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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It was a sum of about 50,000 Austrian<br />
Schilling (about 5,000 USD).<br />
In my school days, one of my friends had<br />
shown me how to steal from shops.<br />
At first, I only did it when we were<br />
together, but then at one stage, I started to<br />
steal stuff from a big sports shop alone.<br />
For 2 years, I stole sports ware from that<br />
shop.<br />
I was never caught, and no one knew<br />
about this.<br />
After I had come to the Lord, the Holy<br />
Spirit prompted me to go back to that<br />
shop and report in the office what I had<br />
done and express my desire to pay the<br />
money back.<br />
Which I then did.<br />
The people in the office were super<br />
amazed by why I would want to do this.<br />
I did tell them that I had become a<br />
follower of Jesus and wanted to pay<br />
restitution.<br />
But the point is this.<br />
Nobody told me to do this.<br />
It was all purely the work of the Holy<br />
Spirit in my heart.<br />
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