The importance of the need of repentance for this day and hour. Thus, the need for preaching repentance in our day. The importance of repentance was a subject matter, a topic and a theme to which our Savior gave much attention in His day. Regardless of the religiosity of His day, He did not shy away from preaching the glorious doctrine of REPENTANCE! We see the doctrine of repentance in the beginning and at the end of the ministry of Christ. Before I show this, let's see also how the forerunner of Christ, he who was to prepare the way for Christ, he who was the voice of one crying in the wilderness also preached repentance, John the Baptist. Matt.11:12 - 30
Again, the major cure for any sinful ailment or sickness is repentance. A reminder to those outside of Christ, if you are lost this morning, please consider that if Jesus Christ demands repentance from those who He has already saved, how much more does He demand repentance for those who are lost without Christ. One of the prerequisites for salvation is repentance; the other of course is faith/believe. Repentance is inseparable from faith. Many speak of believing in God, but rarely is repentance mentioned along with that belief. Everyone is quick to point out, well, “I believe in God,” but they never speak about repenting. If you believe you will repent, if you repent you will believe, these two graces and gifts of God are inseparable. In other words, you cannot have one without the other! Please understand this; you shall never enter heaven without repentance. Sad but nonetheless true, the missing jewel upon God's holy and glorious gospel in our present day is the doctrine of repentance. |
