https://youtu.be/vUw6BrD9wzo “Then Felix, who understood the facts concerning the Way more accurately, adjourned their hearing, saying, “When Lysias the commanding officer comes down, I will decide your case……..” While Paul…
https://youtu.be/kYREh5rYa8Y "Then Jesus began to criticize openly the cities in which he had done many of his miracles, because they did not repent….. And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted…
https://youtu.be/Dsgk6t8NpOA “There are times, Jeremiah, when I threaten to uproot, tear down, and destroy a nation or kingdom. But if that nation I threatened stops doing wrong, I will cancel…
https://youtu.be/lrJUyy7iv1s “¶“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how will it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except…
https://youtu.be/navziOrgfc8 ““Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now commanding men that everyone everywhere should repent, because He has fixed a day in which He will judge the…
https://youtu.be/0XQ5i8D4dIw “From that time Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”Now as Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw…
Galatians 1.10 asks, am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of 
God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.
Why is it that man pleasers and God pleasers are not synonymous? How is it that pleasing men keeps us from serving Christ? Relational evangelism has led many Christians to believe they are at least closely related. In trying to win people to Christ we try to become friends with men. Indeed, Jesus was a friend of sinners! So it seems Paul’s words conflicts with Jesus’ work. (more…)
2 Timothy 2.19 records, God’s solid foundation stands firm, bearing this
inscription: The Lord knows those who are his, and let everyone who calls on the name of the Lord turn away from wickedness.
The word repent means to turn the other way, to turn around and go the other direction. It is the first word used in God’s opening message to humanity.
Acts 26.20 records Paul’s message to the Gentiles, that all must repent of their sins and turn to God—and prove they have changed by the good things they do.
One of the knocks on Christianity is how easy it is to be ‘successful’ in the religion, if success is defined as going to heaven. All of the other religions require great effort and sacrifice if the adherent is going to earn their eternal reward but Christianity promotes itself as a free gift only to be received in order to become an eternal member. (more…)
Acts 8:22 commands turn from this great wickedness and pray. Perhaps God will yet forgive your evil thoughts. What's interesting about Peter's comment is that he was speaking to a…
