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Repentance literally means changing our mind, turning from our sin and going 180 degrees in the opposite direction toward God. It means agreeing with God about our sin(s) and saying "I choose to walk in righteousness" instead. If it's true, it will result in a change in our actions. This can only be done successfully with God's help through the Holy Spirit. Repentance itself is a gift from God, an opening of our spiritual eyes if you will.
From pcamps in another thread: "Repentance is not refraining from doing the the things we used to do, but being who we are supposed to be."
I would take issue with that. The "old man" must perish utterly. Therefore, we must refrain from doing the things we used to do. Or rather we must refrain from doing those things of our former selfish way. The reality is to follow Christ is to be willing to give all you have to others in need knowing that you will have nothing. How many of us really do that? How many of us are really Followers of Christ? Shame on all of us. But for those that do, they must rest in the confort of Christ to come to us in need. He can provide money in the mouth of a fish. When you need, rest in the comfort of Christ knowing that having nothing is having anything you truley need in Christ.
Repentance literally means changing our mind, turning from our sin and going 180 degrees in the opposite direction toward God. It means agreeing with God about our sin(s) and saying "I choose to walk in righteousness" instead. If it's true, it will result in a change in our actions. This can only be done successfully with God's help through the Holy Spirit. Repentance itself is a gift from God, an opening of our spiritual eyes if you will.
Good stuff here.
The Holy Spirit convicts people (believers) of sin (John 16). We have the option to turn toward godliness in our behavior. That is repentance.
I would take issue with that. The "old man" must perish utterly. Therefore, we must refrain from doing the things we used to do.
I would say that the quote in the op recognizes the point that the old man perishes. The point being made is that the emphasis should be on the new direction rather than the errors of our old ways. Focusing on fighting old patterns keeps them right up front where you have to fight them. Focusing on what we were meant to be is a joyful way forward.
Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.
IMO,repentance begins with hearing Gods spirit through one's conscience reminding/convicting them about whatever wrong they have done and feeling the pain (guilt) we may have inflicted. Being sorry for that deed is acknowledging your sin.
God forgives our wrongs with our sincere prayer of confession/repentance.
Man often has a hard time forgiving except for the smallest wrongs by others.
IMO,repentance begins with hearing Gods spirit through one's conscience reminding/convicting them about whatever wrong they have done and feeling the pain (guilt) we may have inflicted. Being sorry for that deed is acknowledging your sin.
God forgives our wrongs with our sincere prayer of confession/repentance.
Man often has a hard time forgiving except for the smallest wrongs by others.
It's more than feeling sorry for your actions. True repentance is a turning away from it. If a serial killer feels remorse after every murder, then goes and does it again....he hasn't really repented.
The verb 'repent' means to change one's mind with regard to past (or intended) action, or conduct, on account of regret or dissatisfaction, or to feel regret, contrition, or compunction, for what one has done or omitted to do. In many texts this is the thought of the Hebrew na·cham′. Na·cham′ can mean to feel regret, keep a period of mourning, repent, as well as to comfort oneself. Whether regret or comfort, it can be seen that a change of mind or feeling is involved.
Repentance may be with regard to one’s whole life course, a course that has been contrary to God’s purpose and will and, instead, has been in harmony with the world under the control of God’s Adversary. Or it may be with regard to a particular aspect of one’s life, a wrong practice marring and staining an otherwise acceptable course; it may be for just a single act of wrongdoing or even a wrong tendency, inclination, or attitude. The range of faults may therefore be very broad or quite specific. Similarly, the extent to which the person deviates from righteousness may be major or minor, and logically the degree of regret ought to be commensurate with the degree of deviation. Since God mercifully considers our fleshly weakness, we need not be in a constant state of remorse due to errors resulting from inherent imperfection. If one is conscientiously walking in God’s ways, they may enjoy peace of mind.
It's more than feeling sorry for your actions. True repentance is a turning away from it. If a serial killer feels remorse after every murder, then goes and does it again....he hasn't really repented.
Indeed, Vizio is 100% correct. Note the following scripture from I Corin 7:10:
For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation. There's no regret for that kind of sorrow. But worldly sorrow, which lacks repentance, results in spiritual death.
Again, salvation is when God is giving us this gift of repentance and then we are changed.
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