[yeshua-saves] Is repentance necessary for salvation

From: Dawnie <dawnie@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: yeshua-saves@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2014 16:43:55 +1300
Hello Everyone.
Was looking through Ray Comfort's The Evidence Bible and I came across
this. I hope you find it helpful.
Blessings. :)

http://www.evidencebible.com/witnessingtool/isrepentancenecessaryforsalvation.shtml

Is Repentance Necessary for Salvation?
It is true that there are numerous Bible
verses that speak of the promise of salvation,
with no mention of repentance. These merely say to "believe"
on Jesus Christ and you shall be saved (Acts
16:31; Romans 10:9). However, the Bible
makes it clear that God is holy and man is
sinful, and that sin makes a separation
between the two (Isaiah 59:1,2). Without
repentance from sin, wicked men cannot have fellowship
with a holy God. We are dead in our trespasses and sins
(Ephesians 2:1) and until we forsake them
through repentance, we cannot be made alive
in Christ.
The Scriptures speak of "repentance unto
life" (Acts 11:18). We turn from sin to the
Savior. This is why Paul preached "repentance
toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ"
(Acts 20:21). The first public word Jesus preached was
"repent" (Matthew 4:17). John the Baptist
began his ministry the same way (Matthew 3:2).
Jesus told His hearers that without
repentance, they would perish (Luke 13:3).
If belief is all that is necessary for
salvation, then the logical conclusion is
that one need never repent. However, the Bible tells
us that a false convert "believes" and yet
is not saved (Luke 8:13); he remains a "worker
of iniquity." Look at the warning of Scripture:
"If we say that we have fellowship with him, and
walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth"
(1 John 1:6). The Scriptures also say, "He
that covers his sins shall not prosper, but
whoso confesses and forsakes them
[repentance] shall have mercy" (Proverbs
28:13). Jesus said that there was joy in heaven
over one sinner who "repents" (Luke 15:10).
If there is no repentance, there is no joy because there
is no salvation.
When Peter preached on the Day of
Pentecost, he commanded his hearers to repent
"for the remission of sins" (Acts 2:38). Without
repentance, there is no remission of sins; we are still
under His wrath. Peter further said, "Repent .
. . and be converted, that your sins may be
blotted out" (Acts 3:19). We cannot be
"converted" unless we repent. God Himself
"commands all men everywhere [leaving no
exceptions] to repent" (Acts 17:30). Peter
said a similar thing at Pentecost: "Repent,
and be baptized every one of you" (Acts 2:38).
If repentance wasn't necessary for
salvation, why then did Jesus command that
repentance be preached to all nations (Luke 24:47)?
With so many Scriptures speaking of the necessity of
repentance for salvation, one can only suspect that
those who preach salvation without repentance
are strangers to repentance themselves, and
thus strangers to true conversion.

--
Psalms 115:1 Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, But to Your name give
glory, Because of Your mercy, Because of Your truth. :) :) :)

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