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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11 REPENT.<br />
PETER received the Holy Spirit on the<br />
Day of Pentecost.<br />
Then, empowered by the Holy Spirit, he<br />
preached Jesus to the crowd.<br />
When they heard the message about<br />
Jesus’ death and resurrection, and they<br />
were touched in their hearts, they asked<br />
Peter and the other apostles a question.<br />
“Men and brethren, what shall we do?”<br />
(Acts 2:37)<br />
Then Peter answered.<br />
“38 Repent, and let every one of you<br />
be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ<br />
for the remission of sins; and you shall<br />
receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.<br />
39 For the promise is to you and to your<br />
children, and to all who are afar off, as<br />
many as the Lord our God will call.”<br />
(Acts 2:38-39)<br />
In Acts, we then see that when people<br />
believed they also got baptized.<br />
Like on the day of Pentecost.<br />
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