Repentance seems to be out of fashion, particularly among political leaders. President Trump, for example, doesn’t ask God for forgiveness for his sins because apparently he doesn’t have much to ...
“You can be certain that at the forefront of every significant recovery from backsliding…the doctrine of repentance has been among the precious truths that God has quickened and used.” – Richard Owen ...
The word ‘‘repent’’ has the puritanical flavor of guilt and punishment. It’s a pill of a word with a bad aftertaste, a turnoff to Christianity. Recently, I discovered that the original Greek word in ...
A word used a lot by Christians is “repentance,” but I wonder what that really means to us. The Greek word “metanoia” captures its meaning the best. It refers to a change of mind, even a change of ...
Today, on New Year’s Day many of us make resolutions to do things to improve our lives. Unfortunately, how long we typically stick to the new habits and goals we’ve set becomes fodder for late night ...
“Repent” has the puritanical flavor of guilt and punishment. It’s a pill of a word with a bad aftertaste, a turnoff to Christianity. Recently I discovered that the original Greek word in the Bible ...
If someone's "rights" are based on a life of sin, how are those "rights" justified? No matter whose or what sin, God's remedy is repentance, meaning stop, turn around and leave your life of sin.