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Isn’t a “Relationship” with Jesus what I need?

August 22, 2024 0 Comments

Isn’t a “Relationship” with Jesus what I need? Yes, and no. The Bible never says that we need just some “relationship,” any “relationship” with Jesus. Instead, we are told of several specific relationships that involve people who know who they are, and who recognize the voice of Jesus and obey it.

A God who Speaks, Changed treatment of each other, Conversation with God, God is light, God Never Stopped Speaking, God Speaks to Us, God's Existence and Nature, God's purpose for us, God's Voice, Language and Speech, Must Trust God to Enter, Reconciliation, Refusing to hear, Restoration of God's Image, Show us the Way of Truth, The Kingdom of the Heavens, To be in his image, Truth and Falsehood

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Encouragement, good and bad, and the importance of “Today”

June 15, 2023 0 Comments

When God told the people to go in and he would give them his promise “Today,” they did not trust he was good. So they believed their fears instead. As a result, they could not go in, as he had said, “tomorrow.”

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An ambiguous instance of “repentance” before the Ephesian elders, Acts 20:21

March 6, 2022 1 Comment

Paul’s farewell message to the Ephesian elders reminded them of his former preaching in their church, in which “repentance toward God” was linked with “the things concerning God’s Kingdom,” a realm in which God is obeyed.

Repentance, The Kingdom of the Heavens

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Paul’s sermon at Pisidian Antioch places repentance in John the Baptist’s message, Acts 13:24

February 13, 2022 1 Comment

Paul’s use of the word “repentance” in Antioch in Pisidia did not directly connect it with obedience. However, his references to the preaching of John the Baptist and to the contrast between Kings Saul and David implied this connection.

Changed treatment of each other, Repentance, Repentance versus Remorse

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Jesus came to give Israel repentance and remission, Acts 5:31

January 30, 2022 3 Comments

In his second trial before the Sanhedrin, Peter declared that Jesus had come to give repentance and remission of sins to Israel and to give the Holy Spirit to those who obeyed. Repentance, forgiveness and obedience to the Spirit are tied together.

Repentance, Repentance versus Remorse

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Repent, turn again, turn away from your wickedness, in Acts 3:19

October 31, 2021 1 Comment

When Peter preached that the people should “repent,” he explained that meant that they were to “turn away from their wickedness” and so, in their behavior, “listen” to Jesus. Jesus did not come to entertain us or to offer advice, but to turn us away from our own way to obedience to him.

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