I want to consider the subject of repentance,but first of all I want to tell you about a man called, W P.Nicholson ,he was born in Ulster/N.Ireland.He had a godly mother who prayed for him to be saved ,and her prayers were answered,he eventually went to Bible College,and after that he became a very powerful evangelist .my grandmother became a Christian under his ministry.Thousands of people were saved under his ministry,little Ulster was transformed,many who worked in Harland and Wolf's shipyard came to know the lord,their lives were transformed ,so much so, that the owners of the shipyard,erected a building to hold all the items that had been stolen from the shipyard which the workers returned .Now let us think about repentance ,what does it mean?.it has with it regret and a sorrow.It is not always used for a godly repentance,as in the case of Judas whom we are told repented or showed great sorrow for what he had done,but he did not change his life.True repentance has with it sorrow,but goes further than just a emotional response. It is best illustrated in the conversion of a corrupt tax collector we read of in Luke 19,who declared to our Lord,he would give half of his money to the poor,and right the wrongs he had committed.
'True repentance goes beyond a
merely emotional response'
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