![]() ![]() Repentance not to be Repented of 5 What kind of sorrow does the Bible say is necessary in order to experience genuine repentance? 2 Corinthians 7:10. His gushing blood, His broken body, satisfy the claims of the broken law, and thus He bridges the gulf which sin has made.” Selected Messages, Book 1, 341. ![]() “Christ on the cross not only draws men to repentance toward God for the transgression of His law-for whom God pardons He first makes penitent-but Christ has satisfied Justice He has proffered Himself as an atonement. “We do not repent in order that God may love us, but He reveals to us His love in order that we may repent.” Christ’s Object Lesson, 189. In dying for sinners, Christ manifested a love that is incomprehensible and as the sinner beholds this love, it softens the heart, impresses the mind, and inspires contrition in the soul.” Steps to Christ, 26, 27. NOTE: “Christ must be revealed to the sinner as the Saviour dying for the sins of the world and as we behold the Lamb of God upon the cross of Calvary, the mystery of redemption begins to unfold to our minds and the goodness of God leads us to repentance. 4 Where will we find this most precious gift of repentance? John 3:14 12:32 Romans 2:4. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.’ Revelation 22:17.” Steps to Christ, 28. To all these souls, who are vainly seeking to drink from the broken cisterns of this world, the divine message is addressed, ‘Let him that is athirst come. “Through influences seen and unseen, our Saviour is constantly at work to attract the minds of men from the unsatisfying pleasures of sin to the infinite blessings that may be theirs in Him. Repentance comes from Christ as truly as does pardon.” The Desire of Ages, 175. The Scripture says of Christ, ‘Him hath God exalted with His right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.’ Acts 5:31. And we cannot even repent without the aid of the Spirit of God. It is the hand by which we lay hold upon Christ, and appropriate His merits, the remedy for sin. NOTE: “Through faith we receive the grace of God but faith is not our Saviour. Repentance-a Gift from God 3 Who has promised to give us repentance? Acts 5:31. When he saw the spiritual nature of the law, sin appeared in its true hideousness, and his self-esteem was gone.” Steps to Christ, 29, 30. He says, ‘I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.’ Romans 7:9. Judged by the letter of the law as men apply it to the outward life, he had abstained from sin but when he looked into the depths of its holy precepts, and saw himself as God saw him, he bowed in humiliation and confessed his guilt. NOTE: “Paul says that as ‘touching the righteousness which is in the law’-as far as outward acts were concerned-he was ‘blameless’ (Philippians 3:6) but when the spiritual character of the law was discerned, he saw himself a sinner. 2 What did Paul say helped him see that he was a sinner before God? Romans 7:7, 8 4:15. His Word defines sin as the transgression of the law.” Selected Messages, Book 1, 115. Those who have accepted the light from God’s Word are never, never to leave an impression upon human minds that God will serve with their sins. White Comments, SDA Bible Commentary, vol. ‘By the law is the knowledge of sin.’ The standard of righteousness is exceeding broad, prohibiting every evil thing.” Ellen G. Without the law there can be no transgression. NOTE: “’Sin is the transgression of the law.’ This is the only definition of sin. What does the Bible declare sin to be? 1 John 3:4 Romans 3:20. A Knowledge of Sin 1 Genuine repentance will involve sorrow for sin. It is the virtue that goes forth from Christ, that leads to genuine repentance.” Steps to Christ, 26. INTRODUCTION: “The Bible does not teach that the sinner must repent before he can heed the invitation of Christ, ‘Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.’ Matthew 11:28. THOUGHT TO REMEMBER: Godly sorrow comes only from beholding Jesus at Calvary. ![]() MEMORY VERSE: “For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not toīe repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.” 11 Corinthians 7:10. ![]()
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