A CONSTANT REALITY: Romans 7:24–25 Wretched
man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? Thanks be to God
through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God
with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.
For
salvation
2 Corinthians 7:10 For godly grief
produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly
grief produces death.
Luke 24:46–47 and said to them, “Thus it is written,
that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that
repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name
to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
Acts 2:38 And Peter said to them,
“Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness
of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
For
Life
Luke 13:2–5 And he answered them, “Do
you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans,
because they suffered in this way? No, I tell you; but unless you repent,
you will all likewise perish. Or those eighteen on whom the tower in
Siloam fell and killed them: do you think that they were worse offenders than
all the others who lived in Jerusalem? No, I tell you; but unless you repent,
you will all likewise perish.”
Matthew 10:37–39 Whoever loves father
or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or
daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And whoever does not take his cross
and follow me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and
whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
2 Chronicles 7:14–15 “if my people
who are called by my name humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn
from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin
and heal their land. Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the
prayer that is made in this place.”
Ezekiel 18:21–23 “But if a wicked
person turns away from all his sins that he has committed and keeps all my
statutes and does what is just and right, he shall surely live; he shall not
die. None of the transgressions that he has committed shall be remembered
against him; for the righteousness that he has done he shall live. Have I any
pleasure in the death of the wicked, declares the Lord GOD, and not rather that
he should turn from his way and live?
2 Timothy 2:24–26 And the Lord’s
servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently
enduring evil, correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps
grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth, and they may
come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, after being
captured by him to do his will.
Acts 5:1–4 But a man named Ananias,
with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, and with his wife’s knowledge
he kept back for himself some of the proceeds and brought only a part of it and
laid it at the apostles’ feet. But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled
your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back for yourself part of the
proceeds of the land? While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And
after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? Why is it that you have
contrived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to man but to God.”
YET, WE ARE SAFE: Jeremiah
3:12–14 “Return, faithless Israel, declares the LORD. I will not
look on you in anger, for I am merciful, declares the LORD; I will not be angry
forever. Only acknowledge your guilt, that you rebelled against
the LORD your God and scattered your favors among foreigners under every green
tree, and that you have not obeyed my voice, declares the LORD. Return,
O faithless children, declares the LORD; for I am your master; I will take you,
one from a city and two from a family, and I will bring you to Zion.”
Deuteronomy
30:1–3 “And when all these things come upon you, the blessing and the
curse, which I have set before you, and you call them to mind among all the
nations where the LORD your God has driven you, and return to the LORD
your God, you and your children, and obey his voice in all that I command you
today, with all your heart and with all your soul, then the LORD your God will
restore your fortunes and have mercy on you, and he will gather you again from
all the peoples where the LORD your God has scattered you.”
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