True Repentance-
I. Sorrow for sin, thereby accepting God's Grace of Forgiveness
II. Turning from your wicked ways
"The wonders of
He proves he is forgiven by being the opposite of what he was previously, by the grace of God. Repentance always brings a person to the point of saying, “I have sinned.” The surest sign that God is at work in his life is when he says that and means it. Anything less is simply sorrow for having made foolish mistakes— a reflex action caused by self-disgust."
From My Utmost For His Highest by Oswald Chambers
SUMMARY:
So then True Repentance is Justification & Sanctification, or in other words, what SDA's preach as True Righteousness by Faith.
I. Sorrow for sin, thereby accepting God's Grace of Forgiveness
II. Turning from your wicked ways
And rend your heart, and not your garments,
and turn unto the LORD your God:
for he is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger,
and of great kindness,..
Joel 2:13
"The wonders of
*conviction of sin,
*forgiveness,
*and holiness
are so interwoven .... He proves he is forgiven by being the opposite of what he was previously, by the grace of God. Repentance always brings a person to the point of saying, “I have sinned.” The surest sign that God is at work in his life is when he says that and means it. Anything less is simply sorrow for having made foolish mistakes— a reflex action caused by self-disgust."
From My Utmost For His Highest by Oswald Chambers
SUMMARY:
So then True Repentance is Justification & Sanctification, or in other words, what SDA's preach as True Righteousness by Faith.
Jesus said unto her,
(Justification) Neither do I condemn thee:
(Sanctification) go, and sin no more.
John 8:11