Repentance

How To Converse With God

Job 13:22

… Great is He and, therefore, to be adored, but sinful are we and, therefore, when we come to Him there must always be confession of sin upon our …

The Best Christmas Fare

Psalm 119:103

… You know the Gospel—"He who believes and is baptized shall be saved." "With the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto …

The Charge of the Angel

Acts 5:19

… Jesus is exalted "to give repentance." The gift of God is eternal life. Salvation is by Free Grace and Free Grace alone. "This life is never an evolution …

God Beseeching Sinners by His Ministers

2 Corinthians 5:18-21

… How very different is this confession from the boastings of priests and prelates nowadays! They are not of the same order as the people whom they address, but …

"Now Then, Do It"

2 Samuel 3:17

… It is this trusting Jesus Christ which is the essential point, for out of it grows the repentance which renounces every false way. When a man fully and …

Abram's Call—or, Half-Way—and All the Way

Genesis 11:31

… Moreover, half-way obedience increases our responsibility, because it is a plain confession that we know the Lord's will, though we do it not. Abram had received …

Perseverance Without Presumption

John 10:28

… We have it laid down as a rule of the kingdom of which there is no violation, that, "the gifts and calling of God are without repentance." He …

The Red Heifer

Numbers 19:2

… am black because the sun has looked upon me," must ever be the confession of the bride of Christ. This world is full of the spiritually dead, and …

The Hedge of Thorns and the Plain Way

Proverbs 15:19

… The revival plan of "Believe and live," without any repentance—they rather take to for a time—till they begin to understand more of what the evangelist means …

All Fulness in Christ

Colossians 1:19

… Thou wantest repentance—he was exalted on high to give repentance as well as remission of sin. Thou wantest a new heart: the covenant runs thus, “A new …

The Luther Sermon at Exeter Hall

Galatians 5:6

… true that, "with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." This is the faiths which saves the soul. II. In …

Bitter Herbs

Exodus 12:8

… But it is a safe thing to feel the tears of repentance in your eyes through a deep sense of your unfitness for the skies at present, and …

Fire! Fire! Fire!

Isaiah 43:2

… having that very night been baptised for the dead bishop, having made their confession of faith that they might occupy his position. “I fill up the vacancy in …

The Deceitfulness of Sin

Hebrews 3:13

… A man has wasted his substance in profligacy—and by way of repentance in later days he becomes a miser—greedy, wretched, living only for himself and his …

Bringing Sinners to the Savior

Mark 9:17-20

… plain, simple sentences—and in the gentlest and most modest spirit make your confession of faith to the praise and glory of God. Who knows but what such …

A Gracious Dismissal

Luke 7:50

… be saved." "He that with his heart believes and with his mouth makes confession of Him shall be saved." There are no, "ifs," or, "buts," about these Words …

A Mystery! Saints Sorrowing and Jesus Glad!

John 11:14-15

… I make a sad confession, over which I mourn, that when my soul is happy and things prosper, I do not as a rule live so near to …

A Home Question and a Right Answer

John 6:66-69

… or cried, or stirred, but quick to the death she burned in her confession of her Lord! Oh, it was amazing! It was amazing! Christ laughed at His …

An Epistle Illustrated by a Psalm

Psalm 118:13

… with His right hand and His holy arm, there is little in that confession to minister to self-conceit. The wine that is pressed from the grapes of …

Speak For Yourself—a Challenge!

John 9:21

… You know how it is put—"He that with his heart believes, and with his mouth makes confession of Him, shall be saved." I may not lawfully forbear …

The Church's Probation

Psalm 66:10

… here we are, still creeping along in the valley! Do not make this confession to lull your conscience, or to comfort yourselves for being in the lowlands. We …

Walking In The Light And Washed In The Blood

1 John 1:7

… Not a syllable is uttered concerning celibacy or monasticism! Not a breath about vows of perpetual chastity and poverty! Not a hint about confession to a priest and …

God’s Barriers Against Man’s Sin

Jeremiah 5:22-23

… and pestilence, men are prone to take refuge in religion—they will make confession, like Pharaoh, when he said, “I have sinned this time: the lord is righteous …

A Lost Christ Found

Luke 2:44-46

… you have not had fellowship with Christ lately, but if you make that confession with a smile on your face, I have grave doubts about your piety. True …

A Sacred Solo

Psalm 28:7

… and kept this heart in the hour of trouble! Is not the same confession due from each of you? You have waded through your trouble, dear Sister. You …

Untitled Sermon

Psalm 119:144

… I am compelled to make such a confession myself. I need to get alive to the utmost—not only having life, but having it "more abundantly." I have …

The Blessing of Full Assurance

1 John 5:13

… This, dear friends, will give you constant firmness in your confession of divine truth. You who do not know whether you are saved or not, I hope the …

The Disowned

Matthew 7:21-23

… I wonder whether it is true concerning any of you here? Christ knows all who have ever sought His face with repentance and faith—but these people, though …

Praying In The Holy Spirit

… Prayer may be salted with confession, or perfumed with thanksgiving. It may be sung to music, or wept out with groans. As many as are the flowers of …

Experience and Assurance

Psalm 63:7

… Did you not begin with a faint confession of Christ? And now you dare to stand in the front of the battle! The Lord has so helped you …

A New Order of Priests and Levites

Isaiah 66:21

… Turn to Augustine, in youth of corrupt and vicious propensities, according to his own confession, to the grief of his mother Monica, yet called by sovereign grace to …

The Trial of Your Faith

1 Peter 1:7

… you in this way, to see whether you come up to your own confession—whether you really trust in the Lord and have your expectation from Him alone …

Two Ancient Proverbs

Proverbs 29:25

… the doctrines of the Church of Rome, would listen to the Cardinal's confession that, upon the whole it is safest to rest upon what Christ has done …

Up from the Country and Pressed Into Service

Mark 15:21

… his faith. "He that with his heart believes and with his mouth makes confession of Him shall be saved." He says, "He that confesses Me before men, him …

Zechariah'S Vision Of Joshua The High Priest

Zechariah 3:1-5

… Confess it anywhere else, your sorrow is not repentance, but remorse. "What is remorse?" says one. Remorse is repentance made out of sight of Jesus! True repentance is …

Life From the Dead

Ephesians 2:1

… They tell me that "creeds are dead." Yes, yes! It is a pleasant thing to hear an honest confession—they are dead to dead men! I hold nothing …

Our Lord's First Appearance before Pilate

John 18:38

… This is that to which Paul refers when he says, "The Lord Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession." He did not draw back and say …

A Great Gospel for Great Sinners

1 Timothy 1:15-17

… Oh, but I have indulged in such horrible vices." This is a sad confession, but it does not doom you to despair, for the blood of Jesus washes …

Joseph of Arimathaea

Mark 15:43-46

… The judge replied, "Why do you wish for your master's body?" "Because he was a Christian and I am one." Upon this confession he was, himself, condemned …

No Quarter

1 Kings 18:40

… What then? Let these seducers be put down at once." Such a confession demanded consistent action. The most of you to whom I speak this morning have avowed …