The kindness of God leads you to repentance

Pastor-Teacher
John Farley
Friday,
March 12, 2010

The kindness of God leads you to repentance

God’s plan throughout all the ages is that He might be glorified by the grace that He dispenses to undeserving creatures.

the lost sheep, LUK 15:4-7,
the lost coin, LUK 15:8-10,
the lost sons, LUK 15:11-32.

God’s plan throughout all the ages is that He might be glorified by the grace that He dispenses to undeserving creatures.

the lost sheep, LUK 15:4-7,
the lost coin, LUK 15:8-10,
the lost sons, LUK 15:11-32.

metanoeo in the New Testament means, according to Thayer:
“ to change one’s mind for the better, heartily to amend with abhorrence of one’s past sins”

the lost sheep, LUK 15:4-7,
the lost coin, LUK 15:8-10,
the lost sons, LUK 15:11-32.

metanoeo in the New Testament means, according to Thayer:
“ to change one’s mind for the better, heartily to amend with abhorrence of one’s past sins”

It has the connotation of a 180 degree turn. It means to recognize one’s previous decision, opinion, condition or direction as wrong, and to accept and move toward a new and right path in its place.

THE DOCTRINE OF REPENTANCE

Point 1. The true meaning of the Greek word metanoeo is to change one’s thinking, or to change the mind.

The cognate noun metanoia means a change of mind, a conversion, a turning away.
It means literally “a turning about”, a mental turning around, a change of course, a change of direction, a change of attitude, purpose or decision.

Point 2: The definitive use of repentance.

When a person does not repent with regard to salvation (unbeliever) or Bible doctrine (believer), then their lifestyle is out of control due to evil in their life.

Point 3. Nothing can be added to faith or believing as a condition of salvation.

“Repenting” is used as a synonym for believing when dealing with the mechanics of salvation, as in ACT 17:30, ACT 20:21, ACT 26:20, ROM 2:4.

ACT 20:21
solemnly testifying to both Jews and Greeks of repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Point 4. Salvation repentance or Believing in Christ.

Salvation repentance is that change of mind that follows perception of the truth of the Gospel.

The inhale is the principle of common grace, in which the Holy Spirit takes the message of the witness and makes it a reality in the mentality of the unbeliever.

Therefore the Holy Spirit acts as the missing human spirit in the perception of the Gospel truth.

God the Holy Spirit will encourage them to change their mind about Christ.

Repentance is a theological concept we study to explain the mechanics which occur at salvation as well as in recovery (restoration).

After epignosis perception (perception followed by understanding provided by God the Holy Spirit), positive volition expresses itself in a change of mental attitude: faith in Christ.

MAT 22:42
"What do you think about the Christ, whose son is He?"

JOH 20:31
but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name.

Faith in Christ and repentance are two sides of the same coin.
A change in mental attitude about the person and work of Christ equals repentance in connection with salvation.

Repentance results in the exhale of faith in Jesus Christ, salvation adjustment to the justice of God.

Like the shepherd in the wilderness, the grace of God aggressively seeks out the lost one to save and, later, to restore him or her.

Grace provided and demonstrated first by God leads to repentance in the heart of a man afterwards.