Should People Repent

Post by Frank
Of course people should repent;

Why?

Post by Frank
God always wants repentance.

Why? If God is perfect, why is his creation so imperfect?

Post by Frank
Christians should live a life of repentance.

Great. I guess the rest of us can ignore it, then.

Post by Frank
You must not trust in your repentance
to save you because ALL TRUST
must be on Christ alone.

Darn. Just when I thought it was safe to go outside.

Post by Frank
No matter how hard you try to repent,
your repentance will not save you.

Then what's the point?

Post by Frank
You come INFINITELY SHORT
of the righteousness that God requires
for eternal life and that righteousness
is the righteousness of Christ himself.

Is there such a thing as lefteousness?

Post by Frank
You have NO OTHER CHOICE
than to trust CHRIST ALONE to be your righteousness
(that is, to TAKE YOUR PLACE, be your SUBSTITUTE)
rather than trusting yourself to be your righteousness,
and "yourself" means YOUR faith, YOUR repentance,
YOUR submission, YOUR surrender, YOUR efforts,
YOUR commitment, YOUR obedience, YOUR baptism,
YOUR church, all your claims to being righteous.
Otherwise you will not be saved.

The Hindus are not gonna like this.

Post by Frank
So I call on everyone
who has ignored, suppressed, refused, opposed
the wonderful gospel of salvation that is
by grace alone thru faith alone in Christ alone
to REPENT and SUBMIT to the gospel of God.

But faith is a belief in something for which there is no proof. I like
proof - 80 proof is good. 90 proof is better.

Post by Frank
for wide is the gate, and broad is the way,
that leadeth to destruction,
Because strait is THE GATE,
and narrow is THE WAY, which leadeth unto life,
and few there be that find it.
(Matthew 7:13-14 KJV)

Word salad. I'd like ranch dressing on mine, if you please.

Post by Frank
I AM THE DOOR: BY ME if any man enter in,
he shall be saved, and shall go in and out,
and find pasture.
(John 10:9)

I'm sure the people of New Orleans get a lot of comfort in knowing this.

Post by Frank
no man cometh unto the Father, BUT BY ME.
(John 14:6)

"I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of
the house of slavery; you shall have no other gods before me." (Exodus
20:2-17)

- God, bringing his people out of the "house of slavery" and delivering
them into another "house of slavery". Also, admitting that there are other
gods.

B.G. Kent

2007-10-03 00:33:03 UTC

Repent only if your original pent was done poorly!

;)

actually if you truly feel repentant..then you will repent. No one will
have to tell you to.

Bren

George

2007-10-03 23:02:57 UTC

Post by B.G. Kent
Repent only if your original pent was done poorly!
;)
actually if you truly feel repentant..then you will repent. No one will
have to tell you to.
Bren

That assumes that something has occurred that neccessitates repentence.

George

B.G. Kent

2007-10-05 04:42:47 UTC

Post by B.G. Kent
Repent only if your original pent was done poorly!
;)
actually if you truly feel repentant..then you will repent. No one will
have to tell you to.
Bren

That assumes that something has occurred that neccessitates repentence.
George

B - absolutely...but usually a person knows because they feel badly about
hurting someone.

Bren

l***@hotmail.com

2007-10-05 04:42:47 UTC

Post by Frank
Of course people should repent;

Why?

Because He is the standard and we fail to live up to that
standard. He is the final reference point of all that exists.
He sets the rules. You play the game His way or you lose.

Post by Frank
God always wants repentance.

Why? If God is perfect, why is his creation so imperfect?

Because the God of the Bible is not the god of a pantheist.
He is separate from His creation. He granted His creation to
reason and dominion. He has personally revealed Himself
and His nature. It is we, not He who bares the blame.

Post by Frank
Christians should live a life of repentance.

Great. I guess the rest of us can ignore it, then.

Only for a time. Either until you experience death and
a separation from your psuedo existential view of life or
until you visibly see Him return in glory to put down the
kingdom of men. Sure, you can ignore for now. You
can ignore those tax bills you get too. "Pay me now
or pay me later."
SNIP

Post by Frank
No matter how hard you try to repent,
your repentance will not save you.

Then what's the point?

As with all things, the point is it must be done
His way or it is a sheer nothingness. Again, He
has revealed His standard. If you choose to ignore
it or discount it, then the game continues on but
like in NASCAR, once your receive a black flag
your laps count for nothing. Only once your
correctly orient yourself, turning from sin and
turning God, humbly as a creature before his
Creator, can you expect ever to join the race.

George

2007-10-07 22:19:33 UTC

Post by Frank
Of course people should repent;

Why?

Because He is the standard and we fail to live up to that
standard. He is the final reference point of all that exists.
He sets the rules. You play the game His way or you lose.

If the God of the Bible is the standard, then I think humanity is in big
trouble.

Post by Frank
God always wants repentance.

Why? If God is perfect, why is his creation so imperfect?

That's a rather convenient excuse, isn't it?

Post by Frank
Christians should live a life of repentance.

Great. I guess the rest of us can ignore it, then.

As I recall, Ken Hovind ignored his taxes, and look where that got him.

Post by l***@hotmail.com
SNIP

Post by Frank
No matter how hard you try to repent,
your repentance will not save you.

Then what's the point?

As with all things, the point is it must be done
His way or it is a sheer nothingness.

And who gets to decide what "his way" is?

Post by l***@hotmail.com
Again, He
has revealed His standard. If you choose to ignore
it or discount it, then the game continues on but
like in NASCAR, once your receive a black flag
your laps count for nothing. Only once your
correctly orient yourself, turning from sin and
turning God, humbly as a creature before his
Creator, can you expect ever to join the race.

Translation: Your religion is a religion of fear and guilt, nothing more.

George

George

2007-10-07 22:19:33 UTC

Post by B.G. Kent

Post by B.G. Kent
Repent only if your original pent was done poorly!
;)
actually if you truly feel repentant..then you will repent. No one
will
have to tell you to.
Bren

That assumes that something has occurred that neccessitates repentence.
George

B - absolutely...but usually a person knows because they feel badly about
hurting someone.
Bren

Do you think that people can feel bad about hurting someone and not drag
religion into the matter? I do.

George

Matthew Johnson

2007-10-09 02:11:06 UTC

Post by Frank
Of course people should repent;

Why?

Because He is the standard and we fail to live up to that
standard. He is the final reference point of all that exists.
He sets the rules. You play the game His way or you lose.

If the God of the Bible is the standard, then I think humanity is in big
trouble.

finally, a flash of insight in your posts, George! Yes, we are in very big
trouble. So big, if we really took it to heart, we would spend the rest of our
days in mourning and repentance, even forgetting to eat in the depth of our
mourning.

[snip]

Post by George
Translation: Your religion is a religion of fear and guilt, nothing more.

Perhaps that is true in his case, then again, perhaps not. More likely, you
fling this glib accusation at anyone who reminds you that _your_ way of life and
though has the wrong kind of fear, and even too little of that, and you should
feel an awful lot more guilt than you do.

IOW, he may have too much "fear and guilt", but you have far too little, and the
wrong kinds. Try searching out the mean between extremes for once.

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Subducat se sibi ut haereat Deo
Quidquid boni habet tribuat illi a quo factus est
(Sanctus Aurelius Augustinus, Ser. 96)

B.G. Kent

2007-10-09 02:11:09 UTC