DEDICATED TO THE QUIZ WHO STILL DOESN'T UNDERSTAND BIBLICAL SALVATION
Posted : 4 Dec, 2021 02:52 PM
What is repentance and is it necessary for salvation?
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From Got Questions
Many understand the term repentance to mean “a turning from sin.” Regretting sin and turning from it is related to repentance, but it is not the precise meaning of the word. In the Bible, the word repent means “to change one’s mind.” The Bible also tells us that true repentance will result in a change of actions (Luke 3:8–14; Acts 3:19). In summarizing his ministry, Paul declares, “I preached that they should repent and turn to God and demonstrate their repentance by their deeds” (Acts 26:20). The full biblical definition of repentance is a change of mind that results in a change of action.
What, then, is the connection between repentance and salvation? The book of Acts especially focuses on repentance in regard to salvation (Acts 2:38; 3:19; 11:18; 17:30; 20:21; 26:20). To repent, in relation to salvation, is to change your mind regarding sin and Jesus Christ. In Peter’s sermon on the day of Pentecost (Acts chapter 2), he concludes with a call for the people to repent (Acts 2:38). Repent from what? Peter is calling the people who rejected Jesus (Acts 2:36) to change their minds about that sin and to change their minds about Christ Himself, recognizing that He is indeed “Lord and Christ” (Acts 2:36). Peter is calling the people to change their minds, to abhor their past rejection of Christ, and to embrace faith in Him as both Messiah and Savior.
Repentance involves recognizing that you have thought wrongly in the past and determining to think rightly in the future. The repentant person has “second thoughts” about the mindset he formerly embraced. There is a change of disposition and a new way of thinking about God, about sin, about holiness, and about doing God’s will. True repentance is prompted by “godly sorrow,” and it “leads to salvation” (2 Corinthians 7:10).
Repentance and faith can be understood as two sides of the same coin. It is impossible to place your faith in Jesus Christ as the Savior without first changing your mind about your sin and about who Jesus is and what He has done. Whether it is repentance from willful rejection or repentance from ignorance or disinterest, it is a change of mind. Biblical repentance, in relation to salvation, is changing your mind from rejection of Christ to faith in Christ.
Repentance is not a work we do to earn salvation. No one can repent and come to God unless God pulls that person to Himself (John 6:44). Repentance is something God gives—it is only possible because of His grace (Acts 5:31; 11:18). No one can repent unless God grants repentance. All of salvation, including repentance and faith, is a result of God drawing us, opening our eyes, and changing our hearts. God’s longsuffering leads us to repentance (2 Peter 3:9), as does His kindness (Romans 2:4).
While repentance is not a work that earns salvation, repentance unto salvation does result in works. It is impossible to truly change your mind without that causing a change in action. In the Bible, repentance results in a change in behavior. That is why John the Baptist called people to “produce fruit in keeping with repentance” (Matthew 3:8). A person who has truly repented of his sin and exercised faith in Christ will give evidence of a changed life (2 Corinthians 5:17; Galatians 5:19–23; James 2:14–26).
To see what repentance looks like in real life, all we need to do is turn to the story of Zacchaeus. Here was a man who cheated and stole and lived lavishly on his ill-gotten gains—until he met Jesus. At that point he had a radical change of mind: “Look, Lord!” said Zacchaeus. “Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount” (Luke 19:8). Jesus happily proclaimed that salvation had come to Zacchaeus’s house, and that even the tax collector was now “a son of Abraham” (verse 9)—a reference to Zacchaeus’s faith. The cheat became a philanthropist; the thief made restitution. That’s repentance, coupled with faith in Christ.
Repentance, properly defined, is necessary for salvation. Biblical repentance is changing your mind about your sin—no longer is sin something to toy with; it is something to be forsaken as we “flee from the coming wrath” (Matthew 3:7). It is also changing your mind about Jesus Christ—no longer is He to be mocked, discounted, or ignored; He is the Savior to be clung to; He is the Lord to be worshiped and adored.
DEDICATED TO THE QUIZ WHO STILL DOESN'T UNDERSTAND BIBLICAL SALVATION
Posted : 4 Dec, 2021 03:32 PM
@dave
Dave 99.9% of what you post on the Word is never from the Holy Spirit revealing the Word to you from the Word of GOD Almighty; instead you copy and post from what a man writes about the Word.
Dave, you posted another persons comments, as you post from books written by calvanists.
When will you post what the Holy Spirit has revealed to you directly out from the Scriptures.
I hope the Holy Spirit is revealing to you the Word and who Messiah is, as that is what Messiah said the Holy Spirit will be doing in the life of believers in Yashua.
John 14 verses 25-26
25 All this I have spoken to you while I am still with you.
26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.
John 16 verses 7-15
7 But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocatea will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.
8 And when He comes, He will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment:
9 in regard to sin, because they do not believe in Me;
10 in regard to righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will no longer see Me;
11 and in regard to judgment, because the prince of this world has been condemned.
12 I still have much to tell you, but you cannot yet bear to hear it. 13 However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.
