Repentance

Let Him Alone

Hosea 4:17

… This was to give time for the criminal to make confession, or to plead something as a mitigating circumstance. Sometimes, where the case was one of treason, which …

Unseasonable Prayer

Exodus 14:15

… you to pray about, but to repent of." The man says, "I was asking for repentance." Ask, if you will, for repentance, but exerciseit as well. Christ does …

Why Should I Weep?

Luke 23:27-31

… Here is no cowardly spirit, no confession of defeat, no appeal for pity, no shadow of petty resentment, but on the contrary, a majestic consciousness of strength! With …

Grace Abounding Over Abounding Sin

Romans 5:20

… Furthermore, I am sure that there will be no reception and acceptance of Divine Grace by any man till there is a full confession of sin and a …

Mercy, Omnipotence, and Justice

Nahum 1:3

… He will often tell the sinner of his sins, often urge him to repent; but he will not make hell stare him hard in the face, with all …

Hope for the Worst Backsliders

Jeremiah 3:22

… Cast yourself on Him who came to call not the righteous, but sinners to repentance! Bow in humility and patience before Him who flashes the lightning of Sinai …

Psalm 123

Psalm 123

… if we would repent, we must look not on ourselves, but on him; if we would be humble, we must look not on ourselves, but on him; if …

Harvest Past, Summer Ended and Men Unsaved

Jeremiah 8:20

… They are not saved and somebody should be blamed for it, or perhaps nobody, but they mention the fact, not as a confession of which they are ashamed …

Am I Clear Of His Blood?

Genesis 4:10

… Hear while yet there is time for your repentance, for the voice of her blood cries unto God from the ground for vengeance. Then there are men who …

Nearer and Dearer

Solomon 5:2-8

… be zealous therefore, and repent." "Repent and do your first works." Turn unto your Savior now, that this very day before the sun goes down you may rejoicingly …

The First Note of My Song

Psalm 103:3

… In repentance, in confession of sin, in forsaking sin and in faith in our Lord Jesus, we have the marks of pardoned sinners and these marks are apparent …

How Repentance Is Given

… unfeignedly repent of it." He will hear your cry and answer you. Remember, too, that when our Lord Jesus was exalted, He not only gave us repentance by …

The Safeguards of Forgiveness

2 Samuel 12:13

… Remember also that great as the Grace of God is in pardoning sin, He gives, with pardon, other mercies which are equally great, namely, repentance and renewal of …

Runaway Jonah and the Convenient Ship

Jonah 1:3

… for I knew that You are a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repent You of the evil. Therefore now, O Lord …

Pleading

Psalm 70:5

… A racer on the plains of prayer cannot hope to win, unless, by confession, repentance, and faith, he lays aside every weight of sin. Now, let it be …

One More Cast of the Great Net

Joel 2:32

… He who pleads with sinners, even to tears, usually does so because he believes that they will be everlastingly ruined unless they repent. I do not believe that …

Sermon for New Year's-Day

Revelation 21:5

… We repent because we believe, and believe while we repent. The life that we live in the flesh is no longer according to the lusts of the world …

Unpurchasable Love

Solomon 8:7

… I have to repent of my sins. I cannot do it! I do not understand what you mean. I join in 'the General Confession' every Sunday. I say …

Do Not Sin Against the Child

Genesis 42:22

… But so far as faith and repentance are concerned, we must require quite as much. I mean that the same repentance which is necessary in an adult in …

Comfort From the Future

Job 11:16

… They never mention this old-fashioned Grace which is called repentance. Now, I learn from the Scriptures that repentance is just as necessary to salvation as faith is …

Salvation by Grace

Ephesians 2:5

… cannot repent, I cannot believe." My dear Friend, you are not going to be saved by anything that youcan do in your own strength. You need repentance. Do …

Eccentric Preachers

… Th^ Repentance of Despair. Judas— "I have sinned."— Matt, xxvii. 4. The IRepentance of tiie Sadnt, Job— "I have sinned."— Job vlt 20. The JBtessed Confession, The PBODioAii …

Hope, Yet No Hope—No Hope, Yet Hope

Isaiah 57:10

… Repentance is a part of salvation, and when Christ saves us He saves us by making us repent! But repentance does not save—it is the work of …

Public Meeting Of Our London Baptist Brethren

… In the confession of faith put forth by the General Baptists in 1611, the Tenth article was as follows—"That the Church of Christ is a company of …

Gadding About

Jeremiah 2:36

… That is to say, as works will not do, he will try feelings! And the poor soul will labor to pump up repentance out of a rocky heart …

Ruth Deciding for God

Ruth 1:16

… THIS was a very brave, outspoken confession of faith. Please notice that it was made by a woman, a young woman, a poor woman, a widow woman and …

Three Decisive Steps

1 Samuel 7:2-5

… You want Heaven without holiness and forgiveness without repentance—and this can never be. It is useless lamenting after the Lord if it does not lead you to …

Why Some Seekers Are Not Saved

Isaiah 59:1

… Permit me to ask whether you have made, before God, a full and complete confession of your sin? I do not insist that you should go into the …

The Spur

Ecclesiastes 9:10

… shades of forgetfulness." Repentance is not a feeling which you may have, or may not have, and yet be equally saved. You must repent of your sins or …

Forgiveness and Fear

Psalm 130:4

… After faith comes repentance, or, rather, repentance is faith's twin brother and is born at the same time. Nobody ever repented until he heard of pardon. Let …

Ploughing the Rock

… They hear about repentance, but they never repent. They hear about faith, but they never believe. They are good judges of what the gospel is, and yet they …

Faith in the Person of the Lord Jesus

… An old man replied, “We shall be saved if we repent, and forsake our sins, and turn to God.” “Yes,” said a middle-aged female, “and with a …

Heart Piercing

Acts 2:37

… of repentance—he supposed he could not repent in Heaven, but it was such a sweet experience to keep on repenting that he would wish to repent forever …

The Big Gates Wide Open

John 6:37

… feel what I want to feel of repentance." No, dear Friend, but the Lord does not ask you to repent of sins that you have not committed. Just …

A Question for Hard-hearted Hearers

Amos 6:12

… They will hear about repentance, but they never repent. They hear about faith, but they never believe. If we were to preach anything other than the Truth of …

Who Loves Christ More?

Luke 7:41-43

… She bathed His feet with her tears—so you show Him how deep and true is your repentance. It is well not to make a show of repentance …

Loved and Washed

Revelation 1:5

… And again it is clearly stated, "He that believes and is baptized"—which is the confession that Christ requires—"shall be saved." And though confession with the mouth …

The Sinner's Savior

Luke 19:7

… The Spirit of God does not effectually call those who are without sin, but He calls sinners to repentance. The Spirit of God does not quicken those living …

The Child Of Light Walking In Light

1 John 1:6

… we seek for mercy we mean it, and do not play at confession and repentance. Our eyes look to God and our whole body is full of the …

A Program Never Carried Out

Luke 15:20

… Isay unto you, that likewise joy shall be in Heaven over one sinner that repents, more than over ninety andnine just persons, which need no repentance. The mercy …