Repentance

The Exodus

Exodus 12:41

… about to-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, and saying, “I can repent when I please, and I can believe when I please,” and always procrastinating!—Ah …

Comfort To Seekers From What The Lord Has Not Said

Isaiah 45:19

… ordained and exalted on high, "to give repentance and remission of sins," if remission is never to be given, repentance never to be accepted and intercession never to …

Diary, April to June, 1850

… God help me to live worthy of Him, and that my open confession of Him may make me more diligent! Letter from Mr. Leeding better than I had …

Evangelical Congratulations

Philippians 1:18

… man that He should lie, nor the son of man that He should repent. Has He said it, and shall He not do it, has He spoken, and …

King's Gardens

Nehemiah 3:15

… Israel! Let us leave the King's garden, then, with feelings of deep repentance that we should have made Jesus suffer so, and yet with holy gladness to …

The Free-agency of Christ

Mark 8:22-26

… If I did not feel any true conviction of sin, or a single atom of repentance in my soul, there was all the more reason why I should …

Life, and the Path to It

Psalm 16:11

… you will be, as surely as God lives, you will be unless you repent of sin and trust His Son! I am no Prophet of evil, neither do …

The Widow of Sarepta

1 Kings 17:8

… Ah, no! The sovereign electing Grace of God chooses us to repentance, to faith—and afterwards to holiness of living, to Christian service, to zeal, to devotion. Ah …

May I?

Matthew 9:21

… You might, long before this, have been cast into despair! Should not the Lord's long-suffering lead you to repentance and induce you to come to Christ …

From The Dunghill To The Throne

Psalm 113:7

… And He came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. He came not to heal those who are already sound in health, but the sick. O …

Kicking Against The Pricks

Acts 9:5

… His repentance is bitter in proportion to the greatness of his sin. "Alas," he says, "that I should ever have so revolted against the God that loved me …

The Blessed Christ

Matthew 21:9

… round his dying bed with prayers, Paternosters and crucifixes and urged him to repent, and he said, "I shall not die, but live and declare the works of …

The Great Change.—Conversion

… 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 …

Over the Mountains

Song 2:16

… O, Lord Jesus, nothing can compensate us for Your loss! Draw near to Your beloved yet again, for without You, our night will never end— "See! I repent …

Future Punishment A Fearful Thing

Hebrews 10:31

… Are they likely to turn at His rebuke then? Satan has been punished for these six thousand years—do you see any signs of repentance about him? Do …

The Voice From Heaven

Revelation 11:12

… You are a mother of angels, and those young cherubs cry to you, "Mother, come up here!" But this can never be unless you repent and believe in …

Ho! Ho!

Isaiah 55:1

… sinners, and when His Spirit is working in their hearts that they may repent of sin. 7. Let the wicked forsake his way—It is a bad way …

A Clear Understanding

Matthew 13:51

… of Divine Truth, but not to be affected by it so as to repent of sin, so as to live unto God, so as to seek after holiness …

Plain Words With the Careless

Luke 8:28

… Take that as a sign of mercy, and pray that the long-suffering of God may lead you to repentance. I hope and pray that his having spared …

Declension from First Love

Revelation 2:4

… it not have been that I thought I repented but did not really repent? May it not have been the case, that I got a hope somewhere but …

The Personality of the Holy Ghost

John 14:16-17

… may blaspheme the Father, and ye shall be damned for it, unless ye repent; ye may blaspheme the Son, and hell shall be your portion, unless ye are …

The Nobleman's Faith

John 4:46-53

… Blessed is the discipline of the great Father in such a case! It is well for the troubled if their tribulation bruises their heart to repentance and repentance …

The Upper Hand

Romans 6:14

… He will forgive your anger, if you repent of it and renounce it, but if you allow it and tolerate it within your spirit, then you are strangers …

Dressing In The Morning

Romans 13:11-14

… There is no breeder of repentance like simple faith in Jesus Christ! Unbelieving philosophers tell us that if we preach salvation by faith in Christ alone, people will …

A New Song For New Hearts

Isaiah 12:1

… Woe to that man who leaps into a sudden peace without ever having felt his need of pardon, without repentance, without brokenness of spirit. He shall see his …

The Almighty Warrior

Psalm 45:3-5

… can forgive the blackest offenses and that He does forgive all who sincerely repent of their sin and trust in His atoning Sacrifice. It is true that He …

God, the All-Seeing One

Proverbs 15:11

… He knows, O sinner, how many times you have resolved to repent, and have resolved and re-resolved, and then have continued the same. He knows, O thou …

Heavenly Geometry

Ephesians 3:16-19

… We must learn our alphabet at the dame's school of repentance and faith, and study the syntax of Christian holiness at the grammar school of experience before …

The Sparrow and the Swallow

Psalm 84:3

… Word of God! Religion is wholly and only a personal thing—you must repent for yourself, believe for yourself and lay hold on Christ for yourself! It would …

The Welcome Visitor

John 11:28-32

… this shall be Christ's voice? You say you cannot believe and cannot repent—and cannot do anything? Then fall like dead at Jesus' feet and look up …

The Queen of Sheba, a Sign

Matthew 12:42

… come to Him, or not—but "God now commands all men everywhere to repent" And He has bidden us go into all the world and preach the Gospel …

Peace—How Gained, How Broken

Psalm 85:8

… If you will not hear Him when He bids you repent and believe and be washed in the blood of the Lamb, then He will never speak peace …

Comfort for the Tempted

1 Corinthians 10:13

… Even Balaam said, "God is not a man, that He should lie; neither the son of man, that He should repent: has He said, and shall He not …

The Fruitless Vine

Ezekiel 15:1-2

… O! that God would give us grace to go to our houses, and cry to him for mercy, and would help us to repent of our sins, and …

'By Water and Blood'

1 John 5:6

… He will never repent, he will never seek faith in Christ, but he will continue hardened and unbelieving. He will henceforth never be the subject of holy influences …

Unparalleled Loving Kindnesses

Psalm 89:49

… If you have to mourn an absent God, seek to know the reason why He has withdrawn Himself from you—and repent of the sin that has separated …

The Priesthood of Believers

1 Peter 2:5

… Well, Beloved, have we ever attempted to serve God without this cleansing? If so, may we repent of our imagined righteousness as much as of our sins, for …

The Sad Plight and Sure Relief

Romans 5:6

… If you have committed every crime in the whole catalog of sin, no matter what that crime may be, if you will repent of it and look to …

Martha and Mary

Luke 10:41-42

… Since some die while they are young, let us repent while we are young, and believe in Jesus while the charm of springtime enlivens us, for it is …

Standing and Singing

Psalm 26:12

… sinned against so good a God! Ah, my Hearers, if you will but repent and come to Him, He will be found of you. Knock and His door …