Bible Repentance: Path to Love - Robert J. Wieland

Spirit. The cheerfulness of the world is superficial
and quickly turns to despair under severe trial.
“Not as the world giveth” is the joy of Christ which
is consistent with the fact that He was “a man of
sorrows and acquainted with grief.” As the remnant
church ministers amidst the tragic disintegration of
human life that more and more characterizes these
last days, she needs that deep unfailing “joy of the
Lord” that can come only from a deep experience
of repentance and contrition. We cannot truly
“believe the good news” as Jesus wants us to until
we truly “repent” as He calls us to do.
Repentance for the individual is the perceptive
afterthought that views personal character in the
light of Calvary. What was previously unconscious
becomes open to perception and understanding.
The deep-seated sin of the soul, the corruption of
the. motives, all are viewed in the light that streams
from the cross. As taught in the New Testament,
repentance and faith are interwoven with the
experience of appreciation of the atonement.
Repentance for the church body is the
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