1. Welcome

2. Our Common Salvation Faith Repentance Confession Baptism
“Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.” Jude 3
Faith
Repentance
Confession
Baptism

3. What is Faith ?
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Heb. 11:1
Substance
Ground, basis, support
ASV = “assurance”
Of things hoped for
Romans 10:17 NKJV “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
Evidence
Proof
ASV = “conviction”
Of things not seen

4. REPENTANCE
Luke 13:5 “I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.”
“And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:” Acts 17:30

5. Romans 3:23 Sinners need to repent
REPENTANCE
Why Preach on Repentance?
Romans 3:23
Sinners need to repent
1 John 1:8
Back-sliding Christians need to repent

6. Repentance = “a change of mind which results in a change of conduct”
Turn from evil and turn to the good!

7. Nineveh “…repented at the
1. Involves Turning From Evil
2. Ceasing of Sin
Repentance
Nineveh “…repented at the
preaching of Jonah…”
(Matt. 12:41)
“…they turned from their
evil way…”
(Jonah 3:10)
Change of Life

8. “Let your hearts be broken, and not your clothing,”
REPENTANCE
“Let your hearts be broken, and not your clothing,”
“And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he [is] gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.” Joel 2:13

9. Repentance Regret Resolve Reform Restore
2 Corinthians 7:8-10 = Two Words for repent
[1] Metamelomai = “after-care”
remorse or regret
Judas is an example
[2] Metanoeo = “after-knowledge”
a change of mind that includes:
Regret
Resolve
Reform
Restore

10. Change of opinion in regard to sin
True REPENTANCE
Change of opinion in regard to sin
Change of opinion in regard to the nature of sin
Change of opinion about sin and God
Change of opinion about the punishment of sin

11. Change of feeling about SIN
True REPENTANCE
Change of feeling about SIN
He abhors and hates sin in his heart
He desires to stop sin

12. True REPENTANCE Fruits Change in your mind about sin
Do not have the desire to repeat sin
Reformation of conduct
Leads to confession and restitution

13. False REPENTANCE Not a change of opinion about sin
Sorrow of the world - sorrow for sin
Not a change of opinion about sin
Founded on selfishness

14. False REPENTANCE How can false repentance be known ?
Leaves the feelings unchanged
Works Death
Only partial reformation of conduct
It is temporary
A forced reformation

15. Repentance is an inside job, not an outside job !
“Rend your hearts not your garments” Joel 2:13
Repentance is an inside job, not an outside job !
True
False
Godly Sorrow
Worldly Sorrow

16. Change of
Life
Produces
Godly
Sorrow
Deep
Contrition
Produces
Repentance
Change
of Mind

17. REPENTANCE IS NOT: Regret Being filled with sorrow
Walking down the aisle in the church building
Saying “I’m sorry”
Just stopping the doing of wrong
Starting to attend the services

18. REPENTANCE IS : A way of life Not just a one time event
Continual - as long as we live

19. Repentance is a Turning…
Evil
Darkness
Power of Satan
Sin
Dead Works
Wickedness
1 Pet. 3:10-12
Acts 26:17-18
Acts 26:18; Rom. 1:16
Ezek. 18:24-28
Heb. 6:1; Rev. 2:5
Acts 8:22
Good
Light
Power of God
Righteousness
Faith
Forgiveness
From Sin
Toward God

20. What Must I Do To be Saved ?
In Christ = SAVED
Baptized (Gal.3:27)
Confess (Rom.10:10)
Repent (Lk.13:3)
Faith (Jn.8:24)
Hear (Rom.10:17)

21. What Must I Do To be Restored ? Cleansed Forgiven Pray – Acts 8:22
1 Jn. 1:9
Forgiven
Pray – Acts 8:22
Confess sins – 1 Jn.1:9
Repent of sins – Acts 8:22

22. For The erring Christian
One of the hardest commands to obey
Repent
For The Non-Christian
Baptism is easy
once he repents
For The erring Christian
Confession is easy
once he repents
It is Hard Because:
It is the turning point – decision making point
It takes humility
It involves an admission of wrong

23. REPENT Or
Perish
Luke 13:5 “I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.”

24. True REPENTANCE 2 Cor.7:10a NKJV
“For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted;”
2 Cor.7:10a NKJV

26. Nelson Chapel Church of Christ
5039 Six Mile Road
Maryville, Tn
July 2, 2017
Sermon by Arthur Pigman
2705 Druid Hill Dr.
Maryville, Tn