“Repentance is essential for salvation… “Does this mean that we are forgiven on the basis of repentance? Not at all!…Faith alone is the instrument by which Christ is received and rested on as Savior. But faith (and therefore justification) cannot exist where there is no repentance.” —Sinclair Ferguson, 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐺𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑅𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒, (Wheaton: Crossway, 2010), 21.
@ronhenzel Amen ❤️ Repentance is granted as a gift
@ronhenzel Repentance begins with a changed heart, one where faith is present. Then it continues as a response to the ever increasing knowledge of the holiness of God and our unfathomable distance from it.
@ronhenzel Repent and be baptized for the forgiveness of sins…
@ronhenzel Jesus & the apostle’s commanded response to those who heard the gospel was, “Repent & believe”.
@ronhenzel How do we explain the thief on the cross?
@ronhenzel 16the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”17From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” Matthew 4
@ronhenzel No do all the times when Jesus granted forgiveness with asking for repentance first…or after…
@ronhenzel Repentance is our turning toward God. Faith in Jesus is our means of getting to him.