The righteousness of God's demand for my repentance is evident if we
consider the heinous nature of sin. Sin is a renouncing of Him who made me. It
is refusing Him His right to govern me. It is the determination to
please myself; thus, it is rebellion against the Almighty. Sin is spiritual
lawlessness, and utter disregard for God's authority. It is saying in my heart:
I care not what God requires, I am going to have my own way; I care not what be
God's claim upon me, I am going to be lord over myself.
Now true repentance issues from a realization in the heart, wrought
therein by the Holy Spirit, of the exceeding sinfulness of sin, of the
awfulness of ignoring the claims of Him who made me, of defying His authority.
It is therefore a holy hatred and horror of sin, a deep sorrow for it, and
acknowledgement of it before God, and a complete heart-forsaking of it. Not
until this is done will God pardon us. "He that covereth his sins shall
not prosper: But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy"
(Prov. 28:13).
Reader, be you a professing Christian or no, it is repent or perish.
For every one of us, church members or otherwise, it is either turn Or burn;
turn from your course of self-will and self-pleasing; turn in brokenness of
heart to God, seeking His mercy in Christ; turn with full purpose of heart to
please and serve him: or be tormented day and night, for ever and ever, in the
Lake of Fire. Which shall it be? Oh, get down on your knees right now and beg
God to give you the spirit of true repentance
~AW Pink
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