by John Avant | Jun 29, 2023 | Presidents Column, Repentance, Say Yes to God, Six Responses to God
Life Action has identified six biblical responses to God that historically have been precursors to revival. I’ve been writing briefly about each of them. So far we have seen two: Humility Honesty Today we look at the third response: REPENTANCE “Therefore repent and...
by Dan Jarvis | Nov 10, 2015 | Repentance, Six Responses to God
One word less popular than repentance in the modern church is the word judgment. Not judgment in the sense of people looking down on you for getting a tattoo or spanking your children. Not, “Stop judging me while I live like a pagan,” or,...
by Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth | Nov 10, 2015 | Repentance, Six Responses to God
For over twenty years, the people of Romania suffered under the iron-fisted, Communist rule of Nicolae Ceausescu—one of the most repressive and corrupt dictators of the 20th century. Christians were especially targeted by the regime and were subjected to intense...
by Dr. Richard Fisher | Nov 10, 2015 | Repentance, Six Responses to God
“Oh, God, I cheated. I am so sorry. I really mean it this time. I am truly repentant.” “Oh, God, I lied. I am so sorry. I’ll try harder not to do that anymore. I am truly repentant.” “Oh, God, I just fell into the trap of...
by Roger Ellsworth | Nov 10, 2015 | Repentance, Six Responses to God
One of the major problems of the church today is phony repentance. Multitudes have walked down the aisle, mouthed the right words, and joined the church, only to become what is delicately called “inactive members.” All kinds of explanations have been offered for this...
by Steve Childers | Nov 10, 2015 | Repentance, Six Responses to God
When Jesus calls us to repent, he is not calling us to beat up on ourselves or merely to clean up our lives. Instead, he is calling us to a radical change of heart. According to Scripture, our root problem is not an external, behavioral problem—it’s a problem of...
