Beware of A Gospel Without Repentance

2 Introduction We rightly defend God’s gospel plan of salvation stating faith in Jesus must lead us to repent of our sins, confess Jesus as the Son of God and be baptized for forgiveness of sins Many sinfully add or subtracts from the gospel Example – those who add the Sinner’s Prayer and reject baptism for forgiveness of sins

3 What We Must Do To Be Saved Act 2:36 "Therefore let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made Him both Lord and Christ--this Jesus whom you crucified." Act 2:37 Now when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brethren, what shall we do?"

4 What We Must Do To Be Saved Act 2:38 Peter said to them, "Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

5 What We Must Do To Be Saved Act 8:35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture he preached Jesus to him. Act 8:36 As they went along the road they came to some water; and the eunuch *said, "Look! Water! What prevents me from being baptized?"

6 What We Must Do To Be Saved Act 8:37 [And Philip said, "If you believe with all your heart, you may." And he answered and said, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."] Act 8:38 And he ordered the chariot to stop; and they both went down into the water, Philip as well as the eunuch, and he baptized him.

7 Beware of A Gospel Without Repentance Today, among us, we are seeing a failure to call people to repent of their sins before and after baptism Some have been baptized while living together unmarried Others have been baptized while living in marriages God calls adultery Others in openly sinful situations who have been baptized worship with local churches who do not teach them to repent

8 Beware of A Gospel Without Repentance Are we being deceived by believing and practicing a gospel without repentance? Some question whether we have the authority to call on those to repent of openly known sin before they are baptized But, as with all topics, let us turn to the Word of God for the answer

9 Beware of A Gospel Without Repentance 1.What is repentance? 2.Repentance of sins when becoming a Christian 3.Repentance of sins living as a Christian

10 What Is Repentance? metanoia (G3341), "afterthought, change of mind, repentance," “In the NT the subject chiefly has reference to "repentance" from sin, and this change of mind involves both a turning from sin and a turning to God.” Vine’s Complete Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words

11 Godly Sorrow Produces Repentance 2Co 7:9 I now rejoice, not that you were made sorrowful, but that you were made sorrowful to the point of repentance; for you were made sorrowful according to the will of God, so that you might not suffer loss in anything through us. 2Co 7:10 For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the world produces death.

12 Repentance Produces A Changed Life Mat 21:28 "But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, 'Son, go work today in the vineyard.' Mat 21:29 "And he answered, 'I will not'; but afterward he regretted it and went. Mat 21:30 "The man came to the second and said the same thing; and he answered, 'I will, sir'; but he did not go.

13 Repentance Produces A Changed Life Mat 21:31 "Which of the two did the will of his father?" They *said, "The first." Jesus *said to them, "Truly I say to you that the tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the kingdom of God before you.

14 Repentance Produces A Changed Life Mat 21:32 "For John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him; but the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe him; and you, seeing this, did not even feel remorse afterward so as to believe him.

15 What Is Repentance? 1.A change of mind that leads us to turn from sin and turn to God 2.Produced by godly sorrow 3.Resulting in a changed life

16 Repentance of Sins When Becoming A Christian Rom 6:1 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin so that grace may increase? Rom 6:2 May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it?

17 Repentance of Sins When Becoming A Christian Rom 6:3 Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? Rom 6:4 Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.

18 Repentance of Sins When Becoming A Christian 1Co 6:9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, 1Co 6:10 nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.

19 Repentance of Sins When Becoming A Christian 1Co 6:11 Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.

20 Repentance of Sins When Becoming A Christian Paul says if we continue living in sin, we cannot inherit the kingdom of God These sins include stealing, drunkenness, idolatry and fornication (unlawful sexual relations outside of Scriptural marriage) This includes living together unmarried, homosexuality and marriages God calls adultery

21 We Must Repent of All Types of Fornication To Become A Christian? Rom 1:26 For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural, Rom 1:27 and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error.

22 We Must Repent of All Types of Fornication To Become A Christian? Mat 19:3 Some Pharisees came to Jesus, testing Him and asking, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason at all?" Mat 19:4 And He answered and said, "Have you not read that He who created them from the beginning MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE,

23 We Must Repent of All Types of Fornication To Become A Christian? Mat 19:5 and said, 'FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH'? Mat 19:6 "So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate."

24 We Must Repent of All Types of Fornication To Become A Christian? Mat 19:7 They *said to Him, "Why then did Moses command to GIVE HER A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE AND SEND her AWAY?" Mat 19:8 He *said to them, "Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way.

25 We Must Repent of All Types of Fornication To Become A Christian? Mat 19:9 "And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery." Mat 19:10 The disciples *said to Him, "If the relationship of the man with his wife is like this, it is better not to marry." Mat 19:11 But He said to them, "Not all men can accept this statement, but only those to whom it has been given.

26 We Must Repent of All Types of Fornication To Become A Christian? Mat 19:12 "For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother's womb; and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are also eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to accept this, let him accept it."

27 We Must Repent of All Types of Fornication To Become A Christian? Mat 5:31 "It was said, 'WHOEVER SENDS HIS WIFE AWAY, LET HIM GIVE HER A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE'; Mat 5:32 but I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for the reason of unchastity, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

28 We Must Repent of All Types of Fornication To Become A Christian? Luk 16:18 "Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries one who is divorced from a husband commits adultery.

29 Repentance of Sins Living As A Christian Act 8:21 "You have no part or portion in this matter, for your heart is not right before God. Act 8:22 "Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray the Lord that, if possible, the intention of your heart may be forgiven you.

30 Repentance of Sins Living As A Christian 2Co 12:21 I am afraid that when I come again my God may humiliate me before you, and I may mourn over many of those who have sinned in the past and not repented of the impurity, immorality and sensuality which they have practiced.

31 Let Us Always Preach The Gospel That Includes Repentance Act 2:38 Peter said to them, "Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

32 Beware of A Gospel Without Repentance 1.What is repentance? 2.Repentance of sins when becoming a Christian 3.Repentance of sins living as a Christian