JOYFUL CHANGE - ALBERT ELISHA OBERDORFER - SAMPLE
God’s goodness leads to true repentance. In scripture, we always see the same picture. People follow Jesus gladly because they have experienced His goodness. Zacchaeus is a prime example. So are many more. The blind man who received a miraculous healing of his eyes, in Luke 18, for example. How did he react once he had received his sight? He followed Jesus. (Luke 18:43) We see the same picture on the day of Pentecost. Peter preached the good news of Jesus Christ. Then the people were touched in their hearts and asked, “What shall we do?” Peter replied, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” (Acts 2:38). And how did the people respond? “Then those who gladly received his word got baptized ...” (Acts 2:41) The point is: they got baptized because they received Peter’s word “gladly.’ This is the biblical way of repentance. It’s a joyful change.
God’s goodness leads to true repentance.
In scripture, we always see the same picture.
People follow Jesus gladly because they have experienced His goodness.
Zacchaeus is a prime example.
So are many more.
The blind man who received a miraculous healing of his eyes, in Luke 18, for example.
How did he react once he had received his sight?
He followed Jesus. (Luke 18:43)
We see the same picture on the day of Pentecost.
Peter preached the good news of Jesus Christ.
Then the people were touched in their hearts and asked, “What shall we do?”
Peter replied, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” (Acts 2:38).
And how did the people respond?
“Then those who gladly received his word got baptized ...” (Acts 2:41)
The point is: they got baptized because they received Peter’s word “gladly.’
This is the biblical way of repentance.
It’s a joyful change.
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7 ONE DIED FOR ALL.<br />
IN 2 CORINTHIANS 5, Paul talks about<br />
reconciliation.<br />
The truth about reconciliation is this.<br />
It requires 2 parties for reconciliation to<br />
take place.<br />
And this is the point.<br />
From God’s side, He has already done<br />
everything necessary for reconciliation to<br />
be possible.<br />
This is the revelation of 2 Corinthians 5.<br />
“14 For the love of Christ compels us,<br />
because we judge thus: that if One died<br />
for all, then all died;<br />
15 and He died for all, that those who live<br />
should live no longer for themselves, but<br />
for Him who died for them and rose again.<br />
16 Therefore, from now on, we regard no<br />
one according to the flesh. Even though<br />
we have known Christ according to the<br />
flesh, yet now we know Him thus no<br />
longer.<br />
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