From the Book of Common Prayer
An Evangelical Free Church in Cary, NC
An Evangelical Free Church in Cary, NC
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In the seven letters to the churches in Revelation, Jesus tells them to “repent” five times. What is repentance? Is it just feeling sorry for what we have done? Here are four elements of repentance, taken from the Dictionary for Biblical Imagery, pg. 704-705.
The difficult balance is to speak and talk in such a way that urges the sinning believer to repent, while not completely ignoring him or expressing total disapproval toward his person.
“I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes, first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.” Romans 1:16 NIV Christians should not be ashamed of the truth. We should not compromise on the essentials of what we believe the Bible teaches and their implications for life, joy, health, and…