Repentance
Part 1 – Is Repentance a Change of Mind? Is Repentance a Condition for Receiving Eternal Life? (1998) – MP3 / YouTube
What is the definition of “Repentance” as used in the Bible? Is “Repentance” a change of mind? Is Repentance a Condition for Eternal Life? Passages discussed include: Luke 17:3-4, Matthew 11:21, Revelation 9:20-21, Hebrews 12:16-17, John 20:30-31 Luke 24:46-47, John 1:25, Jonah 3:1-10, and Mark 1:15.
Part 2 – The Fundamental Nature and Results of Repentance (1998) – MP3 / YouTube
Repentance is to turn from sin to God, resulting in the end of God’s temporal wrath and judgment for believers and unbelievers. Passages discussed: Jonah 3, Luke 3:3-14, Revelation 9:20-21, Revelation 16:10-11, Job 1:20-22, Job 2:4-10, 12-13, Job 32:1-5, Job 34:5-9, 34-37, Job 42:1-10, Revelation 2-3, and Luke 15.
Part 3 – The Relationship Between Repentance and Forgiveness (1998) – MP3 / YouTube
Repentance is an integral part of the Christian life. Repentance is needed to obtain and maintain fellowship and harmony with God. What is the difference between justification and forgiveness. Passages discussed include: Acts 13:48, Romans 4:5, Acts 13:38-39, 1 Corinthians 12:13, Acts 2:38, Acts 22:16, Acts 10, Acts 13, Ephesians 1:7, Colossians 1:14, Ephesians 4:32, 1 John 1:6-9, Revelation 2:2-5, 19-20, and Luke 24:44-48.
What Is Discipleship? (April 22, 1990) – MP3 / YouTube
In this message given at Jansen Bible Church shortly after the publication Absolutely Free! (1989), Zane Hodges answers the following questions: What is faith? What is saving faith? What is the message that must be believed in order to be saved? What is a disciple? How is being a Christian different from being a disciple? What is repentance? What are the basic views of repentance and its connection with salvation? What is the only book in the New Testament that professes to bring men to salvation? How many times does the Gospel of John mention repentance? What is lost when a Christian sins? Is repentance a requirement for salvation? What happens in the life of a Christian who refuses to repent? Is a awareness of sin necessary for a person to be saved? How is a call to repentance broader than the call to salvation? Where was the Apostle Paul converted? What is the relationship between divine sovereignty and human responsibility? Passages mentioned include: Luke 14; John 4; John 20:30-31; John 1:15-36; Revelation 2:16; Revelation 3:19-20; Revelation 2:5; 1 John 1:9; Luke 17:3-4; Luke 15:11-32; Acts 10; John 9; Matthew 3:10-11; Acts 19:4; Luke 13:1-5; John 5:24; Acts 3:19-20; Luke 15:11-32; Acts 2-3; Acts 20.
Zechariah 12:8-13:9 – The Spirit’s Work of Repentance (March 9, 2003) – MP3 / YouTube
Zane examines the work of the Holy Spirit in the national repentance of Israel during the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. True and deeply felt repentance is always a work of God, whenever it occurs. All of us need the work of the Holy Spirit in our hearts to produce the kind of spiritual repentance that God desires. The history of the nation of Israel is the history of the human heart written large. Other passages mentioned include: Matthew 26:31; 1 John 1:9; 2 Samuel 16:6-8; 1 Kings 22:5-9; John 20:24-29; John 1:10-11; Matthew 27:25; and Psalm 90:12.
Luke 12:54-13:5 – America, a Country About to Crash (March 29, 1992) – MP3 / YouTube
The weather report for the United States of America is that the storm of God’s judgment lies ahead for this country. What is America’s basic underlying problem? We, as a country, do not do the right thing. A nation is in big trouble when its people refuse to do and say what is right in the sight of God. Repentance is not a condition for eternal salvation. Repentance is a condition for escaping God’s judgment here on this earth. Unless the sinners of America repent, they could all likewise perish. Other passages mentioned include: Genesis 9:6; Numbers 35:33; Romans 6:23; Acts 16:31.
Luke 13:6-13:9 – Is Your Future Already Here? (April 19, 1992, Easter) – MP3 / YouTube
What kind of tree are you? Are your roots down into the waters of God’s word and bringing forth fruit or are you a barren fig tree just waiting for the judgment of God? Who prays for us, that we may have an extended opportunity to do what is right? Other passages: Luke 13:1-5; Psalm 1:1-3.
Luke 15:8-10; 1 Timothy 3:14-15 – Just Because There Is a Need (November 1992) – MP3 / YouTube
There are three words to remember when looking at the parable of the lost coin: value, diligence and joy. Repentance has nothing to do with the reception of the free gift of eternal life by faith in Jesus Christ. What is the point of repentance? Repentance is the condition for fellowship with God. Repentance from our sins is the condition for living lives in harmony with Jesus Christ. If you don’t repent, you are out of fellowship with Jesus Christ your Savior and Lord. The parable of the lost coin is a story about a Christian who has wandered away from the path that God wants them on, and the only way the Christian can come back is to repent of his sins and return to God. Whatever is done to the glory of God in the Christian church all over the world, it is done by the power and working of the Holy Spirit of God. Other passages mentioned: Acts 16:31; John 6:47; John 3:16; 1 Timothy 5:14; Proverbs 31. Note, this message is a partial recording that ends around 32 minutes.
Luke 15:11-24 – But the Money Was Gone (December 1992) – MP3 / YouTube
There is a very good chance that the prodigal son was a teenager. In the story of the prodigal son, we learn that God is gracious and forgiving, but the days that are wasted will never come back again and the eternal rewards that could have been won have been lost forever. This message also gives insights on how to raise a prodigal son or a prodigal daughter. Note, at times the recording quality is poor.