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Originally Posted by Josh
The point isn't that his tracts say "male Him the Lord of your life", the point is that his tracts say you must "repent of your sins". Repent means "to turn", or "to turn from". Do don't need to turn form your sins in order to be saved, nor can you. You only must turn from your sin of unbelief.  |
When you try to divorce repentance from sin you are rejecting scripture. The problem with the Church of Christ is they
reverse the God given order of repentance and faith and make salvation a
process. They teach:
1. Believe
2. Repent
3. Confess
4. Be baptized
In other words just believe and then start working your way to heaven.
Baptists have always taught that repentance comes
before faith. Repentance will bring about a change of heart and attitude toward their sin. They will see themselves guilty before God and in need of salvation. There will be a desire to forsake the sin and turn to God.
Romans 10:10 clearly states that "For with the
heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."
Walking down to an altar and praying a prayer after someone will not hack it. I had a
head belief for several years but was nothing but a self righteous and
lost church member.