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Speaking for myself... None of what is quoted above is Bible. Not a single sentence.
Oh, it's preached from many a pulpit Sunday mornings, but it's just not in the Scripture.
“I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran.
I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.
22 But if they had stood in My counsel,
And had caused My people to hear My words,
Then they would have turned them from their evil way
And from the evil of their doings. "
- Jer 23:21-22
Such preaching such fluffy messages that do nothing to "turn people from their sins" will find themselves wanting in that Day.
For their "ear-tickling" sermons brought only darkness instead to Light and salvation.
"My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment." - James 3:1
Oh, it's preached from many a pulpit Sunday mornings, but it's just not in the Scripture.
“I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran.
I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.
22 But if they had stood in My counsel,
And had caused My people to hear My words,
Then they would have turned them from their evil way
And from the evil of their doings. "
- Jer 23:21-22
Such preaching such fluffy messages that do nothing to "turn people from their sins" will find themselves wanting in that Day.
For their "ear-tickling" sermons brought only darkness instead to Light and salvation.
"My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment." - James 3:1
Thanks for your reply. However, as I've shared several times here, and been teaching at churches and Bible studies for years... Repentance, at least according to the Scripture, requires a "change of action", a "turning from sin."
So many have been taught only the modern watered down English definition of the word "repent", and miss the full meaning of this necessary aspect of our salvation.
Knowing even a little about the Greek and Hebrew; and having close older friends who were actually born and raised in Greece and Israel, who know the languages; and finally having the Holy Spirit to guide me into all Truth; I have come to understand very clearly what "repentance" means.
Did a pretty in-depth series on Repentance last year, in which we set aside tradition and carnal understanding, and look at what God means when He says "Repent." - Repentance (part 3)
So many have been taught only the modern watered down English definition of the word "repent", and miss the full meaning of this necessary aspect of our salvation.
Knowing even a little about the Greek and Hebrew; and having close older friends who were actually born and raised in Greece and Israel, who know the languages; and finally having the Holy Spirit to guide me into all Truth; I have come to understand very clearly what "repentance" means.
Did a pretty in-depth series on Repentance last year, in which we set aside tradition and carnal understanding, and look at what God means when He says "Repent." - Repentance (part 3)
