler, turn and repent, for why will ye …

"This Year Also"

Luke 13:6

… If we will not repent, we must perish! If we will not be benefited by the spade we must fall by the axe! There will come a last …

Grace For Grace

1 Corinthians 2:12

… I heard about repentance but I never knew repentance until I repented. I heard of faith, but I never knew faith until I believed. I heard of pardon …

Early Pastoral Epistles

… Let our youths and maidens study the Scriptures daily, and let them use The Baptist Confession of Faith, which they will find to be a useful compendium of …

The Putting Away Of Sin

Hebrews 9:26

… Let me not be mistaken—wherever God gives real repentance of sin, there sin is forgiven—for repentance and remission go together. But no man is pardoned because …

Holy Violence

Matthew 11:12

… Remember, if you now repent, if you now confess your sins, Christ is preached to you. He came into the world to save sinners. Oh! believe on him …

Spiritual Gleaning

… We will go down on our knees in prayer, and stoop by self-humiliation, and confession of ignorance, and so gather with the hand of faith the daily …

Opening Services

… He preached that never could the sinner repent without the aid of the Holy Spirit, and yet he called upon every sinner to repent and believe the Gospel …

A Voice from the Hartley Colliery

Job 14:14

… Fix'd is their everlasting state, Could man repent, 'tis then too late; Justice has closed mercy's door, And God's longsuffering is no more. Here you …

Loyal to the Core

2 Samuel 15:21

… Him, for ‘with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.’ When our Master ascended up on high He told us …

'The Oil of Joy for Mourning'

Isaiah 61:3

… speaking to the sinner, too, because all this is for you if you repent of sin and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ! If you will come and …

Stumbling at the Word

1 Peter 2:8

… remains—that is, you stumble at Christ's Word because He bids you repent and turn from your sins. There are some of you of whom I almost …

A Hearer In Disguise

1 Kings 14:6

… You will need them all for your own souls presently! Take up a lamentation for your own doom! Unless you repent, your funerals, O ungodly ones, will call …

The Fainting Warrior

Romans 7:24

… I have heard people say sometimes—“You tell the sinner that he cannot believe and repent without the help of the Holy Spirit, and yet you tell him …

The Hope That Purifies

1 John 3:3

… But if they will neither repent of sin nor believe in Jesus, he says to them, "You can be of no service to me." If he can help …

Two Coverings and Two Consequences

Proverbs 38:13

… Some have supposed that there may be efficacy in baptismal water, or in sacramental emblems, or in priestly incantations, or in confession to a priest—one who asks …

The First and the Second

Hebrews 10:9

… There is another "first" that people do not like to lose—that is, their fancied strength You thought, dear Friend, that you could repent and believe in Christ …

The Long Pastorate Commenced, 1854

… The odd thing of all was that, some few church-meetings afterwards, two persons came forward to make confession of their faith, who professed to have been converted …

A Call To Worship

Zechariah 8:21

… Revivals of religion—when is the best time for them? Directly! When is the best time to repent of sin? Today! When is the best time for a …

Method and Music, Or the Art of Holy and Happy Living

Colossians 3:17

… The words of Peter, in the Acts of the Apostles, are for you, "Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for …

The Only Door

John 10:9

… No, verily, but you must truly repent, or you shall perish! You must truly believe, or you shall have no part or lot in this matter! The mere …

A Plea From the Cross

Luke 23:34

… Could he repent, the pardon were sure, but the capacity to do that argues incapacity to ever be made penitent. The man is given over, hardened—he perishes …

The Suffering Christ Satisfied

Isaiah 53:11

… you die impenitent! And if you do not repent tonight, what cause have you to hope that you will repent tomorrow? Hearts do not soften by delay! Spirits …

God's Glory and His Goodness

Exodus 33:18-23

… He, in His Sovereignty, might have ordained a thousand Graces as the way to mercy, but He has only put two. "Repent," He says, and in another place …

Jesus Only

Matthew 17:8

… Your repentance, unless you also believe in Jesus, is a repentance that needs to be repented of. At the girdle of John the Baptist the keys of heaven …

The Last Census

Psalm 87:6

… shall take place—I mean yonder young man, who is saying, "I will repent, I will seek a Savior; I desire to be washed in His blood." Young …

A Jealous God

Exodus 34:14

… O ye that worship not God, the God of Israel, who give him not dominion over your whole soul, and live not to his honor, repent ye of …

Compel Them to Come In

Luke 14:23

… Sinner, in God’s name I command you to repent and believe. Do you ask me whence my authority? I am an ambassador of heaven. My credentials, some …

The Essence Of The Gospel

John 3:18

… of your ignorance God winked at," but now commands all men everywhere to repent. He sends His Gospel message, "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you shall …

A Question for a Questioner

Psalm 77:9

… Know this, and repent of it, and trust thy best Friend. Hast thou not also forgotten to be reverent? Else how couldst thou ask such a question? Should …