Lahry Siebly: "And what is repentance? There must be a true and actual abandonment of sin, and a turning unto righteousness in real act and deed in everyday life. Repentance, to be sure, must be entire. How many will say, sir, I will renounce this sin and the other, but there are certain darling lusts which I must keep and hold? Oh dear ones, in God’s name let me tell you, it is not the giving up of one sin, nor 50 sins which is true repentance. It is the solemn renunciation of every sin. If you harbor one of those accursed vipers in your heart and yet give up every other one, that one lust like one leak in a ship will sink your soul. Think it not sufficient to give up your outward vices, think it not enough to cut off the more corrupt sins of your life, it is all or none which God demands. Repent, says He, and when He bids you repent, He means repent of all your sin. Otherwise He can never accept your repentance as real and genuine. All sin must be given up or else you will never have Christ. You will never receive the Holy Spirit. All transgression must be renounced or else the gates of heaven must be barred against you. Let us remember then, that for repentance to be sincere, it must be entire repentance. True repentance is a turning of the heart as well as of the life. It is giving up of the whole soul to God to be his forever and ever. It is the renunciation of the sins of the heart, as well as the crimes of life. REPENT!!! Or PERISH!!! Selah"
Posted on: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 22:19:51 +0000
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