A new day
Here's the deal, I'm going to try to post more often. No one really reads this, but I'm going to post more often anyway. So, here's what I'm thinking about today...
what is repentance? does it imply that one's life/behavior has changed, or does it simply mean grief or sorrow over sin? what comes first, repentance or faith? are they the same? are they different? is repentance a requirement for salvation or does salvation generate repentance? when Jesus says, "repent and believe", what, exactly, does he expect his hearers to do/feel/think? change their mind about sin or act differently or say, "i'm sorry" or feel differently? and, if repentance is simply a change of mind, does that change of mind necessarily imply a change of behavior? for example, could i "change my mind" about the importance of saving money but stilll not save? and, if it does imply a change of behavior, what happens when someone says, "i repent" but then there is no behavior change? (i.e. what about the person who says, "once i thought saving money was lame, now i think it's of utmost importance, but i still don't do it."? does that demonstrate a lack of repentance initially or a turn from repentance eventually? help me out here...
what is repentance? does it imply that one's life/behavior has changed, or does it simply mean grief or sorrow over sin? what comes first, repentance or faith? are they the same? are they different? is repentance a requirement for salvation or does salvation generate repentance? when Jesus says, "repent and believe", what, exactly, does he expect his hearers to do/feel/think? change their mind about sin or act differently or say, "i'm sorry" or feel differently? and, if repentance is simply a change of mind, does that change of mind necessarily imply a change of behavior? for example, could i "change my mind" about the importance of saving money but stilll not save? and, if it does imply a change of behavior, what happens when someone says, "i repent" but then there is no behavior change? (i.e. what about the person who says, "once i thought saving money was lame, now i think it's of utmost importance, but i still don't do it."? does that demonstrate a lack of repentance initially or a turn from repentance eventually? help me out here...
posted by Parrot1540 at 10:03 AM
3 Comments:
Repentance cannot be repentance without the turning away from that which you are repenting OF. To merely feel sadness and guilt and nothing else is paramount to simple regret.
The difference is in what kind of sorrow one has over one's sin.
Regret is produced by a worldly sorrow that you cannot let go of without becoming once again indifferent or supportive of that which is sin.
Repentance is produced by a Godly sorrow that causes the turning away from the sin in order to follow after God, and a washing clean of the sin such that it does not dominate one's life.
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this is random...having more to do with what is posted before blog...i know what you mean when you say, no one reads these...i have a blog of my own...with no comments, sometimes its discouraging, cause i would like feedback!
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