Once a person is saved, they begin to grow in grace by feeding on the Truth of Gods Word (1st Peter 2:2). As a believer grows in the Truth, he or she realizes that there are changes in their life that need to be made. Gods Holy Spirit works in that persons heart. Thus, we begin to see the FRUIT of genuine repentance. A changed life is the FRUIT of genuine repentance; and NOT a prerequisite to salvation or a part of saving-faith. Proponents of Lordship Salvation place the cart before the horse and have it all backwards. The change comes as a result of true repentance; not as a means to it. In Mark 1:4, John the Baptist speaks of ...repentance for the remission of sins; NOT repentance of sins. Acts 20:21 reads... Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. Notice that Biblical repentance is TOWARD God. In Acts 11:21 we read, And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord. This is Biblical repentance... turning to the Lord. To turn towards Jesus Christ in faith for salvation is to turn ones back against sin, even though the person may not be willing to forsake sin at the time of salvation. It is ludicrous for anyone to teach that a lost sinner must give up their sins to be saved. As we saw with Lot and Samson in the Old Testament, not all believers live for God. Photo: Once a person is saved, they begin to grow in grace by feeding on the Truth of Gods Word (1st Peter 2:2). As a believer grows in the Truth, he or she realizes that there are changes in their life that need to be made. Gods Holy Spirit works in that persons heart. Thus, we begin to see the FRUIT of genuine repentance. A changed life is the FRUIT of genuine repentance; and NOT a prerequisite to salvation or a part of saving-faith. Proponents of Lordship Salvation place the cart before the horse and have it all backwards. The change comes as a result of true repentance; not as a means to it. In Mark 1:4, John the Baptist speaks of ...repentance for the remission of sins; NOT repentance of sins. Acts 20:21 reads... Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. Notice that Biblical repentance is TOWARD God. In Acts 11:21 we read, And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord. This is Biblical repentance... turning to the Lord. To turn towards Jesus Christ in faith for salvation is to turn ones back against sin, even though the person may not be willing to forsake sin at the time of salvation. It is ludicrous for anyone to teach that a lost sinner must give up their sins to be saved. As we saw with Lot and Samson in the Old Testament, not all believers live for God.
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