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III.
The Way to Christ
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Chapter
18
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Repentance
1. WHO are called to
repentance?
"I came not to call the righteous, but sinners
to repentance."
Luke 5:32.
2. What accompanies repentance?
"And that repentance and remission of sins
should be
preached in
His name among all nations." Luke 24:47.
3. By what means is sin made
known?
"By the law is the knowledge of sin."
Rom. 3:20.
4. How many are sinners?
"We have before proved both Jews and
Gentiles, that they are all under sin." Verse
9.
5. What do transgressors bring
upon themselves?
"Let no man deceive you with vain words: for
because of
these
things cometh the wrath of God upon the children
of disobedience." Eph. 5:6.
6. Who awakens the soul to a
sense of its sinful condition?
"When He [the Comforter] is
come, He will reprove [convince, margin]
the world of sin." John 16:8.
7. What are fitting inquiries for
those convicted of sin?
"Men and brethren, what shall we do?"
"Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" Acts 2:37;
16:30.
8. What replies does
Inspiration return to these inquiries?
"Repent, and be baptized every one of you
in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins."
"Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt
be saved." Acts 2:38; 16:31.
9. What will the truly repentant
sinner be constrained to do?
"I will declare mine iniquity; I will
be sorry for my sin." Ps. 38:18.
10. What is the result of godly
sorrow?
"For godly sorrow worketh repentance to
salvation." 2 Cor. 7:10.
11. What does the sorrow of the
world do?
"The sorrow of the world worketh death."
Same verse.
12. How does godly sorrow for sin
manifest itself?
"For behold this selfsame thing, that ye
sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it
wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves,
yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what
vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In
all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in
this matter." Verse 11.
13. What did John the Baptist say
to the Pharisees and Sadducees when he saw them come to
his baptism?
"O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee
from the wrath to come?" Matt. 3:7.
14. What did he tell them to do?
"Bring forth therefore fruits meet for
repentance." Verse 8.
NOTE.-"There can be no repentance without
reformation. Repentance is a change of mind;
reformation is a corresponding change of life."
-Dr. Raleigh.
15. When God sent the Ninevites
a warning message, how did they show their repentance,
and what was the result?
"And God saw their works, that they turned
from their evil way; and God repented of the evil that H
e had said that He would do unto them; and He did it
not." Jonah 3:10.
16. What leads sinners to
repentance?
"Or despisest thou the riches of His goodness
and forbearance and long-suffering; not knowing that
the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?"
Rom. 2:4. |
