The Wicked Obtain Mercy By Repentance

[Mr. M]

Ezekiel 33:
11 Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked;
but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways;
for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
12 Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people,
The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression:
as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he
turns from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live
for his righteousness in the day that he sins.

The Destruction Of The Wicked Is Assured By the Lord,
and this is the message to the lost,
turn from your evil ways and obtain mercy.

Isaiah 55:
6 Seek the Lord while He may be found,
Call upon Him while He is near.
7 Let the wicked forsake his way,
And the unrighteous man his thoughts;
Let him return to the Lord,
And He will have mercy on him;
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.

There are some who deny this truth, stating that certain individuals
are preordained to be wicked and go to hell.

What is preordained is the assurance of destruction
for those who remain unrepentant.
In fact, there are some whom the Lord
will harden their hearts, such as blasphemers.

Well did the Lord speak against those who teach doctrines of men.

Matthew 22:29 Jesus answered and said unto them,
Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.

Thankfully, their thoughts and ways are not of God.

Isaiah 55:

8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord.
9 “For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways,
And My thoughts than your thoughts.

 

[Jeff Carr]

Repentance is the missing note in much evangelistic preaching. The "Free Grace" crowd even deny it is necessary for salvation.

 

[David Lamb]

Repentance is the missing note in much evangelistic preaching. The "Free Grace" crowd even deny it is necessary for salvation.

Well, I believe in God's free grace, but I certainly don't deny that repentance is necessary for salvation, and I have not come across a church or individual who both believes in the doctrines of grace and also denies the necessity of repentance.

 

[Jeff Carr]

Well, I believe in God's free grace, but I certainly don't deny that repentance is necessary for salvation, and I have not come across a church or individual who both believes in the doctrines of grace and also denies the necessity of repentance.

Hi David,
I was referring to the "Free Grace" crowd for example, Charles Ryrie, who deny repentance. By 'doctrines of grace' do you mean Calvinism? Calvinists historically emphasize repentance as do real Arminians like myself.

 

[JulieB67]

and I have not come across a church or individual who both believes in the doctrines of grace and also denies the necessity of repentance.

Stick around. There are people on this very board that deny the necessity of repentance after one has received Christ.