14 He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you.
15 Everything that belongs to the Father is Mine. That is why I said that the Spirit will take from what is Mine and disclose it to you.
DEDICATED TO THE QUIZ WHO STILL DOESN'T UNDERSTAND BIBLICAL SALVATION
Posted : 4 Dec, 2021 04:24 PM
@rsvp
rsvp, got questions is not the Word of GOD Almighty, but the comments of men about the Word of GOD Almighty.
Is that how you and dave arrive at your understanding of who GOD Almighty and what He is like.
Do you treat the Word as second class to the comments of men.
By the way, thanks for answering for dave,what i had directed towards him.
The Gospel, BELIEVE on Yashua, and you shall be saved, repenting of sin always follows trusting Messiah, never before.
A person repents, changes their mind from not believing/trusting Messiah to save them, to believing He will save them, and will never leave them, nor forsake them.
DEDICATED TO THE QUIZ WHO STILL DOESN'T UNDERSTAND BIBLICAL SALVATION
Posted : 4 Dec, 2021 06:55 PM
Quiz, you mistakenly attribute your self-interpretation of scripture to the Holy Spirit.
But the evidence you present is obviously contrary to the teaching of Jesus and has the ear mark of the UNholy spirit.
Apparently you haven’t been testing the spirits to see if the spirit is from God.
1 John 4:1 Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
DEDICATED TO THE QUIZ WHO STILL DOESN'T UNDERSTAND BIBLICAL SALVATION
Posted : 4 Dec, 2021 07:09 PM
Quiz
then logically speaking if we cannot accept God questions commentaries because they are words of men then we cannot accept any of your commentaries because you are a man 😉😉
DEDICATED TO THE QUIZ WHO STILL DOESN'T UNDERSTAND BIBLICAL SALVATION
Posted : 4 Dec, 2021 07:13 PM
Quiz we’ve gone over this so many times before.
You clearly haven’t been receiving revelation from the Holy Spirit in the same way that Jesus promised revelation to his disciples.
If you were truly receiving revelation from the Holy Spirit then “your revelation” would agree with the Holy Spirit and with scripture, but it doesn’t.
Therefore, the “revelation” you think you’re receiving is from a different spirit
DEDICATED TO THE QUIZ WHO STILL DOESN'T UNDERSTAND BIBLICAL SALVATION
Posted : 5 Dec, 2021 06:17 AM
Old hypocrite davy boy says to Quiz - 'Quiz we’ve gone over this so many times before.' And the truth in the history of this forum, is I have gone over many times with you laddy boy about your so called 'revelation from' your 'UNholy spirit' telling YOU that somehow YHWH has changed His mind on WHAT particular DAY is NOW Holy and Sanctified, which of course is ONLY the 7th DAY Sabbath and your 'UNholy spirit' is telling YOU DAVEY (and somehow supported by Scripture??? ) that SUN-day, the worship of BAAL is NOW a new DAY of rest on your PAGAN calendar no less???
So hypocrite that you are - 'If you (Davey boy!) were TRULY receiving revelation from the' REAL 'Holy Spirit' >>>OF<<< the Father, its His SPIRIT you know and NOT another 'god person' as you call Him 'then “your revelation” would agree with the' REAL 'Holy Spirit' >>>OF<<< the Father 'and with scripture, but it doesn’t.'
Aren't you like the black kettle calling the pot black, junior???
DEDICATED TO THE QUIZ WHO STILL DOESN'T UNDERSTAND BIBLICAL SALVATION
Posted : 5 Dec, 2021 06:37 AM
EXCELLENT POINT tinyfaithinScripturedavid‼️‼️‼️
Apparently you and fellow CULTISTrsvp, think your man-made statements (outside the CONTEXT of Scripture no less and a stinkin man made opinion then!) come from the Father's set apart Holy Spirit in how He communicates with us by and telling YOU supposedly by your self made 'UNholy spirit' NOW, that He has authorized another DAY other than the 7th DAY Sabbath???
'Never mind appealing to LOGIC when discussing the >>>7th DAY<<< Sabbath found and NEVER changed and THEREFORE you all's logic is simply a foreign concept to you both as you both continue to indicate!!!
- 'Quiz we’ve gone over this so many times before.' 
And the truth in the history of this forum, is I have gone over many times with you laddy boy about your so called 'revelation from' your 'UNholy spirit' telling YOU that somehow YHWH has changed His mind on WHAT particular DAY is NOW Holy and Sanctified, which of course is ONLY the 7th DAY Sabbath and your 'UNholy spirit' is telling YOU DAVEY (and somehow supported by Scripture??? 
) that SUN-day, the worship of BAAL is NOW a new DAY of rest on your PAGAN calendar no less??? 
- 'If you (Davey boy!) were TRULY receiving revelation from the' REAL 'Holy Spirit' >>>OF<<< the Father, its His SPIRIT you know and NOT another 'god person' as you call Him 'then “your revelation” would agree with the' REAL 'Holy Spirit' >>>OF<<< the Father 'and with scripture, but it doesn’t.'
, right readers???
